Re: [boost] RFC: Multithreading design constraints

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-06-09 16:53:53

> > But SMP vs non-SMP is not a compile time decision, is it?

> It could be. You could dynamically load a different version of the code on
> SMP systems, for example.

The key word here being "dynamically." :)

I meant that the SMP vs non-SMP decision can be deferred until runtime, with
a single library containing both code paths.

I admit that there are (rare?) cases where you know beforehand that the
target platform is not SMP.

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Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.