Re: [boost] [boost thread rework] New version uploaded to BoostVault

From: Greer, Joe (jgreer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-02 10:55:54

> -----Original Message-----
> Running the test program, the semaphore version gives a timing of 16s
> compiled
> with gcc-mingw-4.0.1, and 22s compiled with MSVC 7.1, on my machine.
The
> mutex
> version gives timings of 23s (gcc) and 29s (MSVC), so the semaphore
> version is
> clearly faster.
> 

Why use either?  I wrote an implantation using critical sections and my
timings are:

Semaphores:		20
Mutex:			27
Critical section:	0

I must be missing something vital.

joe