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Re: MzScheme Multi-processor Threading

To: Brent Fulgham <brent.fulgham@xpsystems.com>
Subject: Re: MzScheme Multi-processor Threading
From: Matthew Flatt <mflatt@cs.utah.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:56:21 -0700 (MST)
CC: plt-scheme@fast.cs.utah.edu
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Quoting Brent Fulgham:
> Does anyone know if MzScheme can "free thread" across
> multiple processors, assuming it was built using the
> native threading model of the underlying operating system
> (and assuming this underlying thread system supports
> multiproccessor load splitting)?

Yes. MzScheme doesn't attach any special properties to OS-level
threads, so the OS can direct a thread to any processor it wants to.

Matthew

References:
- MzScheme Multi-processor Threading
  - From: Brent Fulgham <brent.fulgham@xpsystems.com>

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