Re: [boost] [threadpool] new version - fork/join (recursive/fibers)

Subject: Re: [boost] [threadpool] new version - fork/join (recursive/fibers)
From: Giovanni Piero Deretta (gpderetta_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-04 16:34:06

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Alexander Terekhov <terekhov_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> k-oli_at_[hidden] wrote:
>
> [... fibers ...]
>
>> I'm open for discussion.
>
> First define 'fibers' in common sense language. This is a request for
> discussion to all. :-)
>

Here goes a shot at a definition:
A fiber is a coperatively scheduled [purely/mostly userspace] thread
of execution. AKA (symmetric) coroutines, green threads, co-threads,
user contextes, etc.

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gpd