Re: [boost] [thread] semaphore

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] semaphore
From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-18 12:32:17

On 18-09-2013 12:54, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On 18 September 2013 11:33, Tim Blechmann wrote:

>
> The claim that semaphores are error-prone comes from something called
> Boost.Threads, whatever that is, but it does at least give references:
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_31_0/libs/thread/doc/faq.html#question10

That may be true, but if you can get a noticable speedup by using them, 
I see no reason why we shouldn't provide them in Boost together with 
some great docs of how to use them and how not to use them.

-Thorsten