import sys, time sys.path.insert(0, sys.argv[1]) from cffi import FFI def _run_callback_in_thread(): ffi = FFI() ffi.cdef(""" typedef int (*mycallback_func_t)(int, int); int threaded_ballback_test(mycallback_func_t mycb); """) lib = ffi.verify(""" #include typedef int (*mycallback_func_t)(int, int); void *my_wait_function(void *ptr) { mycallback_func_t cbfunc = (mycallback_func_t)ptr; cbfunc(10, 10); cbfunc(12, 15); return NULL; } int threaded_ballback_test(mycallback_func_t mycb) { pthread_t thread; pthread_create(&thread, NULL, my_wait_function, (void*)mycb); return 0; } """, extra_compile_args=['-pthread']) seen = [] @ffi.callback('int(*)(int,int)') def mycallback(x, y): time.sleep(0.022) seen.append((x, y)) return 0 lib.threaded_ballback_test(mycallback) count = 300 while len(seen) != 2: time.sleep(0.01) count -= 1 assert count > 0, "timeout" assert seen == [(10, 10), (12, 15)] print('STARTING') _run_callback_in_thread() print('DONE')