Function StartNewThread

src/thread.h:47–86

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template <class TFn, class... TArgs>
inline bool StartNewThread(std::thread *thr, std::string_view name, TFn&& _Fx, TArgs&&... _Ax)
{
	try {
		static std::mutex thread_startup_mutex;
		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(thread_startup_mutex);

		std::thread t([] (std::string name, TFn&& F, TArgs&&... A) {
				/* Delay starting the thread till the main thread is finished
				 * with the administration. This prevent race-conditions on
				 * startup. */
				{
					std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(thread_startup_mutex);
				}

				SetCurrentThreadName(name);
				CrashLog::InitThread();
				try {
					/* Call user function with the given arguments. */
					F(A...);
				} catch (std::exception &e) {
					FatalError("Unhandled exception in {} thread: {}", name, e.what());
				} catch (...) {
					NOT_REACHED();
				}
			}, std::string{name}, std::forward<TFn>(_Fx), std::forward<TArgs>(_Ax)...);

		if (thr != nullptr) {
			*thr = std::move(t);
		} else {
			t.detach();
		}

		return true;
	} catch (const std::system_error &e) {
		/* Something went wrong, the system we are running on might not support threads. */
		Debug(misc, 1, "Can't create thread '{}': {}", name, e.what());
	}

	return false;
}

#endif /* THREAD_H */