Re: [boost] Attempting resolution of Threads & Exceptions Issue

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-12 09:39:54

From: "William Kempf" <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
>
> This would, indeed, be a useful higher level construct.  I'd point out
that
> creating a thread on demand here would likely be a poor choice.

A good implementation can transparently use a thread pool to provide
"instant" thread creation, _if_ creating a thread is a common performance
bottleneck based on users' reports.