Re: [boost] Re: Re: Thread-Local Storage (TLS) and templates

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-25 07:42:31

Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "Ken Hagan" <K.Hagan_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> | Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> | >
> | > This analgoy does not cut it: You don't have a function "fk" by
> | > thread. You have a -single- function designator.  And the return
> | > value depends on the calling thread.
> | 
> | Whereas with a TLS variable you have a single variable name and
> | the value of that variable when referenced at run-time depends
> | on the calling thread.
>
> Untrue.  See Dave's analogy with data member.

Hm?  I think you'd better explain, Gaby, because up 'till now I'm
pretty much in agreement with Ken.  I think his analogy to function
is actually better than mine.

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