Re: [boost] [rpc/marshal] prototype rpc / marshal library using asio and serialization (and futures in the future?)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-29 17:04:52

Jeff Garland wrote:

> But you've already fallen into the trap.  Just because the computers
> are next to each other doesn't mean you are going to get an immediate
> answer.  For example, one of the computers you are communicating with
> might be really busy doing something (swapping perhaps if it's
> overloaded).

The same can (and does) happen with local calls if the computer is really 
busy or starts paging.