Thread Per-Request (Cont.)


  /* launch queue manager thread. */
  pthread_create(&mgr_thread, NULL, handle_requests, mgr_data);

  generate_requests();

  wait_for_no_new_requests();
  
  /* ask queue manager thread to exit. */
  pthread_mutex_lock(mgr_data->q->mutex);
  *(mgr_data->should_exit) = 1;
  pthread_cond_signal(mgr_data->q->cond);
  pthread_mutex_unlock(mgr_data->q->mutex);

  /* and wait for manager thread to terminate. */
  pthread_join(&mgr_thread, &thr_retval);

  return 0;
}