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0 pointslayer810mo ago0 comments

The problem is when C calls expect to be on a particular thread. Either the main event thread, in a GUI context, or the same thread as some related previous call.

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ori_b10mo ago

The problem is that C expects to have enough stack to put stuff there, but green threads allocate small stacks to reduce (virtual) memory use.

layer8OP10mo ago

That’s not a problem when a dedicated thread pool is used as mentioned by GP. However they don’t solve the thread affinity issue.

ori_b10mo ago

That's the reason for the thread pool, and the resulting thread affinity issue.

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ori_b10mo ago

The problem is that C expects to have enough stack to put stuff there, but green threads allocate small stacks to reduce (virtual) memory use.

layer8OP10mo ago

That’s not a problem when a dedicated thread pool is used as mentioned by GP. However they don’t solve the thread affinity issue.

ori_b10mo ago

That's the reason for the thread pool, and the resulting thread affinity issue.

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse