Rush Manbert <rush@manbert.com> writes:
1) Why does the code force a .tls section to be created, even when static tls is not being used?
The static TLS section is used to register the on-thread-exit callbacks. These are used to ensure cleanup of thread-local data belonging to boost.thread on threads not wrapped in a boost::thread object (such as the main thread, or any threads launched with CreateThread or _beginthread)
2) If we know that static tls is not used in any of the code, is it safe to remove the .tls section from the PE file? (We know a lot about manipulating PE files, so definitely know how to do this.)
Only if you don't use thread_specific_ptr or this_thread::get_id() or at_thread_exit (and possibly something else, I can't remember if that's the full list) from a thread not started with boost::thread (such as the main thread). Anthony -- Author of C++ Concurrency in Action http://www.stdthread.co.uk/book/ just::thread C++0x thread library http://www.stdthread.co.uk Just Software Solutions Ltd http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL, UK. Company No. 5478976