Re: [Gomp-discuss] Question about libgomp ..

[Lars Segerlund]

 Ok I give up :-) .... I just thought that it would be possible to 
generate direct calls to the threading library we will use.

 Sometimes you get GREAT ideas :-) ....

 / Lars Segerlund.

Biagio Lucini wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Lars Segerlund wrote:
>
>
> >  I have some thoughts about libgomp, mainly is libgomp really necessary ?
> >
> >  If we generate calls to the thread library in use ( or syscalls for 
> > those systems supporting threads ) this might not be necessary.
>
>
> A library is for sure necessary, since it is in the specifications of
> OpenMP. Now the point is whether you want to stick with the specifications
> and implement just the needed functions, or do things the Intel way and
> add an extra layer of functions between the OpenMP code and the threading.
> I would prefere the second one, because it allows to keep the OpenMP part
> as separate as possible from the rest.
>
> Biagio
>
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