[boost] [thread] Do we need thread_group now?

Subject: [boost] [thread] Do we need thread_group now?
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-10 13:32:20

Hi,

now that we have Boost.Container and Boost.Thread (trunk) uses 
Boost.Move,  boost::thread_group has less sense.

I was thinking on replacing it by some generic algorithms as join_all, 
interrupt_all that work with generic containers so that the user can use 
the best containers adapted to her own needs.

   typedef boost::container::vector<boost::thread> thread_vector;
   {
     thread_vector threads;
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
     {
       threads.push_back(boost::thread(&increment_count));
     }
     join_all(threads);
   }
   {
     thread_vector threads;
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
     {
       threads.push_back(boost::thread(&increment_count));
     }
     interrupt_all(threads);
   }

Could boost::thread_group be deprecated once these generic algorithm are 
released? Or, is there something really useful on the thread_group class 
that needs to be preserved or even improved?

Best,
Vicente