From: Greer, Joe (jgreer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-02 10:55:54
> -----Original Message-----
> Running the test program, the semaphore version gives a timing of 16s
> compiled
> with gcc-mingw-4.0.1, and 22s compiled with MSVC 7.1, on my machine.
The
> mutex
> version gives timings of 23s (gcc) and 29s (MSVC), so the semaphore
> version is
> clearly faster.
>
Why use either? I wrote an implantation using critical sections and my
timings are:
Semaphores: 20
Mutex: 27
Critical section: 0
I must be missing something vital.
joe