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yaml
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r: 14169
b: refs/heads/try
c: 81e1564
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  14167: 8fe8b51
v: v3

Author: brson

[refs]

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 refs/heads/master: 61b1875c16de39c166b0f4d54bba19f9c6777d1a
 refs/heads/snap-stage1: e33de59e47c5076a89eadeb38f4934f58a3618a6
 refs/heads/snap-stage3: 4a81779abd786ff22d71434c6d9a5917ea4cdfff
-refs/heads/try: 5d8d591ffc110836a12487ac53a120b2015856ce
+refs/heads/try: 81e1564a7d6097164ff914eb7e341f9fca42f1df
 refs/tags/release-0.1: 1f5c5126e96c79d22cb7862f75304136e204f105

branches/try/src/rt/rust_task_thread.cpp

@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ rust_task_thread::create_task(rust_task *spawner, const char *name,
 
 void rust_task_thread::run() {
     this->start_main_loop();
+    detach();
     sched->release_task_thread();
 }
 

branches/try/src/rt/sync/rust_thread.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 rust_thread::rust_thread() : thread(0) {
 }
 
+rust_thread::~rust_thread() {
+}
+
 #if defined(__WIN32__)
 static DWORD WINAPI
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
@@ -41,3 +44,12 @@ rust_thread::join() {
 #endif
    thread = 0;
 }
+
+void
+rust_thread::detach() {
+#if !defined(__WIN32__)
+    // Don't leak pthread resources.
+    // http://crosstantine.blogspot.com/2010/01/pthreadcreate-memory-leak.html
+    pthread_detach(thread);
+#endif
+}

branches/try/src/rt/sync/rust_thread.h

@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ class rust_thread {
     pthread_t thread;
 #endif
     rust_thread();
+    virtual ~rust_thread();
+
     void start();
 
     virtual void run() {
         return;
     }
 
     void join();
-
-    virtual ~rust_thread() {}   // quiet the compiler
+    void detach();
 };
 
 #endif /* RUST_THREAD_H */