Make Linux critical section recursive, same as Windows.

tilkinsc · Jan 7, 2016 · cbb005b · cbb005b
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commit cbb005b
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diff --git a/blakserv/critical_section.c b/blakserv/critical_section.c
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 
 void InitializeCriticalSection(CRITICAL_SECTION *m)
 {
-   pthread_mutex_init(m, NULL);
+  // Make the mutex reentrant, the same way a Windows critical
+  // section is.
+  pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
+  pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
+  pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
+
+  pthread_mutex_init(m, &attr);
 }
 
 void EnterCriticalSection(CRITICAL_SECTION *m)