From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-06 19:20:01
On Feb 6, 2008, at 2:24 PM, Ovanes Markarian wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I used boost thread library a lot and like it very much. Currently,
> I was reading the C++ Standerd proposal and saw that a thread (as
> well as boost::thread) does not have a priority. Which reason was it
> not to implement the thread priority in boost, and why is it not
> considered in the upcoming standard? I understand this feature is
> rarely required, but if someone suddenly needs to start a real-time
> priority thread he/she will be forced to use a third party lib
> again. Or is there smth. what I miss?
I can answer the std::part. I attempted to introduce a fairly
rudimentary priority system into the std::thread proposal and it ended
up being sufficiently controversial that I pulled it in order to get
the std::thread proposal to advance. It is my hope (as a fallback
position) that the "native_handle" interface will allow one to adjust
thread priorities, albeit in a non-portable fashion.
-Howard