Re: [Boost-users] Threads Don't Take Turns Under Linux (Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon)

From: Zeljko Vrba (zvrba_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-17 11:03:37

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 09:42:46AM -0400, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> 
> Am I doing something wrong or is there a setting I need to change?
> 
That's normal behavior; threads are scheduled by the OS.  In your case,
the thread fills the buffer faster then its timeslice expires, so you
see buffer being filled/emptied in "batches".  If you want them to be
interleaved, lower the buffer size or try running on an SMP machine.