The man page says that it cannot, but on Linux `pthread_cond_timedwait` implemented with a futex, and `FUTEX_WAIT` can be interrupted, so you probably need a loop. That's not to say that the one that was there was correct. --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/pull/111#issuecomment-42298263 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1