Subj : Re: Newbie question. GC or memory managment.
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Fri Aug 27 2004 01:54 pm

J.P. wrote:
> In my code, I have multiple threads sharing the same runtime. Each 
> thread has his own contexts.
> 
> Do I need to compile the JS engine with JS_THREADSAFE defined?


Yes.


> Do I need 
> to use JS_BeginRequest and JS_EndRequest to bracket the JS API calls in 
> each thread?


Yes.  Bracket batches of calls made from your own non-blocking code.  Of 
course you don't need to begin and end requests within your own native 
functions, getters, setters, etc. that the engine calls (JSClass hooks, 
JSNative functions).

/be

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