Re: [boost] Boost.Threads, N2178, N2184, et al

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-26 14:04:18

Howard Hinnant wrote:

> Fair point.  Perhaps we should go back to a more fundamental question:
>
> std::thread t(f);
> ...
> t.cancel();  // Logically is this a const or non-const operation on
> the thread executing t/f?

I prefer to first ask "does it matter"? If you can't observe the cancelation 
state of t and if you are assured that t.cancel is valid no matter what else 
is going on with t, what difference does a const/non-const label make to the 
external observer?

(Internally there is a flag being set, of course.)