Re: [boost] [thread] Can boost::this_thread::sleep_for() totally stop the thread?

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] Can boost::this_thread::sleep_for() totally stop the thread?
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-03 02:42:26

Le 29/07/13 14:44, Klaim - Joël Lamotte a écrit :
> As someone suggested to me in the comments of the page, I re-implemented
> the loop using
> a condition_variable so that pushing a task in the queue notify it.
>
> I have a friend who can reproduce the bug systematically (windows Vista,
> core 2 duo) so
> I sent him versions:
>
>   - removing the sleep call works (but is a bit less performant apparently)
>   - changing the loop to use condition_variable works
>
> So it looks like the sleep call does have a strange behaviour but I don't
> know the source of the problem.
> Using the condition_variable seems more appropriate so I'll keep this fix
> for now.
>
Hi,

there were an issue fixed on 1.54 
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8136.

Please, could you tell me if this fix is related?

Best,
Vicente