GNU Fortran can be used in programs with multiple threads, e.g. by
using OpenMP, by calling OS thread handling functions via the
ISO_C_BINDING
facility, or by GNU Fortran compiled library code
being called from a multi-threaded program.
The GNU Fortran runtime library, (libgfortran
), supports being
called concurrently from multiple threads with the following
exceptions.
During library initialization, the C getenv
function is used,
which need not be thread-safe. Similarly, the getenv
function is used to implement the GET_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE
and
GETENV
intrinsics. It is the responsibility of the user to
ensure that the environment is not being updated concurrently when any
of these actions are taking place.
The EXECUTE_COMMAND_LINE
and SYSTEM
intrinsics are
implemented with the system
function, which need not be
thread-safe. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that
system
is not called concurrently.
Finally, for platforms not supporting thread-safe POSIX functions, further functionality might not be thread-safe. For details, please consult the documentation for your operating system.