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Re: multi-threaded Emacs
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joakim |
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Re: multi-threaded Emacs |
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Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:41:07 +0100 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> solution, what I would like to optimize using threads is I/O bound and a
>> concurrent model can do it only in part. If an Elisp primitive is
>> waiting for some data from a file or a socket, Emacs will hang until it
>> is ready. This problem can't be solved by concurrent threads that will
>
> Actually, no: while Emacs is waiting for socket data, it can already run
> other async code, such as process filters.
>
> So we can solve most I/O bound problems just by using a very coarse
> notion of concurrency. We already partly do it, except we're currently
> limited to a single stack, which makes coding painful and prevents some
> useful cases.
>
> Providing a cooperative threading model will remove this problem. But,
> no it's not a "final solution": I hope there never will be a final
> solution, because Emacs will always need to evolve.
Beautifully put.
>
> Stefan
>
--
Joakim Verona
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Richard M Stallman, 2008/12/01
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2008/12/01
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/12/01
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs,
joakim <=
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Richard M Stallman, 2008/12/02
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/12/02
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2008/12/02
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/12/02
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2008/12/03
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/12/03
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Richard M Stallman, 2008/12/04
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2008/12/05
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Miles Bader, 2008/12/05
- Re: multi-threaded Emacs, Paul R, 2008/12/05