From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-09-19T04:14:34+09:00
Subject: Re: rubyinline and rails - do they play nice

On Sep 15, 2006, at 1:00 PM, hemant wrote:

> On 9/16/06, hemant <gethemant@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 2. Use BackgrounDRb as you suggest
>
> I am already using Backgroundrb for several other stuff. But i am
> curious, that how it will work with rubyinline? Ruby threads, should
> handle it alright..theoretically(since backgroundrb uses ruby threads)
>
> But, i would just ask opinions of Ezra on this. Because i feel, stuff
> at my end needs some real optimization. These worker threads are damn
> slow and i need to make them fast.

Note that C code typically won't allow a thread switch, so the ruby  
process will be blocked until the C method returns.  Exceptions to  
this include socket operations performed via the Ruby/C API and  
manual calls of CHECK_INTS.

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