Re: QUERY: w32 sub process implementation

[storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)]

dhruva <dhruvakm@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>  In the win32 specific implementation, Emacs creates processes in a
> thread. Every sub process of has a corresponding thread in emacs. The
> thread entry function is reader_thread which reads a char or accepts a
> connection and waits till the char is read by the main emacs
> thread/read-eval-print loop.
>  Using ASYNC read and registering callbacks in wait, I feel we can
> completely do away with threads for sub procs. I would like to have
> your views before I start making large changes (in my local copy). If
> this is not an area of concern, I could concentrate on other portions.

I have had the same idea myself, but didn't pursue it due to the "imminent"
release of 22.1.

It would make the w32 sys_select work much more like the "standard"
select - and at the same time make it handle the write mask (to get
rid of the BROKEN_NON_BLOCKING_CONNECT define in ms-w32.h).

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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk