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#266 |
| Bug Report: | $problem_report_262 |
| Reported From: | the Courtyard ($courtyard) |
| Reported By: | Bruce ($user_bruce) |
| Reported On: | 05-Jan-1999 |
| Resolved: | UNRESOLVED |
| Claimed: | UNCLAIMED |
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| Summary: | Use of 'preempt' in task docs |
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| The use of the term 'preempted' for the tasks that have been pause()d is confusing. I've heard various questions about it elsewhere due to a prior expectation of the meaning of the word.
Thoughts?
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On 17-Jan-1999 Bruce ($user_bruce) Comments: Perhaps 'yielded' may work better since the behavior of pause() is closely related to the yielding operations in most cooperative multitasking systems. | |
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