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Subject: Re: [boost] Mutexes claim a Windows event handle
From: Christian Holmquist (c.holmquist_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-01 13:30:20


> >
> > Why do you need so many mutexes?
>
> Yeah, as a threading non-expert but somewhat educated bystander, what
> Richard described smells like a design with many locks at object
> granularity, which is almost always a mistake. Have you considered
> revisiting the architecture?
>
> --
>

What is the alternative to placing the mutex at object level? Having some
kind of mutex pool?

/ Christian


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