From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ted Zlatanov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: non-blocking auto-save (was: Are there plans for a multi-threaded Emacs?) Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 16:33:12 -0500 Organization: =?koi8-r?q?=F4=C5=CF=C4=CF=D2=20=FA=CC=C1=D4=C1=CE=CF=D7?= @ Cienfuegos Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <4nptf3uezr.fsf_-_@lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu> References: <87oevbes4h.fsf@emacswiki.org> <20031117040607.C6C5D79B72@server2.messagingengine.com> <87ekvpx18d.fsf@emptyhost.emptydomain.de> <4nad6cikxy.fsf@holmes.bwh.harvard.edu> <4nllpt3hr3.fsf@lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu> <5bad69zd43.fsf@lister.roxen.com> <4noeuon378.fsf@lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu> <5bptf4ebw8.fsf@lister.roxen.com> <4nu14ggwvq.fsf@lockgroove.bwh.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070660583 4725 80.91.224.253 (5 Dec 2003 21:43:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:43:03 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 05 22:43:00 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASNj2-0001zH-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:43:00 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASNj2-0003Ps-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:43:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ASOfC-0004K8-SY for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:43:06 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ASOf2-0004Gt-9U for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:42:56 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ASOeV-00042m-PN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:42:54 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ASOeU-00040j-Pi for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:42:22 -0500 Original-Received: from root by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASNh0-0003d4-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:40:54 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Received: from sea.gmane.org ([80.91.224.252]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASNas-0003VC-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:34:34 +0100 Original-Received: from news by sea.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASNas-0000y7-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:34:34 +0100 Original-Lines: 13 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Face: bd.DQ~'29fIs`T_%O%C\g%6jW)yi[zuz6; d4V0`@y-~$#3P_Ng{@m+e4o<4P'#(_GJQ%TT= D}[Ep*b!\e,fBZ'j_+#"Ps?s2!4H2-Y"sx" User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (usg-unix-v) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Gj40LcHBZgT4GcC0kW0/rrby1eY= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:18437 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:18437 On Fri, 05 Dec 2003, Benjamin.Riefenstahl@epost.de wrote: > Also I'm sure that both reading and writing can be done > asynchronously without having all of Emacs being multi-threaded. > Even if you don't have support from the OS this can be implemented > with cooperative means, just reading/writing reasonable chunks > during idle time. OK, that would be a very nice feature then if auto-save could be non-blocking. Can this be done with the current Emacs feature set? Thanks Ted