> On Sep 27, 2015, at 6:50 AM, Jerry Krinock <je...@ieee.org> wrote: > > I mean that if it is possible for -[NSThread start] to block indefinitely, it > is not a useable API.
It’s not. The new thread will start when the kernel's scheduler gives it time. That’s technically indefinite, but realistically microseconds, or at most milliseconds. The point is that it’s not guaranteed to happen before the calling thread (or any other non-blocked thread in any process) gets to run. —Jens _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
