- (%create-thread
- (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address
- (lambda ()
- ;; FIXME: use semaphores?
- (loop until setup-p)
- ;; in time we'll move some of the binding presently done in C
- ;; here too
- (let ((*current-thread* thread)
- (sb!kernel::*restart-clusters* nil)
- (sb!kernel::*handler-clusters* nil)
- (sb!kernel::*condition-restarts* nil)
- (sb!impl::*descriptor-handlers* nil)) ; serve-event
- ;; can't use handling-end-of-the-world, because that flushes
- ;; output streams, and we don't necessarily have any (or we
- ;; could be sharing them)
- (unwind-protect
- (catch 'sb!impl::toplevel-catcher
- (catch 'sb!impl::%end-of-the-world
- (with-simple-restart
- (terminate-thread
- (format nil "~~@<Terminate this thread (~A)~~@:>"
- *current-thread*))
- ;; now that most things have a chance to work
- ;; properly without messing up other threads, it's
- ;; time to enable signals
- (sb!unix::reset-signal-mask)
- (unwind-protect
- (funcall real-function)
- ;; we're going down, can't handle
- ;; interrupts sanely anymore
- (block-deferrable-signals-and-inhibit-gc)))))
- ;; and remove what can be the last references to the
- ;; thread object
- (handle-thread-exit thread)
- (setq *current-thread* nil)
- 0))
- (values))))))
+ ;; don't let the child inherit *CURRENT-THREAD* because that
+ ;; can prevent gc'ing this thread while the child runs
+ (let ((*current-thread* nil))
+ (%create-thread
+ (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address
+ (lambda ()
+ ;; FIXME: use semaphores?
+ (loop until setup-p)
+ ;; in time we'll move some of the binding presently done in C
+ ;; here too
+ (let ((*current-thread* thread)
+ (sb!kernel::*restart-clusters* nil)
+ (sb!kernel::*handler-clusters* nil)
+ (sb!kernel::*condition-restarts* nil)
+ (sb!impl::*descriptor-handlers* nil)) ; serve-event
+ ;; can't use handling-end-of-the-world, because that flushes
+ ;; output streams, and we don't necessarily have any (or we
+ ;; could be sharing them)
+ (unwind-protect
+ (catch 'sb!impl::toplevel-catcher
+ (catch 'sb!impl::%end-of-the-world
+ (with-simple-restart
+ (terminate-thread
+ (format nil
+ "~~@<Terminate this thread (~A)~~@:>"
+ *current-thread*))
+ ;; now that most things have a chance to
+ ;; work properly without messing up other
+ ;; threads, it's time to enable signals
+ (sb!unix::reset-signal-mask)
+ (unwind-protect
+ (funcall real-function)
+ ;; we're going down, can't handle
+ ;; interrupts sanely anymore
+ (let ((sb!impl::*gc-inhibit* t))
+ (block-blockable-signals)
+ ;; and remove what can be the last
+ ;; reference to this thread
+ (handle-thread-exit thread))))))
+ 0))
+ (values)))))))