Move template parameter in Thread to a more logical scope location.

node/EthernetTap.cpp

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ EthernetTap::EthernetTap(
 
 	TRACE("tap %s created",_dev);
 
-	_thread = Thread<EthernetTap>::start(this);
+	_thread = Thread::start(this);
 }
 #endif // __LINUX__
 
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ EthernetTap::EthernetTap(
 
 	::pipe(_shutdownSignalPipe);
 
-	_thread = Thread<EthernetTap>::start(this);
+	_thread = Thread::start(this);
 }
 #endif // __APPLE__
 
 EthernetTap::~EthernetTap()
 {
 	::write(_shutdownSignalPipe[1],"\0",1); // causes thread to exit
-	Thread<EthernetTap>::join(_thread);
+	Thread::join(_thread);
 	::close(_fd);
 }
 

node/EthernetTap.hpp

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ private:
 	const unsigned int _mtu;
 
 	const RuntimeEnvironment *_r;
-	Thread<EthernetTap> _thread;
+	Thread _thread;
 
 	std::set<InetAddress> _ips;
 	Mutex _ips_m;

node/Node.cpp

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Node::ReasonForTermination Node::run()
 			if (lastDelayDelta >= ZT_SLEEP_WAKE_DETECTION_THRESHOLD) {
 				resynchronize = true;
 				LOG("probable suspend/resume detected, pausing a moment for things to settle...");
-				Thread<Node>::sleep(ZT_SLEEP_WAKE_SETTLE_TIME);
+				Thread::sleep(ZT_SLEEP_WAKE_SETTLE_TIME);
 			}
 
 			// Periodically check our network environment, sending pings out to all

node/Service.cpp

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Service::Service(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,const char *name,const char *pat
 	_childStderr(0),
 	_run(true)
 {
-	_thread = Thread<Service>::start(this);
+	_thread = Thread::start(this);
 }
 
 Service::~Service()
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ Service::~Service()
 				pid = 0;
 				break;
 			}
-			Thread<Service>::sleep(100);
+			Thread::sleep(100);
 		}
 		if (pid > 0) {
 			::kill(pid,SIGKILL);
 			waitpid(pid,&st,0);
 		}
 	}
-	Thread<Service>::join(_thread);
+	Thread::join(_thread);
 }
 
 bool Service::send(const Dictionary &msg)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void Service::threadMain()
 				close(in[0]);
 				close(out[1]);
 				close(err[1]);
-				Thread<Service>::sleep(500); // give child time to start
+				Thread::sleep(500); // give child time to start
 				_childStdin = in[1];
 				_childStdout = out[0];
 				_childStderr = err[0];
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void Service::threadMain()
 
 				LOG("service %s exited with exit code: %d, delaying 1s to attempt relaunch",_name.c_str(),st);
 
-				Thread<Service>::sleep(1000); // wait to relaunch
+				Thread::sleep(1000); // wait to relaunch
 				continue;
 			}
 		}

node/Service.hpp

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	const RuntimeEnvironment *_r;
-	Thread<Service> _thread;
+	Thread _thread;
 	std::string _path;
 	std::string _name;
 	void *_arg;

node/Thread.hpp

@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@ static void *___zt_threadMain(void *instance)
 }
 
 /**
- * A thread of a given class type
+ * A thread identifier, and static methods to start and join threads
- *
- * @tparam C Class using Thread
  */
-template<typename C>
 class Thread
 {
 public:
@@ -90,7 +87,9 @@ public:
 	 * @param instance Instance whose threadMain() method gets called by new thread
 	 * @return Thread identifier
 	 * @throws std::runtime_error Unable to create thread
+	 * @tparam C Class containing threadMain()
 	 */
+	template<typename C>
 	static inline Thread start(C *instance)
 		throw(std::runtime_error)
 	{

node/Topology.cpp

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Topology::Topology(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,const char *dbpath)
 
 	Utils::lockDownFile(dbpath,false); // node.db caches secrets
 
-	_thread = Thread<Topology>::start(this);
+	_thread = Thread::start(this);
 }
 
 Topology::~Topology()
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Topology::~Topology()
 		_peerDeepVerifyJobs.back().type = _PeerDeepVerifyJob::EXIT_THREAD;
 	}
 	_peerDeepVerifyJobs_c.signal();
-	Thread<Topology>::join(_thread);
+	Thread::join(_thread);
 	KISSDB_close(&_dbm);
 }
 

node/Topology.hpp

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ private:
 	};
 
 	const RuntimeEnvironment *const _r;
-	Thread<Topology> _thread;
+	Thread _thread;
 
 	std::map< Address,SharedPtr<Peer> > _activePeers;
 	Mutex _activePeers_m;

node/UdpSocket.cpp

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ UdpSocket::UdpSocket(
 		}
 	}
 
-	_thread = Thread<UdpSocket>::start(this);
+	_thread = Thread::start(this);
 }
 
 UdpSocket::~UdpSocket()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ UdpSocket::~UdpSocket()
 		::shutdown(s,SHUT_RDWR);
 		::close(s);
 	}
-	Thread<UdpSocket>::join(_thread);
+	Thread::join(_thread);
 }
 
 bool UdpSocket::send(const InetAddress &to,const void *data,unsigned int len,int hopLimit)

node/UdpSocket.hpp

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
 		throw();
 
 private:
-	Thread<UdpSocket> _thread;
+	Thread _thread;
 	void (*_packetHandler)(UdpSocket *,void *,const InetAddress &,const void *,unsigned int);
 	void *_arg;
 	int _localPort;