IMHO, full threaded fgfs would be nice at 2.0beta release ;)

On 11/7/06, Curtis Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/7/06, Frederic Bouvier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > FGFS doesn't use threading much at that time. Only for the scenery loader
> and
> > metar. One can thing of putting the FDM or AI in other threads, or maybe
> even
> > divide the viewport into small areas that could be rendered in parallel. I
> > don't know if its doable, but for now, you will only see an improvement
> running
> > multiple programs in parallel. As you already see, Atlas or Terrasync can
> run on
> > their own core and not disturb FG.
>
>
> In FlightGear we intentionally minimize the use of threading to places where
> there is a huge need.
>
> Adding a thread significantly increases the complexity of the code and can
> hide a large variety of execution order and timing problems which can be
> incredibly difficult to debug and fix.
>
> If we are ever add additional threads, it will be only because we are forced
> to by clear and overwhelming performance considerations (and not for design
> or preference reasons.)
>
> Regards,
>
>  Curt.
> --
> Curtis Olson - University of Minnesota - FlightGear Project
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