From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Todd Whitesel To: jingham@apple.com (Jim Ingham) Cc: toddpw@windriver.com (Todd Whitesel), gdb@sourceware.cygnus.com, insight@sourceware.cygnus.com ("\"Insight (GDB GUI)\"") Subject: Re: non-blocking reads/writes and event loops Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:47:00 -0000 Message-id: <200006141746.KAA29364@alabama.wrs.com> References: X-SW-Source: 2000-q2/msg00264.html > However, threads may need to be used in the case where you only have a > blocking API to control the inferior, but in that case all you are doing is > using threads to fix this local deficiency, not pushing it into the gdb > architecture. I think this is managable. Agreed. If the API designers are dumb enough to trust threads absolutely, and don't give us an option, then well, that's life. -- Todd Whitesel toddpw @ windriver.com