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In article <3C59412C.1040702 at skippinet.com.au>,
Mark Hammond  <mhammond at skippinet.com.au> wrote:
>Paul Rubin wrote:
>> 
>> What happens if you use Stackless?
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>If Stackless has microthreads that have very little overhead (which 
>implies not based on OS threads) then that would probably be a good option.

You're correct about the overhead but wrong about it being a good
option.  The problem with microthreads is that it blocks completely on
I/O, which is why the threadpool is better.
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