Re: [MUD-Dev] Two threads forced to one CPU? (was: Collecting ideas for a MUD server...)

[Greg Miller <gmiller#classic-games,com>]

cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA wrote:
> sometimes > 32 bits, these can work atomically. Unless you know the
> specifics, however, and want your software to not be readily portable to
> other CPU variants (even other I32's!), don't assume anything.

Indeed. If you're on win32, use the Interlocked...() family of functions
if you have a good reason to use static/global data. If you don't have
functions of that sort, write them--and be very aware of the high cost
of such functions, and the much higher cost of using mutexes to simulate
them.
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