Re: [boost] [threadpool] new version v12

Subject: Re: [boost] [threadpool] new version v12
From: Vicente Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-01 14:35:23

k-oli wrote:
> 
> Am Samstag, 1. November 2008 00:53:11 schrieb Michael Marcin:
>> k-oli_at_[hidden] wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > the new version of Boost.Threadpool depends on Boost.Fiber.
>>
> 
>> What are the benefits of using them in a threadpool?
> 
> Hello Michael,
> 
> using fibers in a threadpool enables fork/join semantics (algorithms which 
> recursively splitt an action into smaller sub-actions; forking the 
> sub-actions into separate worker threads, so that they run in parallel on 
> multiple cores)
> 
> 

Hi,

IMO, the implementation of the fork/join semantics do not need fibers.
The wait/get functions can call to the thread_pool scheduler without
context-switch. Which are the advantages of using fibers over calling
recursively to the scheduler?

Vicente

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