Re: [boost] Executor associated to the future continuations (was [thread] boost::future::then)

Subject: Re: [boost] Executor associated to the future continuations (was [thread] boost::future::then)
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-10-11 14:30:12

Le 10/10/15 16:58, Vicente J. Botet Escriba a écrit :
> Le 10/10/15 15:26, Vicente J. Botet Escriba a écrit :
>> Le 10/10/15 07:57, Vladimir Prus a écrit :
>>>
>>> So, the function must be executed in different thread from all the 
>>> continuations,
>>> and it would seem I'd need to something set executor on promise for 
>>> that to work?
>>>
>>
>> I will see how adding an Executor parameter to promise, packaged_task 
>> constructors and make_ready_future/make_exceptional_future could be 
>> implemented if this will solve your use case.
>>
> I've create https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11717 to track 
> this feature request
>
>
This commit contains a fix for this issue as well as the addition of the 
VERY-EXPERIMENTAL promise::set_executor and packaged_task::set_executor. 
These should be replaced by constructors having an executor as parameter.

https://github.com/boostorg/thread/commit/b8db8fef8b28414d16c66761badc1c6fcadfc38f 

any feedback is welcome,
Vicente