<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.rate.ftv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 15:26:46 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199805062225.PAA06974#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199805031743.TAA20450#xs1,simplex.nl --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00442.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00444.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00446.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00376.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00443">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00443">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00443">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 06 May 1998 15:25:28 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: "Petidomo List Agent -- Kanga.Nu version" <<A HREF="mailto:petidomo#kanga,nu">petidomo#kanga,nu</A>></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sun, 3 May 1998 19:43:41 +0200 (MET DST) Felix A Croes<felix#xs1,simplex.nl> wrote: > In your system, isn't it also necessary to check the state of > successor events? For example: event A schedules event B, and then > fails. Event B is started and succeeds. Event A is restarted, > schedules event B again, and succeeds. Event B is started and > succeeds. Now event A has completed once, but successor event B has > completed twice, even though B can only be scheduled by A. My handling is that Event A logs B, and B is only passed to the process system IF A C&C's successfully. If A doesn't C&C, then the log of B of course doesn't exist as it would have been created by something that doesn't exist etc. I find its quite common for my code to be logging follow up (daisy-chain) events. > Also, doesn't this imply that when A schedules B, it cannot pass > along data to B? After all, that data has been prepared by an event > that may turn out not to have existed. Precisely. > This looks like a very chaotic system to me. What are the > advantages that make you prefer it? Not merely chaotic, but impossible to guarantee either logical state or logical consistency. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------(*) Internet: claw#under,engr.sgi.com ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... -- MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00339" HREF="msg00339.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Felix A. Croes" <felix#xs1,simplex.nl></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00442.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PK and my "Mobless MUD" idea</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00444.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00446.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00376.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00443"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00443"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00560" HREF="msg00560.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 22:14 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00339" HREF="msg00339.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#xs1,simplex.nl">felix#xs1,simplex.nl</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 17:45 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00345" HREF="msg00345.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 May 1998, 16:50 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00446" HREF="msg00446.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 06 May 1998, 23:03 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00443" HREF="msg00443.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 06 May 1998, 22:26 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00376" HREF="msg00376.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#xs1,simplex.nl">felix#xs1,simplex.nl</a>, Mon 04 May 1998, 17:25 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00383" HREF="msg00383.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 04 May 1998, 20:20 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00388" HREF="msg00388.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Joel Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Tue 05 May 1998, 07:17 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00557" HREF="msg00557.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: atomic functions</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 21:32 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>