Re: Threads vs Processes

"Merlin Moncure" <merlin.moncure@rcsonline.com> writes:
> All TLS variables *must* be static (or implicitly static
> through extern, i.e. no 'auto' variables)

I assume you mean static as in not-auto, rather than static as in
not-global.  Otherwise we have a problem here.

> and their addresses can not be
> assumed to be constant.

Surely the addresses can be assumed constant within a thread.  Otherwise
we have a problem here too.

> Taking addresses of TLS variables should be considered illegal,

Sorry, no can accept that restriction.

            regards, tom lane