patch 8.2.5113: timer becomes invalid after fork/exec, :gui gives errors
Problem: Timer becomes invalid after fork/exec, :gui gives errors. (Gabriel
Dupras)
Solution: Delete the timer befor forking. (closes #10584)
diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index 766deac..6fd2450 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -8247,7 +8247,7 @@
#endif // USE_XSMP
#if defined(FEAT_RELTIME) || defined(PROTO)
-# if defined(HAVE_TIMER_CREATE)
+# if defined(HAVE_TIMER_CREATE) || defined(PROTO)
/*
* Implement timeout with timer_create() and timer_settime().
*/
@@ -8331,6 +8331,19 @@
return &timeout_flag;
}
+/*
+ * To be used before fork/exec: delete any created timer.
+ */
+ void
+delete_timer(void)
+{
+ if (timer_created)
+ {
+ timer_delete(timer_id);
+ timer_created = FALSE;
+ }
+}
+
# else
/*