[linux-audio-dev] realtimeness: pthread_cond_signal vs. pipe write

[Lee Revell]

On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 23:43 +0200, jaromil wrote:
> my solution so far is assuming that boolean is atomical.
> all multi threaded handling i wrote is based on this assumption: i use
> it in pipe and linklist classes, but semaphores could also be there.
> 
> i found no probems and good speed so far
> ... and life is boring without risks :)) 

How does that help with IPC?  I thought this thread was about a realtime
safe IPC mechanism?

Lee