Boris Zbarsky wrote: > It would be interesting to have an API that allows passing > an imagedata object (not a copy) to a worker. Such an API > would have to make the data disappear on the caller's side. > That could be implemented reasonably efficiently using > shared memory (either directly with threads or using shared > memory segments with processes).
FWIW, there's some interesting discussion on handing over data in message passing in this Google TechTalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37NaHRE0Sqw although this is about a Java framework. (some data structure pictures at 27:57 and forward) Best regards Mike Wilson
