Re: [boost] A new boost::thread implementation?

From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-05 15:27:10

On Wednesday, February 05, 2003 3:04 PM [GMT+1=CET],
William E. Kempf <wekempf_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> > What I would  like to see is a new boost::thread  implementation which
> > meets the following requirements.
> >
> > a. There shall be two interfaces to a thread. One for creation of a
> > thread, from
> >    here on called  boost::thread. And, one for the created  thread, from
> > here on called boost::thread::self.
>
> Self?  Why?  If it's on operation that can *only* be made on the current
> thread, then a static method is a better approach.  Otherwise, I could
> make a "self" instance and pass it to another thread, which could then
> attempt an operation that's not valid for calling on another thread.

It would seem to me that, given the availability of p->yield() as a syntax
for invoking a static function, it'd be better to use a namespace-scope
function to avoid errors and for clarity.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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