thread.rs

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use prelude::v1::*;

use alloc::boxed::FnBox;
use libc;
use sys::stack_overflow;

pub unsafe fn start_thread(main: *mut libc::c_void) {
    // Next, set up our stack overflow handler which may get triggered if we run
    // out of stack.
    let _handler = stack_overflow::Handler::new();

    // Finally, let's run some code.
    Box::from_raw(main as *mut Box<FnBox()>)()
}