Hello,
I would like to write a javascript wrapper around uv_queue_work to deal
with the case of computationally-expensive functions that shouldn't run in
the event loop. While obviously this is potentially dangerous, well-written
code could ensure that the callback called does not touch any state that
could also potentially be viewed in parallel in the event loop. An example
might be:
function addInBackground(a,b,cb) {
var add;
add = function() {
return a + b;
}
uv_queue_work(add,cb);
}
I know that in my naive guess on how threading could work, this particular
usage should be safe. My question is: under the hood, is it possible that
calling the 'add' callback from the work_cb function of uv_queue_work
manipulates some v8 state in an unsafe way?
Thanks,
Shea
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