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From: Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid>
Subject: Re: Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for safety !
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:24:20 +0300
Date: 2014-06-25T20:24:20+03:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c10eu3FqnsrU1@mid.individual.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5156oy7vhg99.17wu6q2ef45ke.dlg@40tude.net>

On 14-06-23 10:42 , Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:18:11 +0300, Niklas Holsti wrote:
> 
>> I am currently working on an Ada project with a null run-time and a
>> proprietary small multi-threading kernel.
> 
> Wouldn't it be helpful to have user-defined tasking for such cases?

I haven't felt a need for that.

> Because there is another important case for this - co-routines.

I don'like them, at least not as substitutes for tasking. They can be a
way to interface and interleave two or more sequential algorithms in one
task, in a controlled way.

> When implementing
> stuff like network communication (e.g. HTTP servers) and parallel
> processing we frequently have a set of state machines (one per connection)
> too expensive to handle from OS tasks. Programming a state machine is
> turning all design upside down. If there were user-defined task support one
> could program this as if it were in proper tasks.

The proposals for "lightweight" tasks that I have seen have more
constraints and ugly limitations than I would like. Even Ravenscar
constraints are often annoying. Better OS support for Ada tasking would
be preferable. I'm not convinced that the best and fastest designs for
Ada tasking systems have been discovered yet.

-- 
Niklas Holsti
Tidorum Ltd
niklas holsti tidorum fi
      .      @       .

