Re: [boost] Re: Re: Re: Threads & Exceptions

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-12 11:04:22

From: "Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]>

> At Monday 2002/08/12 07:39, you wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]>
> >
> > > There is another form for which we (at Computer Automation) coined
the
> >term
> > > "cooperative multi-tasking" which is that used in embedded system.
That
> > > is, ALL of the programmers are at least aware of what other things
are
> > > likely to be running, and it is important to get THE job done, rather
> >than
> > > MY portion.
> >
> >The term "cooperative multi-tasking" has already been in use for over 10
> >years to denote systems where task switches are not up to some
scheduler,
> >but dependent on explicit calls to yield().
>
> I was referring to 1975.... a little more than 10 years ago

Well, OK then... how did the "other meaning" spring up, and which one is
commonly understood by "cooperative MT" today?

-Dave

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