From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Are there plans for a multi-threaded Emacs? Date: 18 Nov 2003 14:57:20 +0900 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069135323 908 80.91.224.253 (18 Nov 2003 06:02:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:02:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 18 07:02:01 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 1ALyw5-00020G-00 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:02:01 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ALyw4-0003D0-00 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:02:00 +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 1ALzsS-0001rJ-My for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:02:20 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ALzqz-0001FC-Gj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:00:49 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ALzpf-0006qc-Nv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:59:58 -0500 Original-Received: from [202.32.8.214] (helo=TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ALzp8-0006Ti-Mi; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:58:54 -0500 Original-Received: from mailgate3.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.160]) by TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id hAI5vOn13731; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:57:24 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: (from root@localhost) by mailgate3.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) id hAI5vNt06002; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:57:23 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from edsgm02.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.50.208.12]) by mailsv3.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILSV4-NEC) with ESMTP id hAI5vML29947; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:57:22 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by edsgm02.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.9.3p2+3.2W/3.7W_EDC_Ver.1.0) with ESMTP id OAA16763; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:57:22 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.12.10/8.12.8/EDcg v2.01-mc/1046780839) with ESMTP id hAI5vL7Q019680; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:57:21 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: (from miles@localhost) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.12.10/8.12.6/Submit) id hAI5vKGC019677; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:57:20 +0900 (JST) X-Authentication-Warning: mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp: miles set sender to miles@lsi.nec.co.jp using -f Original-To: David Masterson System-Type: sparc-sun-solaris2.7 Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 15 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:17876 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:17876 David Masterson writes: > For instance, if the display-engine could be separated from the > lisp-engine parts, then perhaps a mini-scheduler could fork off > lisp-engines as needed (or requested) to process complicated things. > The "engines" would theoretically be lighter weight than Emacs proper, > but not as light-weight as multi-threading would allow. How would this be different than multiple threads, as far as avoiding typical threading problems (when lisp programs modify global/globally reachable data)? -Miles -- Come now, if we were really planning to harm you, would we be waiting here, beside the path, in the very darkest part of the forest?