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authorFernando Sahmkow <fsahmkow27@gmail.com>2020-03-06 11:24:08 -0400
committerFernando Sahmkow <fsahmkow27@gmail.com>2020-06-18 16:29:26 -0400
commit18f54f74862322d5a9360cbdc3541b6e3f15dce6 (patch)
tree240226785f9dd934bc85ce76fea9b96d6916eeef /src/common/fiber.h
parent137d862d9b275209b3d62a413396a15e9e14b4b4 (diff)
Common/Fiber: Document fiber interexchange.
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diff --git a/src/common/fiber.h b/src/common/fiber.h
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@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ namespace Common {
* to implement such patterns. This fiber class is 'threadsafe' only one fiber
* can be running at a time and threads will be locked while trying to yield to
* a running fiber until it yields. WARNING exchanging two running fibers between
- * threads will cause a deadlock.
+ * threads will cause a deadlock. In order to prevent a deadlock, each thread should
+ * have an intermediary fiber, you switch to the intermediary fiber of the current
+ * thread and then from it switch to the expected fiber. This way you can exchange
+ * 2 fibers within 2 different threads.
*/
class Fiber {
public: