Re: [boost] A fast-pathed rw-mutex algorithm for Boost...

From: Chris Thomasson (cristom_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-24 15:46:05

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> I was imagining a system with several hundred readers, and a couple of
> writers. If the writers take sufficiently long,

IMHO, this would be a flaw in the application logic. Your not suppose to 
hold locks for very long at all... If your making expensive calls in a the 
context of a critical-section, then your asking for poor performance 
anyway...