Loader lock error

Question

I am building on C++ dll, by writing code in C#.

I get an error, saying

LoaderLock was detected Message: Attempting managed execution insid

Answer 1

The general idea of loader lock: The system runs the code in DllMain inside a lock (as in - synchronization lock). Therefore, running non-trivial code inside DllMain is "asking for a deadlock", as described here.

The question is, why are you trying to run code inside DllMain? Is it crucial that this code run inside the context of DllMain or can you spawn a new thread and run the code in it, and not wait for the code to finish execution inside DllMain?

I believe that the problem with manged code specifically, is that running managed code might involves loading the CLR and suchlike and there's no knowing what could happen there that would result in a deadlock... I would not heed the advice of "disable this warning" if I were you because most chances are you'll find your applications hangs unexpectedly under some scenarios.