
I have a problem in organizing concurrent thread launch. My program structure is the following: #include <iostream> #include <boost/thread.hpp> using namespace std; class Worker { private: boost::thread m_Thread; public: Worker() { /* the thread is not-a-thread until we call start() */ } void start(int N) { m_Thread = boost::thread(&Worker::processQueue, this, N); } void join() { m_Thread.join(); } void processQueue(unsigned N) { /* Do some long long stuff... */ } }; int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { Worker worker_1, worker_2, worker_3, worker_4; // How to start threads and join them in order // to make constantly two of them running? return 0; } I have different threads which have to work on completely different input and output data (non critical sections): an atomic operation per thread, each one with different time execution but everyone with an intense use of the CPU. Let's say I have 10 operations to perform (10 threads): I would like to run concurrently only 2 threads because of resource consumption. My problem is that when a threads ends its execution, I would like to suddenly start another thread performing operation 3, in order to have constantly 2 threads working, and so on until the end of operations. How can I achieve this? I thought to insert my threads into a vector...but I have no idea on how start and join them in order to obtain what described above. Can anyone post me a little example? Thanks in advance. -- Alessandro Candini MEEO S.r.l. Via Saragat 9 I-44122 Ferrara, Italy Tel: +39 0532 1861501 Fax: +39 0532 1861637 http://www.meeo.it ======================================== "ATTENZIONE:le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono da considerarsi confidenziali ed il loro utilizzo è riservato unicamente al destinatario sopra indicato. Chi dovesse ricevere questo messaggio per errore è tenuto ad informare il mittente ed a rimuoverlo definitivamente da ogni supporto elettronico o cartaceo." "WARNING:This message contains confidential and/or proprietary information which may be subject to privilege or immunity and which is intended for use of its addressee only. Should you receive this message in error, you are kindly requested to inform the sender and to definitively remove it from any paper or electronic format."