[boost] [thread] thread_group create_thread template function

From: vicente.botet (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-10 07:35:43

Hi,

the thread_group::create_thread takes a const function0<void> parameter:
    thread* create_thread(const function0<void>& threadfunc);

The function0 implies already a memory allocation. The templated version 
look like:

    template <class Threadable>
    thread* thread_group::create_thread(Threadable threadfunc)
    {
        // No scoped_lock required here since the only "shared data" that's
        // modified here occurs inside add_thread which does scoped_lock.
        std::auto_ptr<thread> thrd(new thread(threadfunc));
        add_thread(thrd.get());
        return thrd.release();
    }

Which works faster because no need to allocate memory for the 
boost::function0<void()>.

Anthony, if there is nothing wrong, could this substitute the create_thread 
function in next Boost::thread release?

Best regards
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