Peter Hansen wrote: > Probably, but I haven't yet seen anyone ask the real important question. > What possible use could you have for more than 1000 *simultaneously > active* threads? There are very likely several alternative approaches > that will fit your use case and have better characteristics (e.g. higher > performance, simpler code, safer architecture, etc).
Threading systems have come a long way in the last decade or so, and they're still advancing. 64-bit, multi-core processors make mega-threading even more attractive. To read why zillions of threads are good, see: http://www.usenix.org/events/hotos03/tech/vonbehren.html For an example of a high-performance server that uses massive threading, I'd nominate MySQL. Prediction: Ten years from now, someone will ask that same "What possible use..." question, except the number of threads will be a million. -- --Bryan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
