Re: [boost] Boost.Threads, N2178, N2184, et al

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-26 10:24:03

Johan Nilsson wrote:

> I guess this post doesn't really belong here, but I just stumbled
> upon the following:
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686360.aspx
>
> Lots of new multi-threading functionality under Vista/Longhorn.

Yeah, the Win32 team has finally caught wind of that newfangled pthread 
model.

These are all user-mode manifestations of the extremely cool "keyed event" 
kernel primitive, BTW.

http://www.bluebytesoftware.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,db9f8f5b-8d1d-44b0-afbd-3eadde24b678.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_pietrek/archive/2006/10/19/slim-reader-writer-locks.aspx

Howard will be happy to hear that their read/write locks support 
upgradability. Time for a new batch of pthread_urwlock_*_np proposed 
extensions. :-) This time I'll let someone else do that, no fair stealing 
all the fame.