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@@ -102,15 +102,23 @@ namespace Bu
102 /** 102 /**
103 * The workhorse of the Thread class. This is the function that will 103 * The workhorse of the Thread class. This is the function that will
104 * run in the thread, when this function exits the thread dies and is 104 * run in the thread, when this function exits the thread dies and is
105 * cleaned up by the system. Make sure to read up on ThreadMutex, 105 * cleaned up by the system. Make sure to read up on Bu::Mutex,
106 * ThreadCondition, and cancel to see how to control and protect 106 * Bu::Condition, and the Bu::Synchro* classes to see how to control
107 * everything you do in a safe way within this function. 107 * and protect everything you do in a safe way within this function.
108 *@returns I'm not sure right now, but this is the posix standard form. 108 *@returns I'm not sure right now, but this is the posix standard form.
109 */ 109 */
110 virtual void run()=0; 110 virtual void run()=0;
111 111
112 /** 112 /**
113 * This is the hidden-heard of the thread system. While run is what the 113 * Gives up some cpu-time in the currently running thread. If a thread
114 * is working hard, but you want to give other threads on the system
115 * some time to do some work, call yield.
116 */
117 void yield();
118
119 private:
120 /**
121 * This is the hidden-heart of the thread system. While run is what the
114 * user gets to override, and everything said about it is true, this is 122 * user gets to override, and everything said about it is true, this is
115 * the function that actually makes up the thread, it simply calls the 123 * the function that actually makes up the thread, it simply calls the
116 * run member function in an OO-friendly way. This is what allows us to 124 * run member function in an OO-friendly way. This is what allows us to
@@ -119,8 +127,6 @@ namespace Bu
119 *@returns This is specified by posix, I'm not sure yet. 127 *@returns This is specified by posix, I'm not sure yet.
120 */ 128 */
121 static void *threadRunner( void *pThread ); 129 static void *threadRunner( void *pThread );
122
123 void yield();
124 }; 130 };
125} 131}
126 132