RE: Fast thread-local storage for OpenGL drivers

[Gareth Hughes]

Dan Kegel wrote:
> OK, "all new platforms".  Sounds like a good argument for tagging
> along with glibc's __thread variable support, if you ask me.

We still have to support all older platforms as well.

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Gareth Hughes ([e-mail])
OpenGL Developer, NVIDIA Corporation

Fast thread-local storage for OpenGL drivers

[Dan Kegel]

Gareth Hughes wrote:
> Dan Kegel wrote:
> > OK, "all new platforms".  Sounds like a good argument for tagging
> > along with glibc's __thread variable support, if you ask me.
>
> We still have to support all older platforms as well.

Sure, but it doesn't have to be as blazingly fast on old platforms.

And, practically speaking, what you're looking for
might in fact only be possible using the new glibc
stuff; as Alexander said, Wine might be forced
to break any constraint you try to get them to agree to.
- Dan