Re: [boost] [interprocess] Mutex and condition at process termination

Gavin Lambert wrote:

I'm not sure if Boost.Interprocess makes use of them (I assume not) but on Windows the standard kernel interprocess mutex will report an "abandoned" mutex if something tries to acquire a mutex that was owned by a terminated process/thread, regardless of how it was terminated.

This is a successful acquisition that indicates that the protected state may not be consistent.

OK, this is what POSIX "robust" mutexes do. It's useful to know that they are portable. Regards, Phil.