At 09:22 AM 6/4/2003, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
hi there,
I'v been trying to find some info as to why semaphores
are considered harmful by the boost::thread authors,
without luck. Is there any concise text describing
the problem ?
I've expanded the FAQ entry to read:
Why has class semaphore
hi there,
I'v been trying to find some info as to why semaphores
are considered harmful by the boost::thread authors,
without luck. Is there any concise text describing
the problem ?
I'v been using semaphores for years and can't think of
what should be wrong with it.
Thanks,
Stefan == Stefan Seefeld [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Stefan hi there,
Stefan I'v been trying to find some info as to why semaphores are
Stefan considered harmful by the boost::thread authors, without
Stefan luck. Is there any concise text describing the problem ?
Stefan I'v
Robin Hu wrote:
Semaphore can always be stimulated by using mutex + cond_var. and
the only place that semaphore is a must is in signle-handler, but
this is not within the area of threading programming. ;-)
right, semaphores can be emulated by other primitives. But does
that mean
