[Nel] NeL Network Engine

Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:49:39 +0100

* Nicolas Hognon <cblt@cblt.org> [010222 19:33]:
+>
+> i've got the same problem for the project i work for  :
+> how many thread can i run under win nt/2000 and linux
+>
+
+Well, I'm as far as possible from a threads expert, but I think that
+what makes LinuxThreads special is that they are system threads (vs user 
+threads) maybe heavier, but making use of SMP, so basically, I think
+the max nb of threads is very much system dependand (SMP?).
+
+On a pessimistic note, I remember seeing in kernel traffic that Solaris
+was more effective in handling huge number of threads :-(
+Not only that, but Linus T. seemed not to recognize a defect is Linux,
+but claimed that it was a matter of trade-off and that Solaris was
+optimized for huge number of threads, and Linux more effective with
+small number of threads.
+
+But my memory is weak so I may be wrong...
+
+On a completly unrelated note, I remember seeing a NeL coder seeking assistance
+on a gcc mailing list for a trouble with exception causing an abort when
+linking with C code (I think). I do not remember if there was a useful response
+, but I saw a related message on boost mailing list:
+<citation>
+Hi,
+I finally figured out why the regex++ shared library was crashing when
+throwing an exception.  Somehow the shared library wasn't getting
+created correctly by using ld to link it.  When using ld with c++ code,
+some additional libraries need to be specified on the command line.  The
+easy fix is to simply call g++ to link the files.  g++ then calls ld
+with the appropriate commands.
+</citation>
+
+Maybe this can help...
+
+Cheers,
+Bernard
+
+
+