[dmd-concurrency] draft 5

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Steve Schveighoffer wrote:
> On page 15 of the chapter: "Read data from the source file in a
> buffer with error checking" change 'in' to 'into'
> 
> Same on page 16: "Read data from the source file in a newly-allocated
> buffer with error checking"

Thanks!

> The bit about doing the setMailboxSize right after calling spawn is a
> little disconcerting to me, do you think it might be possible spawn a
> thread in suspended mode (i.e. don't start it right away)?  I think
> there are probably other reasons you may want to configure the tid or
> set up some kind of framework before letting the thread start for a
> more controlled startup procedure.

Yah, there will most likely be a way to start a thread suspended. In 
this case it's not crucial because you should be able to set its mailbox 
size while running.


Andrei