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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? |
| Date | 2022-07-24 11:38 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
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Frederick Virchanza Gotham <cauldwell.thomas@gmail.com> writes:
[...]
> void Entry_Point_For_Worker_Thread(void)
> {
> for (;;)
> {
> while ( false == g_should_process_data ); // <-- This is what I mean when I say 'spin lock'
>
> /* Process data */
> }
> }
[...]
Not relevant to your question, but why would you write
`false == g_should_process_data` rather than `! should_process_data`?
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Bo Persson <bo@bo-persson.se> - 2022-07-24 15:53 +0200
Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-24 16:42 +0200
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Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-24 17:41 +0200
Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Frederick Virchanza Gotham <cauldwell.thomas@gmail.com> - 2022-07-24 09:20 -0700
Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2022-07-24 19:34 +0300
Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-24 18:57 +0200
Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-07-24 11:38 -0700
Re: Multithreaded Programming : Always use spinlocks for performance? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-07-24 13:17 -0700
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