Re: lib/54661: pthread_self() returns invalid value in some circumstances

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/54661; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: lib-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
	netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: lib/54661: pthread_self() returns invalid value in some
 circumstances
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:08:38 +0100

 On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 06:10:00AM +0000, tgl%sss.pgh.pa.us@localhost wrote:
 > pthread_self() sometimes returns an invalid pointer ((void *) -1),
 > as illustrated in How-To-Repeat.
 
 Why do you think it's an invalid pointer? It's an opaque value.
 Comparing it against any fixed value is a bug in the caller.
 
 Joerg