Delete dead code (#108265)

Author: jkotas

src/coreclr/inc/corexcep.h

@@ -28,8 +28,4 @@
                                         // stress to facilitate failure triaging.
 #endif
 
-// This is the exception code to report SetupThread failure to caller of reverse pinvoke
-// It is misleading to use our COM+ exception code, since this is not a managed exception.
-// In the end, we picked e0455858 (EXX).
-#define EXCEPTION_EXX     0xe0455858    // 0xe0000000 | 'EXX'
 #endif // __COREXCEP_H__

src/coreclr/vm/threads.cpp

@@ -961,32 +961,6 @@ DWORD GetRuntimeId()
 #endif
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Creates new Thread for reverse p-invoke calls.
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Thread* WINAPI CreateThreadBlockThrow()
-{
-
-    WRAPPER_NO_CONTRACT;
-
-    // This is a workaround to disable our check for throwing exception in SetupThread.
-    // We want to throw an exception for reverse p-invoke, and our assertion may fire if
-    // a unmanaged caller does not setup an exception handler.
-    CONTRACT_VIOLATION(ThrowsViolation); // WON'T FIX - This enables catastrophic failure exception in reverse P/Invoke - the only way we can communicate an error to legacy code.
-
-    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-    Thread* pThread = SetupThreadNoThrow(&hr);
-    if (pThread == NULL)
-    {
-        // Creating Thread failed, and we need to throw an exception to report status.
-        // It is misleading to use our COM+ exception code, since this is not a managed exception.
-        ULONG_PTR arg = hr;
-        RaiseException(EXCEPTION_EXX, 0, 1, &arg);
-    }
-
-    return pThread;
-}
-
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 DWORD_PTR Thread::OBJREF_HASH = OBJREF_TABSIZE;
 #endif
@@ -2187,19 +2161,11 @@ BOOL Thread::CreateNewOSThread(SIZE_T sizeToCommitOrReserve, LPTHREAD_START_ROUT
 // object.  We also place a reference count on it when we construct it, and we lose
 // that count when the thread finishes doing useful work (OnThreadTerminate).
 //
-// One way OnThreadTerminate() is called is when the thread finishes doing useful
-// work.  This case always happens on the correct thread.
-//
-// The other way OnThreadTerminate()  is called is during product shutdown.  We do
-// a "best effort" to eliminate all threads except the Main thread before shutdown
-// happens.  But there may be some background threads or external threads still
-// running.
+// OnThreadTerminate() is called is when the thread finishes doing useful
+// work.
 //
 // When the final reference count disappears, we destruct.  Until then, the thread
 // remains in the ThreadStore, but is marked as "Dead".
-//<TODO>
-// @TODO cwb: for a typical shutdown, only background threads are still around.
-// Should we interrupt them?  What about the non-typical shutdown?</TODO>
 
 int Thread::IncExternalCount()
 {

src/coreclr/vm/threads.h

@@ -294,10 +294,6 @@ const CLONE_QUEUE_USER_APC_FLAGS SpecialUserModeApcWithContextFlags =
 //      void    DetachThread()          - the underlying logical thread is going
 //                                        away but we don't want to destroy it yet.
 //
-// Public functions for ASM code generators
-//
-//      Thread* __stdcall CreateThreadBlockThrow() - creates new Thread on reverse p-invoke
-//
 // Public functions for one-time init/cleanup
 //
 //      void InitThreadManager()      - onetime init
@@ -337,8 +333,6 @@ void    DestroyThread(Thread *th);
 
 DWORD GetRuntimeId();
 
-EXTERN_C Thread* WINAPI CreateThreadBlockThrow();
-
 #define CREATETHREAD_IF_NULL_FAILFAST(__thread, __msg)                  \
 {                                                                       \
     HRESULT __ctinffhr;                                                 \