Re: [boost] Re: Boost.Threads - thread_desc concept

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-27 12:13:48

From: "John Max Skaller" <skaller_at_[hidden]>

> Greg Colvin wrote:
>
> > Because killing threads is a bad idea.
>
> No, it isn't a 'bad idea'. It is essential
> in many applications, in particular, it is essential
> in most multithreaded servers to kill client connection
> management threads when they're unable to detect that
> the connection is lost or exceeded some bound
> (such as 'out of money').
>
> A thread blocked waiting for input
> cannot always detect such conditions (only an actual
> input error). In such cases, cancellation is not
> a bad idea, it is mandatory.

But does thread cancellation unwind the thread stack? If it does, how is
this possible to implement without core language support?

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Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.