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Re: mutex implementation




On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Ye Liu wrote:

> Greets,
>
> When implementing mutex, why win32 mutex object is not used directly. I
> posted the same question in comp.thread.programming group before, the
> answer is not convincing. What about you insiders' opinion?
>
> Regards,
>
> --ye
>
> --
> Ye Liu
> Tel(O) 650-846-5228
>
>
>

The current implementation is much faster under some circumstances. You
can compare it with a CriticalSection.

Greetings,

Thomas


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