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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk>
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Subject: Re: Structure of the multitasking server
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:38:49 +0100
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gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com writes:

>       Looking_for_idle:
>       loop
>         for w in workers'range loop
>           select
>             workers(w).Run(d, w);
>             exit Looking_for_idle;
>           else
>             null; -- Worker is busy
>           end select;
>         end loop;
>       end loop Looking_for_idle;

This looks like a busy-wait to me.  Is it?  If not, why not?

Greetings,

Jacob
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