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| 130 | .\} |
130 | .\} |
| 131 | .rm #[ #] #H #V #F C |
131 | .rm #[ #] #H #V #F C |
| 132 | .\" ======================================================================== |
132 | .\" ======================================================================== |
| 133 | .\" |
133 | .\" |
| 134 | .IX Title "LIBEV 3" |
134 | .IX Title "LIBEV 3" |
| 135 | .TH LIBEV 3 "2008-06-19" "libev-3.43" "libev - high performance full featured event loop" |
135 | .TH LIBEV 3 "2008-07-05" "libev-3.43" "libev - high performance full featured event loop" |
| 136 | .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes |
136 | .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes |
| 137 | .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents. |
137 | .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents. |
| 138 | .if n .ad l |
138 | .if n .ad l |
| 139 | .nh |
139 | .nh |
| 140 | .SH "NAME" |
140 | .SH "NAME" |
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| 3273 | parallel from multiple threads, calls with the same loop parameter must be |
3273 | parallel from multiple threads, calls with the same loop parameter must be |
| 3274 | done serially (but can be done from different threads, as long as only one |
3274 | done serially (but can be done from different threads, as long as only one |
| 3275 | thread ever is inside a call at any point in time, e.g. by using a mutex |
3275 | thread ever is inside a call at any point in time, e.g. by using a mutex |
| 3276 | per loop). |
3276 | per loop). |
| 3277 | .PP |
3277 | .PP |
| 3278 | If you want to know which design is best for your problem, then I cannot |
3278 | If you want to know which design (one loop, locking, or multiple loops |
| 3279 | help you but by giving some generic advice: |
3279 | without or something else still) is best for your problem, then I cannot |
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|
3280 | help you. I can give some generic advice however: |
| 3280 | .IP "\(bu" 4 |
3281 | .IP "\(bu" 4 |
| 3281 | most applications have a main thread: use the default libev loop |
3282 | most applications have a main thread: use the default libev loop |
| 3282 | in that thread, or create a separate thread running only the default loop. |
3283 | in that thread, or create a separate thread running only the default loop. |
| 3283 | .Sp |
3284 | .Sp |
| 3284 | This helps integrating other libraries or software modules that use libev |
3285 | This helps integrating other libraries or software modules that use libev |
