Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 20:48:28 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Threads goals version II Message-ID: <381D7E0C.BDA0204C@newsguy.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910311817030.8816-100000@home.elischer.org> <199911010225.TAA14010@mt.sri.com>
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Nate Williams wrote: > > > 3/ One blocking thread cannot block another thread. > > Blocking of one thread does not imply that other threads be > > blocked. > > How about instead of 'cannot' we use the word 'does not necessarily' > block another thread, and then append 'unless it does using programatic > means'. Suggestion: the blocking of a thread does not have the side effect of blocking other threads. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org "People call him Neutron Star, 'cuz he's so dense lights bends around him." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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