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24.3.50; bar scrolling freezes gtk emacs

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Cc: 15801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jarekczek <at> poczta.onet.pl
Subject: bug#15801: 24.3.50; bar scrolling freezes gtk emacs
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 13:54:36 +0200

> From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:41:27 +0100
> Cc: 15801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>  Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> 
> enter redisplay_internal
> unrequest_sigio() /* Two paths to do this in the code */
> goto retry /* Many places */
> goto end_of_redisplay /* One place */
> 
> When this path in the code is taken, SIGIO is off (blocked) and never turned on again, and Emacs freezes.
> 
> Cc:ing Eli.  The obvious fix would be to request_sigio before exit.  Is there any side effects to this?

If you call request_sigio only if interrupts_deferred is non-zero, I
see no adverse side effects.

In any case, code paths that turn off SIGIO and never turn it on again
are obvious bugs.  Thanks for finding this one.

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