Re: possibly ot: thread suspension

On 12 mai, 09:15, Chris Forone <4...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> how does a thread suspend itself? is a volatile bool enough,
> that is checked after each loop?

It calls the appropriate system function, depending on the
system.  You'll have to ask in a group appropriate for whatever
system you're using.  (In general, though, volatile is neither
necessary nor sufficient.)

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