[ruby-core:50549] Re: [ruby-trunk - Feature #6762][Open] Control interrupt timing

>   handle_interrupt(X => :immediately)
>   handle_interrupt(Y => :on_blocking)
>   handle_interrupt(Z => :never)
>
> Handle interrupt X immediately.  Handle interrupt Y on_blocking.
> Handle interrupt Z never.  You could also write:
>
>   asynchronous_event(X => :immediate)
>   asynchronous_event(Y => :on_blocking)
>   asynchronous_event(Z => :defer)
>
> Or, (but this is getting a bit too long):
>
>   handle_asynchronous_event(X => :immediately)
>   handle_asynchronous_event(Y => :on_blocking)
>   handle_asynchronous_event(Z => :never)

I'm ok both handle_interrupt and handle_asynchronous_event.
(and I also agree  :defer should go back :never if we accept this name)



> My vote is for handle_interrupt or asynchronous_event, but all these
> read as idiomatically correct English jargon.  I adjusted the values in
> the hashes slightly when using a verb phase for the method name to make
> the resulting syntax more consistent with English grammar.
>
> The
>   Thread#pending_interrupt?
>
> method name you propose is also perfectly good English.
> Either name is much more descriptive than Thread#async_interrupt?

I'm ok this one too.