>> It's easy enough to call the PyGIL_ functions manually from rpython..
> That might well be, but that does not release PyPy's GIL when the module > is used together with PyPy. OK, but overall it sounds like, if one were to write an CPython extension using RPython programming style so that the critical parts are translated to C, one CAN release the CPython GIL and thereby take advantage of multiprocessors for threading. My understanding from the second comment above is that this extension would not have the GIL-releasing ability when the module is used with PyPy. The docs say that the extension-writing ability is beta and that "bugs and rough edges are likely." Are there any estimates as to when it might be fairly stable? Thanks, Gary -- Gary Robinson CTO Emergent Music, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] 207-942-3463 Company: http://www.goombah.com Blog: http://www.garyrobinson.net _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/pypy-dev
