id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
8914	boost/flyweight/detail/recursive_lw_mutex.hpp: Ignores all failures from pthread_* functions	Jeffrey Walton <noloader@…>	Joaquín M López Muñoz	"boost/flyweight/detail/recursive_lw_mutex.hpp ignores all failures from pthread_* functions. Functions include pthread_mutexattr_init, pthread_mutex_init, pthread_mutex_lock and pthread_mutex_unlock.

A lock failure is usually a bad thing, and I can't come up with scenarios where a silent failure is desired. It will make a bad problem worse by corrupting data or terminating the program.

At minimum (as a user), I would expect for Boost to use BOOST_ASSERT with an appropriate exception in debugging and diagnostic builds; and BOOST_VERIFY with an appropriate exception for release or production builds.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to use boost/thread/pthread/mutex.hpp. It appears to be more mature and have a bit more stability. In addition, it throws lock exceptions where appropriate."	Bugs	closed	To Be Determined	flyweight	Boost 1.54.0	Problem	fixed	flyweight mutex pthread API failure