Re: [boost] [compute] Some remarks

Subject: Re: [boost] [compute] Some remarks
From: Gruenke,Matt (mgruenke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-01 19:03:37

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From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Thomas Heller
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 13:56
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Subject: [boost] [compute] Some remarks

> Additionally, I think that the author and other reviewers are running in
> circles when it comes to synchronization. IMHO, the event alone is enough
> and perfectly fine.

It's true that the library could have been designed to rely solely on events.  All operations could accept wait_lists and return either an event or a wait_list (for those algorithms with multiple outputs).

Since it wasn't done in that way (and I don't mean to imply any judgment, here; I recognize there are benefits to the current design), we're in a position of looking to plug holes in the existing design to enable full exception safety and reduce the set of usage errors that can occur.

Matt

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