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2014-06-03  1:37 a new language, designed for safety ! Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-04  0:21 ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-04  1:19   ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04  4:05     ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04  6:59       ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-04  4:12     ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04  5:44   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-04 15:25 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-04 19:43   ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-04 21:32     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-05  9:13     ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-05 15:33       ` Adam Beneschan
2014-06-05 19:19         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-05 15:55       ` Adam Beneschan
2014-06-05 19:15         ` sbelmont700
2014-06-05 22:40       ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-06 15:13         ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-06 17:51           ` G.B.
2014-06-06 18:39             ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-06 19:43               ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-06 20:42                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-08  9:40               ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-08 13:56                 ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-08 16:13                   ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-08 17:22                     ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-08 19:36                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-09  5:30                       ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-09  7:06                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-09 16:07                           ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-10  7:44                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-10 16:31                               ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-10 16:52                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-06 18:52           ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-06 22:50             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-23  0:40       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23  0:43         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23  0:51           ` Shark8
2014-06-23  1:47             ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-23  6:46               ` Shark8
2014-06-23 14:17             ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-23 15:39               ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-23 17:04               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-05  8:26   ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-09 10:03 ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-10  9:36   ` Stephen Leake
2014-06-10 10:48     ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-10 18:31       ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-23  1:01         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-10 12:28     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 12:42       ` Lucretia
2014-06-10 12:50         ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-10 13:00           ` Lucretia
2014-06-10 14:43             ` Brad Moore
2014-06-10 15:15               ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-10 20:28                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 20:39                   ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-10 21:04                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11  7:17                       ` Pascal Obry
2014-06-25 22:37                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-10 22:09                   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-12 23:58                     ` Shark8
2014-06-13  1:28                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-25 22:41                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26  1:36                           ` Shark8
2014-06-26 10:19                           ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-25 22:40                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26  7:39                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-26  7:42                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 10:07                           ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-26 10:18                       ` J-P. Rosen
2014-07-02 22:06                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-11  0:16                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-11  7:29                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11 19:22                       ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-12 11:48                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-12 16:59                           ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-10 15:33               ` Lucretia
2014-06-10 16:31                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-10 19:34                   ` Tero Koskinen
2014-06-11  6:46                     ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-11  8:45                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-11  9:05                       ` Simon Wright
2014-06-11 12:09                       ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11 12:34                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-11 12:42                           ` björn lundin
2014-06-11 13:04                           ` Lucretia
2014-06-11 12:11                     ` björn lundin
2014-06-10 19:49                 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-10 22:09                   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-11  9:01                     ` Simon Wright
2014-06-16 16:22                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-16 17:11                       ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: " Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 19:34                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-17 20:16                           ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-18  5:56                             ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-18  6:34                               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-18 19:57                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-19  3:46                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-22 19:50                               ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-22 23:38                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-23  6:18                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2014-06-23  7:42                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 11:17                                       ` Simon Wright
2014-06-23 17:14                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 19:21                                           ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-23 20:14                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 21:48                                               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24  1:18                                                 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-24  2:15                                                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-24  7:51                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 21:52                                               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24  1:04                                                 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-26  3:24                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26  3:27                                                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-24  1:01                                             ` Shark8
2014-06-24 10:24                                               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24 11:25                                                 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 15:55                                                   ` Shark8
2014-06-24 18:06                                                     ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 18:44                                                       ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 18:49                                                       ` Shark8
2014-06-24 21:25                                                         ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-24 16:48                                                   ` Simon Wright
2014-06-26  3:41                                                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23 20:40                                           ` Simon Wright
2014-06-24  7:48                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 11:48                                       ` G.B.
2014-06-24  7:52                                       ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-24  8:33                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-07-01 10:28                                           ` Simon Wright
2014-07-01 12:41                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-26  2:50                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 10:04                                           ` G.B.
2014-06-26 18:20                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-25 17:24                                       ` Niklas Holsti [this message]
2014-06-26  2:43                                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-23  7:31                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-23 20:08                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-23 20:20                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-24 11:56                                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-24 12:13                                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 20:27                         ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-18  7:09                           ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-18 10:32                             ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-18 11:50                               ` Brian Drummond
2014-06-18 17:34                               ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-18 17:56                                 ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-19  7:22                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19 12:02                                     ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-20  7:03                                       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19 13:33                                     ` Lucretia
2014-06-20  7:07                                       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-20 11:44                                         ` Lucretia
2014-06-20 12:47                                           ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2014-06-18 18:24                                 ` Lucretia
2014-06-19  7:26                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-18 18:47                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18 20:17                                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-18 22:51                                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-19  8:51                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-19  3:35                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-19  7:34                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19  8:19                                     ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-19  9:11                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-19 12:08                                       ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-19 13:48                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-19 20:59                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-26  2:04                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 22:24                                             ` Shark8
2014-06-26 22:44                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-26 22:51                                                 ` Shark8
2014-06-27 12:43                                               ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, anon
2014-06-19 21:13                                         ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for safety ! Robert A Duff
2014-06-19 23:47                                           ` Adam Beneschan
2014-06-19 21:03                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-20  7:26                                       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-20 19:50                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-21  8:35                                           ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-22 23:26                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-26  2:16                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-20  9:54                                   ` anon
2014-06-20 12:25                                     ` Lucretia
2014-06-20 19:32                                       ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for anon
2014-06-18 17:01                             ` Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language, designed for safety ! Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-19  7:53                               ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-06-19 21:10                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-19 22:27                                   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-16 21:31                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-16 23:02                         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-17 11:14                           ` gvdschoot
2014-06-17 17:42                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-17 12:56                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 17:43                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-17 19:46                               ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-06-26  1:20                                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-17 19:41                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-17 20:08                               ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-18  5:46                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-18  8:02                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18  9:34                                     ` G.B.
2014-06-18 12:30                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18 14:43                                         ` G.B.
2014-06-18 16:39                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-20  8:27                                             ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-25 22:43                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-12 23:56               ` Shark8
2014-06-10 20:22         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 21:14           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-10 22:09             ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-10 22:09           ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-11  0:05           ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-11  7:32             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-11 16:50               ` G.B.
2014-06-11 19:20               ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-12  7:01                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-12 17:46                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-12 21:40                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13  6:37                       ` J-P. Rosen
2014-06-13 12:03                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13 15:34                           ` Lucretia
2014-06-13 17:00                             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13 22:21                           ` Brian Drummond
2014-06-14 20:41                             ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-15  6:26                               ` Tero Koskinen
2014-06-16  0:11                                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-15 18:10                               ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-16  0:00                                 ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-25  6:42                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-25  7:29                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-25 12:17                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-12 23:53         ` Shark8
2014-06-13  4:28           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13  8:17             ` gvdschoot
2014-06-13 13:16               ` Simon Wright
2014-06-13 14:13                 ` gvdschoot
2014-06-13 15:52                   ` Shark8
2014-06-13 17:04                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13 20:10                     ` Simon Wright
2014-06-15  6:33                 ` Tero Koskinen
2014-06-15  7:47                   ` gvdschoot
2014-06-15  8:13                     ` gvdschoot
2014-06-15  8:18                     ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-06-16  0:16                       ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16  0:35                     ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16  6:08                       ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-16  6:19                         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-16 12:08                           ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-25 22:28                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-16 12:30                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16  6:22                         ` gvdschoot
2014-06-25  6:28         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-06-11  8:27     ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-11 19:39       ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-11 19:52         ` Luke A. Guest
2014-06-12  1:39           ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-12  2:46             ` Dan'l Miller
2014-06-12 11:24               ` Peter Chapin
2014-06-12 11:36                 ` Lucretia
2014-06-12 14:48                 ` björn lundin
2014-06-12 22:12                   ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-13  8:36                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-13 15:55                       ` Shark8
2014-06-13 16:13                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-13 20:57                       ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-14  7:27                         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-14 21:02                         ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16 16:39                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-16 17:13                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-16 17:24                           ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-16 19:13                             ` Simon Wright
2014-06-16 20:25                               ` Simon Clubley
2014-06-17 16:10                                 ` Simon Wright
2014-06-16 21:53                           ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-16 23:02                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-06-16 23:42                               ` Robert A Duff
2014-06-17 19:18                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-06-14 21:05                       ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-15  6:52                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-15 10:04                           ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-06-15 12:25                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-17  8:18                           ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-17  9:13                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-18  7:55                               ` Maciej Sobczak
2014-06-18  8:31                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-06-12  8:16         ` Georg Bauhaus
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