8 files changed, 27 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/src/ito.cpp b/src/ito.cpp
index dba1a87..0218ecc 100644
--- a/src/ito.cpp
+++ b/src/ito.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ bool Bu::Ito::stop()
 
 void *Bu::Ito::threadRunner( void *pThread )
 {
-        void *pRet = ((Ito *)pThread)->run();
-        pthread_exit( pRet );
-        return pRet;
+        ((Ito *)pThread)->run();
+        pthread_exit( NULL );
+        return NULL;
 }
 
 bool Bu::Ito::join()
diff --git a/src/ito.h b/src/ito.h
index 895ff47..a60a23d 100644
--- a/src/ito.h
+++ b/src/ito.h
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ namespace Bu
                 bool stop();
 
                 /**
-                 * The workhorse of the Ito class.  This is the function that will run
-                 * in the thread, when this function exits the thread dies and is
-                 * cleaned up by the system.  Make sure to read up on ItoMutex,
-                 * ItoCondition, and cancel to see how to control and protect
-                 * everything you do in a safe way within this function.
-                 *@returns I'm not sure right now, but this is the posix standard form.
-                 */
-                virtual void *run()=0;
-
-                /**
                  * Join the thread in action.  This function performs what is commonly
                  * called a thread join.  That is that it effectively makes the calling
                  * thread an the Ito thread contained in the called object one in the
@@ -89,6 +79,16 @@ namespace Bu
 
         protected:
                 /**
+                 * The workhorse of the Ito class.  This is the function that will run
+                 * in the thread, when this function exits the thread dies and is
+                 * cleaned up by the system.  Make sure to read up on ItoMutex,
+                 * ItoCondition, and cancel to see how to control and protect
+                 * everything you do in a safe way within this function.
+                 *@returns I'm not sure right now, but this is the posix standard form.
+                 */
+                virtual void run()=0;
+
+                /**
                  * This is the hidden-heard of the thread system.  While run is what the
                  * user gets to override, and everything said about it is true, this is
                  * the function that actually makes up the thread, it simply calls the
diff --git a/src/itoserver.cpp b/src/itoserver.cpp
index 0640aad..279310d 100644
--- a/src/itoserver.cpp
+++ b/src/itoserver.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void Bu::ItoServer::addClient( int nSocket, int nPort )
         pC->start();
 }
 
-void *Bu::ItoServer::run()
+void Bu::ItoServer::run()
 {
         for(;;)
         {
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ void *Bu::ItoServer::run()
                         delete pCli;
                 }
         }
-
-        return NULL;
 }
 
 void Bu::ItoServer::clientCleanup( int iSocket )
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ Bu::ItoServer::ItoClient::~ItoClient()
 {
 }
 
-void *Bu::ItoServer::ItoClient::run()
+void Bu::ItoServer::ItoClient::run()
 {
         imProto.lock();
         rSrv.onNewConnection( pClient, iPort );
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ void *Bu::ItoServer::ItoClient::run()
 
                                 rSrv.clientCleanup( iSocket );
                                 
-                                return NULL;
+                                return;
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -197,8 +195,6 @@ void *Bu::ItoServer::ItoClient::run()
                         imProto.unlock();
                 }
         }
-
-        return NULL;
 }
 
 Bu::ItoServer::SrvClientLink::SrvClientLink( ItoClient *pClient ) :
diff --git a/src/itoserver.h b/src/itoserver.h
index 1b45748..c08d453 100644
--- a/src/itoserver.h
+++ b/src/itoserver.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ namespace Bu
                 virtual void onNewConnection( Client *pClient, int nPort )=0;
                 virtual void onClosedConnection( Client *pClient )=0;
 
-                virtual void *run();
+        protected:
+                virtual void run();
 
         private:
                 class SrvClientLink;
@@ -81,11 +82,12 @@ namespace Bu
                                         int nTimeoutSec, int nTimeoutUSec );
                         virtual ~ItoClient();
 
-                        virtual void *run();
-
                         typedef ItoQueue<Bu::FString *> StringQueue;
                         StringQueue qMsg;
 
+                protected:
+                        virtual void run();
+
                 private:
                         ItoServer &rSrv;
                         Client *pClient;
diff --git a/src/tests/itoheap.cpp b/src/tests/itoheap.cpp
index 92bf3cf..347f1e0 100644
--- a/src/tests/itoheap.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/itoheap.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
         {
         }
 
-        void *run()
+        void run()
         {
                 for( int j = 0; j < 10; j++ )
                 {
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ public:
                                 printf("Nothing yet...\n");
                         }
                 }
-
-                return NULL;
         }
 
         Bu::ItoHeap<int> hInt;
diff --git a/src/tests/itoqueue1.cpp b/src/tests/itoqueue1.cpp
index 815216d..a034c87 100644
--- a/src/tests/itoqueue1.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/itoqueue1.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
         {
         }
 
-        void *run()
+        void run()
         {
                 for( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
                 {
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ public:
                         }
                         usleep( (int)(((double)rand())/((double)RAND_MAX)*2000000.0) );
                 }
-
-                return NULL;
         }
 
 private:
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public:
         {
         }
 
-        void *run()
+        void run()
         {
                 for( int i = 0; i < 11; i++ )
                 {
@@ -62,8 +60,6 @@ public:
                         q.enqueue( new std::string( strbase ) );
                         printf("[%d] write: %s\n", id, strbase );
                 }
-
-                return NULL;
         }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/tests/itoqueue2.cpp b/src/tests/itoqueue2.cpp
index d1f20a4..b11aa32 100644
--- a/src/tests/itoqueue2.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/itoqueue2.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
         {
         }
 
-        void *run()
+        void run()
         {
                 for( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
                 {
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ public:
                                 delete pStr;
                         }
                 }
-
-                return NULL;
         }
 
 private:
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public:
         {
         }
 
-        void *run()
+        void run()
         {
                 for( int i = 0; i < 11; i++ )
                 {
@@ -62,8 +60,6 @@ public:
                         printf("[%d] write: %s\n", id, strbase );
                         q.enqueue( new std::string( strbase ) );
                 }
-
-                return NULL;
         }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/tests/socketblock.cpp b/src/tests/socketblock.cpp
index 3d50aa0..a1ea18d 100644
--- a/src/tests/socketblock.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/socketblock.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
         {
         }
 
-        virtual void *run()
+        virtual void run()
         {
                 Bu::Socket c = s.accept( 45, 0 );
                 printf("TstServer:  Accetped connection.\n"); fflush( stdout );
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ public:
 
                 printf("TstServer:  Closing connection...\n"); fflush( stdout );
                 c.close();
-
-                return NULL;
         }
 
         Bu::ServerSocket s;