Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3504: deadline_timer (based on UTC time) is not suitable for communication timeouts

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3504: deadline_timer (based on UTC time) is not suitable for communication timeouts
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-12 22:17:45

#3504: deadline_timer (based on UTC time) is not suitable for communication
timeouts
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  Reporter:  Bjarne Laursen <bla@…>         |       Owner:  chris_kohlhoff
      Type:  Feature Requests               |      Status:  closed        
 Milestone:  Boost 1.41.0                   |   Component:  asio          
   Version:  Boost 1.41.0                   |    Severity:  Problem       
Resolution:  wontfix                        |    Keywords:                
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Changes (by chris_kohlhoff):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Comment:

 I agree with the need for a monotonic timer. However, I consider the
 provision of a monotonic clock to be out of scope for asio. The date_time
 library might be better. Alternatively, once c++0x library implementations
 are available we may use those. Once a monotonic clock is available I will
 look at adding a monotonic_timer to asio.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3504#comment:3>
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