Re: [boost] Re: Boost.Threads: Do we need all those mutexes?

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-12 17:39:59

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> Peter Dimov wrote:
> [...]
>> Forget that <cthread> for a while, how about sharing your thoughts
>> on the proposed elimination of the try/timed axis. ;-)
>
> Oh yeah. ;-) [...]

This is where it all started:

http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg10142.php

I have to admit, Bill Kempf had gotten many things in the original design
right, including a single boost::mutex and a reference counted body + handle
boost::thread class.

I even participated in that discussion, sigh.