Can the GC suspend a managed thread executing native code?

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My question is:
Can the Garbage Collector (GC) suspended a managed thread while it is executing native code.

The reason I am interested in this is that I have:
1) a native thread (N) that only executes native code,
2) a managed thread (M) that sometimes executes native code,
3) a critical section, that is shared by the native code portions of N & M.

And I what to know: Can N be suspend by the GC?
This would be true if the GC could suspended M while it executing natively inside the critical section.
 
Can the Garbage Collector (GC) suspended a managed thread while it is executing native code.

The reason I am interested in this is that I have:
1) a native thread (N) that only executes native code,
2) a managed thread (M) that sometimes executes native code,
3) a critical section, that is shared by the native code portions of N & M.

And I what to know: Can N be suspend by the GC?
This would be true if the GC could suspended M while it executing natively inside the critical section.
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AFAIK managed threads are not suspended while they are executing native code
(they will be suspended only when they return to managed)

Regards,
Oleg
[VC++ MVP http://www.debuginfo.com/]
 

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