Subj : Re: Hazard Pointers w/o memory barrier.
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Fri Apr 22 2005 05:45 pm

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:31:10 -0700, Chris Thomasson <_no_damn_spam_cristom@_no_damn_comcast.net_spam> wrote:

>>> You can "probably" use GetThreadTimes and check the kernel time for
>>> per-thread changes. Here is the scheme I have in mind:
>>>
>>>
>> [...]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What do ya think Joe?
>>>
>>> ;)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Pretty quick.  That's what I spent part of yesterday doing.  Verifying
>> that
>> Windows had a virtual thread timer that was updated on the fly.
>
> http://blog.kalmbachnet.de/?postid=28
>

OS X thread times (using the Mach interface) seem to be busted in
the same manner.



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Joe Seigh

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When you get hardware, you make software.

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