/** \brief Thread data type (opaque structure) */
typedef struct xbt_os_thread_ *xbt_os_thread_t;
+#include <pthread.h>
+
#ifdef _XBT_WIN32 /* defined if this is a windows system, 32bits or 64bits) */
#include <WinDef.h>
typedef DWORD xbt_os_thread_key_t;
#else /* assume that every non-windows system is POSIX-compatible */
-#include <pthread.h>
typedef pthread_key_t xbt_os_thread_key_t;
#endif
-/* Calls pthread_atfork() if present, and else does nothing.
- * The only known user of this wrapper is mmalloc_preinit(); This function may disapear in the near future.
+/** Calls pthread_atfork() if present, and raise an exception otherwise.
+ *
+ * The only known user of this wrapper is mmalloc_preinit(), but it is absolutely mandatory there:
+ * when used with tesh, mmalloc *must* be mutex protected and resistant to forks.
+ * This functionality is the only way to get it working (by ensuring that the mutex is consistently released on forks)
*/
XBT_PUBLIC(int) xbt_os_thread_atfork(void (*prepare)(void),
void (*parent)(void),
