Re: OT: Windows (Was: Re: Open Source does not mean easily

On 08 Jan 2025 14:01:07 GMT
Nicolas George <nicolas$george@salle-s.org> wibbled:

Dan Cross, dans le message <vllql7$sn6$2@reader2.panix.com>, a écrit :

I think it's important to define what you mean when you write,
"thread condition."  What, exactly, is that?  Perhaps you mean
a condition variable?

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Yes, of course that is what “thread condition” means in the context of a
discussion about POSIX threads.

No, they're called condition variables, not thread conditions which implies
something rather different. Surely an experienced genius like you would know
that.

POSIX threads do not make I/O concurrency easier, they are not made for
that, they are for performance.

Not really. They're made for multitasking in situations where multiplexing
would be too complicated or impossible and multiprocess would be overkill or
too resource intensive. On a single core CPU using threads could actually slow
a program down compared to using a single thread.