From: Tanaka Akira <akr@...>
Date: 2013-08-30T10:45:01+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:56868] Re: [ruby-trunk - Feature #8823][Feedback] Run trap handler in an independent thread called "Signal thread"

2013/8/29 ko1 (Koichi Sasada) <redmine@ruby-lang.org>:

> How about to permit Queue operation in trap handler with [ruby-trunk - Feature #3620], and use Queue#push to synchronize/communicate between other threads. This is Ruby-level alternative  of pipe hack.

I'm not sure how to use it.

The pipe hack is usable because we can use select/poll system call
to multiplex file descriptors.

How can an application wait multiple queues or a queue and other
blocking operations?
polling, threads, or other?

I think you should write toy example application.
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Tanaka Akira