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<H1>[Nel] Network Connections</H1>
<B>Michael Warnock</B>
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<I>Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:41:15 -0800</I>
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oops:)
It is actually <A HREF="http://www.stackless.com=20">http://www.stackless.com=20</A>
Here are more relavent urls:
<A HREF="http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html">http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html</A>
<A HREF="http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp">http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp</A>
<A HREF="http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/">http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/</A>
We hope to use the MIT exokernel the last url refers to as a stripped =
down os for the servers.
Michael Warnock
In-Orbit Entertainment
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Michael Warnock=20
To: <A HREF="mailto:nel@nevrax.org">nel@nevrax.org</A>=20
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nel] Network Connections
3) Windows did support something called micro threads, which had a =
much lower over head than traditional threads. These ( if i remember =
correctly ) were designed specifically for scalable IO ( as in IIS ). =
Some time looking here may well yield some useful results.
I come from a nix background, but I wouldn't doubt that windows also =
has had some implementation of microthreads. The best current way to =
use microthreads afaik is stackless python (stackless.org) which I (as =
the game mechanics programmer) plan to use on the server side of the =
game my company (In-Orbit Entertainment) is working on using the Nel =
library. Microthreads use an old and mostly forgotten programming =
concept called continuations- a continuation is, in brief, the rest of a =
program from any given point- that includes it's state and any branch of =
code it might follow from there. Stackless Python provides a way to =
reference continuations- which requires it not to use the C stack for =
framing(a neat trick u should read about). Writing microthreads is as =
simple as defining a bunch of functions and calling them at the same =
time with a special call- they are executed in parralel within the same =
thread and each requires almost no overhead above what they would if =
executed in serial. EVE (a commercial mmorpg) also plans to use =
stackless as the basis for their game mechanics. I dont have any =
benchmarks on its network performance or scalability, but I plan to test =
it soon.
Michael Warnock
In-Orbit Entertainment
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>oops:)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is actually <A=20
href=3D"<A HREF="http://www.stackless.com"">http://www.stackless.com"</A>><A HREF="http://www.stackless.com</A">http://www.stackless.com</A</A>> =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here are more relavent =
urls:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"<A HREF="http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html"">http://world.std.com/~wware/uthread.html"</A>><A HREF="http://world.std.com/~w=">http://world.std.com/~w=</A>
ware/uthread.html</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"<A HREF="http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp"">http://www.eve-online.com/faq/faq_08.asp"</A>><A HREF="http://www.eve-online.c=">http://www.eve-online.c=</A>
om/faq/faq_08.asp</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"<A HREF="http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/"">http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/"</A>><A HREF="http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/</A">http://pdos.lcs.mit.edu/exo/</A</A>><BR=
><i></FONT></DIV>
</I><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We hope to use the MIT exokernel the =
last url=20
refers to as a stripped down os for the servers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael Warnock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In-Orbit Entertainment</DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:<A HREF="mailto:michael@in-orbit.net">michael@in-orbit.net</A>" =
title=<A HREF="mailto:3Dmichael@in-orbit.net">3Dmichael@in-orbit.net</A>>Michael=20
Warnock</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href=3D"mailto:<A HREF="mailto:nel@nevrax.org">nel@nevrax.org</A>"=20
title=<A HREF="mailto:3Dnel@nevrax.org">3Dnel@nevrax.org</A>><A HREF="mailto:nel@nevrax.org">nel@nevrax.org</A></A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 01, 2001 =
2:38=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Nel] Network=20
Connections</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) Windows did support something =
called micro=20
threads, which had a much lower over head than traditional =
threads.&nbsp;=20
These ( if i remember correctly ) were designed specifically for =
scalable IO=20
( as in IIS ).&nbsp; Some time looking here may well yield some =
useful=20
results.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I come from a nix background, but I =
wouldn't=20
doubt that windows also has had some implementation of =
microthreads.&nbsp; The=20
best current way to use microthreads afaik is stackless python =
(stackless.org)=20
which I (as the game mechanics programmer) plan to use on the server =
side of=20
the game my company (In-Orbit Entertainment) is working on using the =
Nel=20
library.&nbsp; Microthreads use an old and mostly forgotten =
programming=20
concept called continuations- a continuation is, in brief, the rest of =
a=20
program from any given point- that includes it's state and any branch =
of code=20
it might follow from there.&nbsp; Stackless Python provides a way to =
reference=20
continuations- which requires it not to use the C stack for framing(a =
neat=20
trick u should read about).&nbsp; Writing microthreads is as simple as =
defining a bunch of functions and calling them at the same time with a =
special=20
call- they are executed in parralel within the same thread and each =
requires=20
almost no overhead above what they would if executed in serial.&nbsp; =
EVE (a=20
commercial mmorpg) also plans to use stackless as the basis for their =
game=20
mechanics.&nbsp; I dont have any benchmarks on its network performance =
or=20
scalability, but I plan to test it soon.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael Warnock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In-Orbit=20
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