Loadlibrary(), function callbacks and multi-threading

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I am writing an application that requires me to load a (Win32 C) libray
and then register several call back functions.

I am loading the libary in a worker thread and then registering
functions in the worker thread in the loaded library.

Two questions

1). Does loadlibrary(0 run the executable in the same thread as the
calee (probably not)
2). Is it safe to register/call callback funcs accross threads (assuming
functions are written so as note to alter state of calee)
 
Bit said:
I am writing an application that requires me to load a (Win32 C)
libray and then register several call back functions.

I am loading the libary in a worker thread and then registering
functions in the worker thread in the loaded library.

Two questions

1). Does loadlibrary(0 run the executable in the same thread as the
calee (probably not)
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LoadLibrary doesn't "run the executable" when loading a DLL, except for the
DllMain function. That IS run in the context of the thread that called
LoadLibrary. Subsequent calls to fuinctions in the DLL will occur in
whatever thread(s) make the call(s) - there's no hidden thread switch back
to the thread that loaded the DLL or anything like that (in contrast with,
for example, calling into a STA-threaded COM object, where such a thread
switch does indeed occur).
2). Is it safe to register/call callback funcs accross threads
(assuming functions are written so as note to alter state of calee)
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As long as the callback registration mechanism is thread safe, then yes.

-cd
 
Carl said:
LoadLibrary doesn't "run the executable" when loading a DLL, except for the
DllMain function. That IS run in the context of the thread that called
LoadLibrary. Subsequent calls to fuinctions in the DLL will occur in
whatever thread(s) make the call(s) - there's no hidden thread switch back
to the thread that loaded the DLL or anything like that (in contrast with,
for example, calling into a STA-threaded COM object, where such a thread
switch does indeed occur).




As long as the callback registration mechanism is thread safe, then yes.

-cd
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Thanks for the clarification
 
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