RE: [HACKERS] Threads

Aren't there cases, though, where multi-threading could be used within the
back end design that we have at the moment, for example, to avoid lags
during I/O?  So, while the nth block of data is being read from the disk,
the (n-1)th block is being processed by the next process down the line.  For
example...
This wouldn't (shouldn't?) break the isolation that currently exists due to
single-process servers.  

MikeA

>> > As well, a few have been asking about multi-threading.
>> > Any thoughts?
>> 
>> Threads within a client backend might be interesting. imho a
>> single-process multi-client multi-threaded server is just asking for
>> trouble, putting all clients at risk for any single misbehaving one.
>> Particularly with our extensibility features, where users and admins
>> can add functionality through code they have written (or are 
>> trying to
>> write ;) having each backend isolated is A Good Thing.
>> 
>> istm that many of the cases for which multi-threading is 
>> proposed (web
>> serving always comes up) can be solved using persistant 
>> connections or
>> other techniques.
>> 
>>                      - Thomas