[Threads-devel] Why does thread::thread wait till the thread is started?

From: Kai Brüning (kai_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-25 09:33:45

Hi,

we are currently using Metrowerks' msl_thread for 
some threading work in our application RagTime 
and plan to switch to Boost.Thread in the near 
future (msl_thread is source compatible with 
Boost.Thread).

I'll ask usage questions on boost-users, but for 
this question this list seems to be more 
appropriate:

    Why does thread::thread wait till the thread 
is started (at least in 1.33.1)?

I ask this mostly out of curiosity and to better 
understand the design. The waiting must buy 
something, since it has the obvious disadvantage 
of making thread::thread (substantial?) slower.

I searched the archives of this list without 
finding anything about this - but learned a lot 
of other things anyway.

Best regards,
Kai

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