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Subj : Re: Multi-threading architecture
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Markus Elfring
Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 11:10 am

> I am using pthread_cond_wait and pthread_cond_signal to block and
> notify the thread . Shall i create multiple threads with same condition
> variable ?? , so that i shall wake all threads using
> pthread_cond_broadcast whenever a request comes .

Do you know how many threads are interested to be notified about changes in condition
indicators?
Which predicates are managed for coordination and synchronisation in your application?


> I think iam lot more confused with using condition variables . Could
> you please provide me some useful links or some sample code ( sorry for
> this ) , to make me understand .

How much did you read and search yourself?

Would you like to add anything to an article for better understanding?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condition_variable

Regards,
Markus

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