3b9
Subj : Re: returning arguments
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Mon Jun 27 2005 12:32 pm

Huub wrote:
>> Find a book or something that explains the producer/consumer pattern.
>> Assuming you need asynchronicity.  Explain why
>>   for (;;) {
>>     read_iterface1();
>>     write_iterface2();
>>   }
>>
>> won't suffice.
>>
> 
> That's what I started with. But a collegue advised to use a thread since 
> that would work better. I'm not experienced enough to argue about that, 
> so I followed his advise. And since he's not present for some time, I 
> can't ask his advise.
> 
Well, look up single producer / single consumer solutions with semaphores
since it sound like you might have some realtime contraints and semaphores
probably work better in a realtime environment condition variables do.

-- 
Joe Seigh

When you get lemons, you make lemonade.
When you get hardware, you make software.

.

0