Re: [LAD] Communicating between python UI and C++ engine for real time audio?

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists(a)gmail.com> wrote: Yes, that's certainly feasible. RCU = Read-Copy-Update is a software pattern for dealing with situations where you need to update a complex data structure while it is in use. The general approach is to make a copy, modify the copy, and the atomically (normally) swap a pointer to the original for a pointer to the new one. somehow you have to clean up the old one. you won't find this written up in any texts on programming, i think. its in wide use in the linux kernel, and there have been attempts to create some general purpose user space libraries that do it too. my own sense is that almost every implementation of RCU will end up being incredibly context (app) dependent. we use it a lot in ardour. its quite complex. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev(a)lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev