Newsgroups: comp.programming.threads Subject: Re: Is pthread_create( id, 0, f, &something_on_my_stack ); safe? References: <4EC9C581.405E@2ndquadrant.com> <9iub8jF7g0U1@mid.individual.net> From: Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:30:45 +0000 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.1008 (Gnus v5.10.8) XEmacs/21.4.22 (usg-unix-v) Cancel-Lock: sha1:3jgwzuDLoIAjz/F3krl+OlvOCKY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NNTP-Posting-Host: $$5hrnjedxib4w36u.news.x-privat.org Organization: X-Privat.Org NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org Lines: 27 X-Authenticated-User: $$n34o8zi$e5fbcy3tijlef X-Complaints-To: abuse@x-privat.org Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!newsfeed.x-privat.org!x-privat.org!not-for-mail Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.programming.threads:684 David Schwartz writes: > On Nov 20, 11:56 pm, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson > wrote: > >> Unfortunately, the numbers are retrieved in a loop.  To be extra >> ex- plicit, file descriptors from accept(), pipe() and friends.  I >> can't see any way that does not involve either 1) memory >> allocation/freeing or 2) synchronization.  Both seem unnecessary >> code bloat for such a simple task. > > Here are the choices you have rejected: I did not reject them. Both apply code overhead (as in, I write more code) I have to maintain. The more code I can get rid of the better. > Your son needs a car. Either you share yours with him (option 1) or > you get him his own (option 2). What's the third choice? He buys his own. -- Johann Oskarsson http://www.2ndquadrant.com/ |[] PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services --+-- | Blog: http://my.opera.com/myrkraverk/blog/