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diff --git a/rts/Timer.c b/rts/Timer.c
index 057cffc7c9..63854d7dda 100644
--- a/rts/Timer.c
+++ b/rts/Timer.c
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
#include "Capability.h"
#include "RtsSignals.h"
+// This global counter is used to allow multiple threads to stop the
+// timer temporarily with a stopTimer()/startTimer() pair. If
+// timer_enabled == 0 timer is enabled
+// timer_disabled == N, N > 0 timer is disabled by N threads
+// When timer_enabled makes a transition to 0, we enable the timer,
+// and when it makes a transition to non-0 we disable it.
+
+static StgWord timer_disabled;
+
/* ticks left before next pre-emptive context switch */
static int ticks_to_ctxt_switch = 0;
@@ -92,7 +101,9 @@ void
handle_tick(int unused STG_UNUSED)
{
handleProfTick();
- if (RtsFlags.ConcFlags.ctxtSwitchTicks > 0) {
+ if (RtsFlags.ConcFlags.ctxtSwitchTicks > 0
+ && RELAXED_LOAD(&timer_disabled) == 0)
+ {
ticks_to_ctxt_switch--;
if (ticks_to_ctxt_switch <= 0) {
ticks_to_ctxt_switch = RtsFlags.ConcFlags.ctxtSwitchTicks;
@@ -148,15 +159,6 @@ handle_tick(int unused STG_UNUSED)
}
}
-// This global counter is used to allow multiple threads to stop the
-// timer temporarily with a stopTimer()/startTimer() pair. If
-// timer_enabled == 0 timer is enabled
-// timer_disabled == N, N > 0 timer is disabled by N threads
-// When timer_enabled makes a transition to 0, we enable the timer,
-// and when it makes a transition to non-0 we disable it.
-
-static StgWord timer_disabled;
-
void
initTimer(void)
{
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ initTimer(void)
if (RtsFlags.MiscFlags.tickInterval != 0) {
initTicker(RtsFlags.MiscFlags.tickInterval, handle_tick);
}
- timer_disabled = 1;
+ RELAXED_STORE(&timer_disabled, 1);
}
void