Dec. 30, 2002
9:27 a.m.
martin@v.loewis.de (Martin v. Löwis) writes:
David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> writes:
So you're saying that the callback functions in B acquire the GIL?
Yes.
Ok. What would break if they wouldn't?
All of the places where Q invokes the callback on arbitrary threads it has started, but which don't hold the GIL. -- David Abrahams dave@boost-consulting.com * http://www.boost-consulting.com Boost support, enhancements, training, and commercial distribution