2008-05-20 Bob Duff <duff@adacore.com>

	* a-rttiev.adb
	(Set_Handler): Remove code from both of these that implements
	RM-D.15(15/2), because it causes a race condition and potential
	deadlock.
	(Process_Queued_Events): Add comment explaining "exception when others
	=> null". Add clarifying ".all", even though implicit .all is legal
	here.

From-SVN: r135648

gcc/ada/a-rttiev.adb

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ package body Ada.Real_Time.Timing_Events is
    --  Used for mutually exclusive access to All_Events
 
    procedure Process_Queued_Events;
-   --  Examine the queue of pending events for any that have timed-out. For
-   --  those that have timed-out, remove them from the queue and invoke their
+   --  Examine the queue of pending events for any that have timed out. For
+   --  those that have timed out, remove them from the queue and invoke their
    --  handler (unless the user has cancelled the event by setting the handler
    --  pointer to null). Mutually exclusive access is held via Event_Queue_Lock
    --  during part of the processing.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ package body Ada.Real_Time.Timing_Events is
 
          if Next_Event.Timeout > Clock then
 
-            --  We found one that has not yet timed-out. The queue is in
+            --  We found one that has not yet timed out. The queue is in
             --  ascending order by Timeout so there is no need to continue
             --  processing (and indeed we must not continue since we always
             --  delete the first element).
@@ -182,8 +182,12 @@ package body Ada.Real_Time.Timing_Events is
             Next_Event.Handler := null;
 
             if Handler /= null then
-               Handler (Timing_Event (Next_Event.all));
+               Handler.all (Timing_Event (Next_Event.all));
             end if;
+
+         --  Ignore exceptions propagated by Handler.all, as required by
+         --  RM-D.15(21/2)
+
          exception
             when others =>
                null;
@@ -261,12 +265,15 @@ package body Ada.Real_Time.Timing_Events is
    begin
       Remove_From_Queue (Event'Unchecked_Access);
       Event.Handler := null;
-      if At_Time <= Clock then
-         if Handler /= null then
-            Handler (Event);
-         end if;
-         return;
-      end if;
+
+      --  RM-D.15(15/2) requires that at this point, we check whether the time
+      --  has already passed, and if so, call Handler.all directly from here
+      --  instead of doing the enqueuing below. However, this causes a nasty
+      --  race condition and potential deadlock. If the current task has
+      --  already locked the protected object of Handler.all, and the time has
+      --  passed, deadlock would occur. Therefore, we ignore the requirement.
+      --  The same comment applies to the other Set_Handler below.
+
       if Handler /= null then
          Event.Timeout := At_Time;
          Event.Handler := Handler;
@@ -286,12 +293,9 @@ package body Ada.Real_Time.Timing_Events is
    begin
       Remove_From_Queue (Event'Unchecked_Access);
       Event.Handler := null;
-      if In_Time <= Time_Span_Zero then
-         if Handler /= null then
-            Handler (Event);
-         end if;
-         return;
-      end if;
+
+      --  See comment in the other Set_Handler above.
+
       if Handler /= null then
          Event.Timeout := Clock + In_Time;
          Event.Handler := Handler;