/**

 * threads.c

 * Copyright (C) 2008 Markus Broeker

 */

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <pthread.h>

#include <time.h>

void do_some_work (void)

{

    time_t start_time = time (NULL);

    while (time (NULL) == start_time);  /* busy-wait for 0-1 seconds */

}

void *thread_func (void *vptr_args)

{

    int i;

    for (i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {

        fprintf (stderr, "  b\n");

        do_some_work ();

    }

    return NULL;

}

int main (int argc, char **argv)

{

    int i;

    pthread_t thread;

    pthread_create (&thread, NULL, &thread_func, NULL);

    for (i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {

        fprintf (stdout, "a\n");

        do_some_work ();

    }

    pthread_join (thread, NULL);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;

}