Message102290
Silly question, I know, but why isn't the GIL just implemented as a lock of the host operating system? After all, we want mutual exclusion, I don't see why condition variables are required for this.
I have to admin that I did not look at the source, so the reason might be documented there. |
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2010-04-03 20:01:45 | torsten | set | recipients:
+ torsten, loewis, beazley, pitrou, kristjan.jonsson, dabeaz |
2010-04-03 20:01:45 | torsten | set | messageid: <1270324905.17.0.560782094369.issue8299@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2010-04-03 20:01:43 | torsten | link | issue8299 messages |
2010-04-03 20:01:43 | torsten | create | |
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