[Python-Dev] Reworking the GIL (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Mon Nov 2 11:42:47 CET 2009

Sturla Molden wrote:

Martin v. Löwis skrev:

b) notice that, on Windows, minimum wait resolution may be as large as 15ms (e.g. on XP, depending on the hardware). Not sure what this means for WaitForMultipleObjects; most likely, if you ask for a 5ms wait, it waits until the next clock tick. It would be bad if, on some systems, a wait of 5ms would mean that it immediately returns.

Which is why one should use multimedia timers with QPC on Windows.

Maybe you should study the code under discussion before making such a proposal.

Regards, Martin

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