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RE: PThreads threads
On 09 August 2007 18:24, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 03:13:25PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>> On 09 August 2007 14:51, Siamak Sarmady wrote:
>>> I have written a simple pthreads program. I create 1000 threads on
>>> cygwin windows but number of threads does not increase in task manager
>>> of windows. (while when I add 1000 threads under java threads increase
>>> at least 1000).
>>>
>>> Does cygwin create threads actually or not?
>>
>> Yeh, it does. If you're not seeing them, I guess it's because a hippo
>> sneaked up and stole them while your back was turned.
>
> Actually, there was a bug in cygwin at one point where the
> "CreateThreads" call actually generated a whole new set of clothes. I
> had a problem with this at one point but my local salvation army was
> very happy about the bug.
>
> cgf
Well, I guess you could have replaced it with a call to the newer api,
CreateThreadsEx, which takes an enum { NATTY, TATTY, CHARITYSHOPWORTHY } ...
cheers,
DaveK
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