commit - acecbb161981dcbe1f1e356c3ad586741a2240b9
commit + 47ede89e4a832de2dada80599c1260f456275f19
blob - 2301191d7738c27508f6cab69b9a3e7b02de0fcc
blob + 739fe0fefef9dcc076c72679289b95a441e81c68
--- include/thread.h
+++ include/thread.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct Alt
 	void		*v;
 	uint		op;
 	_Thread		*thread;
-	Alt			*xalt;
 };
 
 struct _Altarray
blob - 903889a4ea95c2f69834f89092b68d9f1881605c
blob + 080f84de18c8c95374e63541bc055982b7e6b228
--- src/libthread/channel.c
+++ src/libthread/channel.c
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ altexec(Alt *a)
 		i = rand()%ar->n;
 		other = ar->a[i];
 		altcopy(a, other);
-		altalldequeue(other->xalt);
-		other->xalt[0].xalt = other;
+		altalldequeue(other->thread->alt);
+		other->thread->alt = other;
 		_threadready(other->thread);
 	}else
 		altcopy(a, nil);
@@ -256,10 +256,9 @@ chanalt(Alt *a)
 	canblock = a[i].op == CHANEND;
 
 	t = proc()->thread;
-	for(i=0; i<n; i++){
+	for(i=0; i<n; i++)
 		a[i].thread = t;
-		a[i].xalt = a;
-	}
+	t->alt = a;
 	qlock(&chanlock);
 if(dbgalt) print("alt ");
 	ncan = 0;
@@ -307,9 +306,11 @@ if(dbgalt)print("\n");
 
 	/*
 	 * the guy who ran the op took care of dequeueing us
-	 * and then set a[0].alt to the one that was executed.
+	 * and then set t->alt to the one that was executed.
 	 */
-	return a[0].xalt - a;
+	if(t->alt < a || t->alt >= a+n)
+		sysfatal("channel bad alt");
+	return t->alt - a;
 }
 
 static int
blob - 2a69d4975762dc1098914da59a877350d2310003
blob + bc18d3a4c7489ada9da5c8ddaf6f1b0d7b1266ad
--- src/libthread/threadimpl.h
+++ src/libthread/threadimpl.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct _Thread
 	char	name[256];
 	char	state[256];
 	void *udata;
+	Alt	*alt;
 };
 
 struct _Procrendez