Re: [Boost-users] Does Boost 1.56 boost::async support auto scheduling (launch deferred)?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Does Boost 1.56 boost::async support auto scheduling (launch deferred)?
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-12-01 16:03:05

Le 01/12/14 08:15, Adi Shavit a écrit :
> Hi,
>
>   Onc of the design choices for async() default launch policy was to 
> allow the OS scheduler to decide whether or not to launch a new thread 
> or remain on the same thread (presumably based on available system 
> resources).
> Does Boost 1.56 or 1.57 support this default auto scheduling yet?
No, not yet. This is a QOI issue. I 'm not sure the documentation 
defines this behavior. Anyway, could you add a Trac ticket so that I 
don't forget to think about on how this can be achieved.
> It seems to be launching as many threads as tasks.
>
>
Right.

Best,
Vicente