[ofa-general] How to get a thread out of the ib_cm_get_event?

[Sean Hefty]

> For your explanation I’m creating a new pthread for every new attempt to 
> connect from the workstation to the image scanner.
> 
> This will happen only when one does re-power the image scanner while 
> having a connection established, this might happen often as once a week 
> to once a month.
> 
> The reason for the complains now are that the thread’s hanging in the 
> ib_cm_get_event consume system resources and might block the system 
> after some 40 power cyles.
> 
> They don’t want/can’t restart the workstation application in order to 
> get the old phreads destroyed.
> 
>  
> 
> So my question is: How can I get a pthread out of the ib_cm_get_event call?

I don't know of a way out of this.  Maybe someone else on the list does. 
  Anyone?

- Sean