[boost] Re: Boost::thread feature request: thread priority

From: Maxim Egorushkin (e-maxim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-05 07:08:02

"Alexander Terekhov" <terekhov_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> Maxim Egorushkin wrote:
> [...]
> > Seems like the issue is undefined behaviour when casting away volatile.
> > Do I get it right?
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> Yes, UB is the issue ("one of the most obvious tips of the iceberg").
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> Well, more on volatiles (low level stuff) can be found below. Uhmm,
> as for "higher level safety" (and also efficiency)... you might want
> to take a look at ADA's "protected types" (and the "proxy model"):
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> http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3D7E18EB.BC80C2EB%40web.de
> http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3D7E24FC.E1AE86B0%40web.de
> (Subject: Re: POSIX Threads and Ada)

That was quite instructive. Thank you, Alexander, very much.