Re: [boost] Boost.Fiber mini-review September 4-13

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Fiber mini-review September 4-13
From: Oliver Kowalke (oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-09-04 16:03:25

2015-09-04 22:13 GMT+02:00 Thomas Heller <thom.heller_at_[hidden]>:

> On 09/04/2015 09:51 PM, Oliver Kowalke wrote:
>
>> 2015-09-04 21:39 GMT+02:00 Thomas Heller <thom.heller_at_[hidden]>:
>>
>> The problematic portion in std::mutex/boost::mutex is exactly the missing
>>> mechanism how to yield in the correct way. Even if you implement a
>>> mechanism like in the blog post you mentioned, the problem hasn't been
>>> solved.
>>>
>>>
>> why would be boost::this_fiber::yield() inappropriate?
>>
>
> It's inappropriate for anything not running in a boost fiber execution
> context.
>

it is save to call boost::this_fiber::yield() from main(), e.g. each thread
has a main-context/main-fiber