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

From: Anthony Williams (anthony_w.geo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-26 06:04:16

"Cory Nelson" <phrosty_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Is there a reason for wanting a priority?  Why not make the lock fair.
>  I'd rather have locks take out a ticket so everything is processed in
> a FIFO order, with no starvation.

I think it would be better with no priority, too. I'm working on an algorithm
for that.

FIFO means that the OS has no say in the wakeup order; it'd be better if all
the waiting threads could block on the same OS sync object, so the OS gets to
choose which to wake.

Anthony
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