Re: [boost] Executor associated to the future continuations (was [thread] boost::future::then)

Subject: Re: [boost] Executor associated to the future continuations (was [thread] boost::future::then)
From: Mikael Olenfalk (mikael.olenfalk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-10-11 14:47:57

On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Vicente J. Botet Escriba <
vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Le 10/10/15 16:58, Vicente J. Botet Escriba a écrit :
>
>> Le 10/10/15 15:26, Vicente J. Botet Escriba a écrit :
>>
>>> Le 10/10/15 07:57, Vladimir Prus a écrit :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, the function must be executed in different thread from all the
>>>> continuations,
>>>> and it would seem I'd need to something set executor on promise for
>>>> that to work?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I will see how adding an Executor parameter to promise, packaged_task
>>> constructors and make_ready_future/make_exceptional_future could be
>>> implemented if this will solve your use case.
>>>
>>> I've create https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11717 to track this
>> feature request
>>
>>
>> This commit contains a fix for this issue as well as the addition of the
> VERY-EXPERIMENTAL promise::set_executor and packaged_task::set_executor.
> These should be replaced by constructors having an executor as parameter.
>
>
> https://github.com/boostorg/thread/commit/b8db8fef8b28414d16c66761badc1c6fcadfc38f
>
>
> any feedback is welcome,
>
>
Awesome, just a few minutes ago I got bit by the fact that .then() doesn't
inherit the executor (disclaimer: haven't used it though yet).

/M