Re: __declspec(thread) with DLL
"Emmanuel Stapf [ES]" wrote:
I've build a .lib file that uses the __declspec(thread)
qualifier on some global variables. When I use this .lib
file in an EXE, it works fine. But if used in a DLL, each
time I access those global variables I get a segmentation
violation. Is there a workaround to make it work in a DLL?
Yes, there is a workaround. Use TlsXXX functions explicitly
instead of `__declspec(thread)'. `__declspec(thread)'
qualifier doesn't work well when DLL is loaded with call to
`LoadLibrary'. Here's quote from MSDN:
"Rules and Limitations for TLS"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2s9wt68x(VS.80).aspx
<quote>
If a DLL declares any nonlocal data or object as
__declspec( thread ), it can cause a protection fault if
dynamically loaded. After the DLL is loaded with
LoadLibrary, it causes system failure whenever the code
references the nonlocal __declspec( thread ) data.
</quote>
Here's the explanation how to use TLS in DLL's:
"Using Thread Local Storage in a Dynamic-Link Library"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms686997.aspx
Alex
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