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<a name="fiber.scheduling"></a><a class="link" href="scheduling.html" title="Scheduling">Scheduling</a>
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Fibers are managed by a scheduler which coordinates the sequence of fibers
running or waiting. Each thread is required to have its own scheduler. By default,
<span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Fiber</strong></span> allocates for each thread a scheduler
( <a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_round_robin"> <code class="computeroutput">round_robin</code></a>) on the heap. To prevent the library from heap-allocating
a default scheduler for a given thread, that thread must call <a class="link" href="fiber_mgmt/fiber.html#set_scheduling_algorithm"> <code class="computeroutput">set_scheduling_algorithm()</code></a> before
any other <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Fiber</strong></span> entry point.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">thread_fn</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">my_fiber_scheduler</span> <span class="identifier">mfs</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">fibers</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set_scheduling_algorithm</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">mfs</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="special">...</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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A fiber-scheduler must implement interface <a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_algorithm"> <code class="computeroutput">algorithm</code></a>. <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Fiber</strong></span> provides two schedulers: <a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_round_robin"> <code class="computeroutput">round_robin</code></a> and
<a class="link" href="../"> <code class="computeroutput">round_robin_ws</code></a>.
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You are explicitly permitted to code your own <a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_algorithm"> <code class="computeroutput">algorithm</code></a> subclass,
and to pass it to <a class="link" href="fiber_mgmt/fiber.html#set_scheduling_algorithm"> <code class="computeroutput">set_scheduling_algorithm()</code></a>.
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<a name="class_algorithm_bridgehead"></a>
<span><a name="class_algorithm"></a></span>
<a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_algorithm">Class <code class="computeroutput">algorithm</code></a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">fiber</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">algorithm</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">sched_algorithm</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">sched_algorithm</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{}</span>
<span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">awakened</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">worker_fiber</span> <span class="special">*)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">worker_fiber</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">pick_next</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">priority</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">worker_fiber</span> <span class="special">*,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">noexcept</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">set_scheduling_algorithm</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">sched_algorithm</span> <span class="special">*);</span>
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<span><a name="algorithm_awakened"></a></span>
<a class="link" href="scheduling.html#algorithm_awakened">Member function
<code class="computeroutput">awakened</code>()</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">awakened</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">worker_fiber</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p class="title"><b></b></p>
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<dt><span class="term">Effects:</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Marks fiber <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">f</span></code>, to be
ready to run.
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<a name="algorithm_pick_next_bridgehead"></a>
<span><a name="algorithm_pick_next"></a></span>
<a class="link" href="scheduling.html#algorithm_pick_next">Member
function <code class="computeroutput">pick_next</code>()</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">worker_fiber</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">pick_next</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p class="title"><b></b></p>
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<dt><span class="term">Effects:</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Depending on the scheduling algorithm, this function returns the fiber
which has to be resumed next.
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<h5>
<a name="algorithm_priority_bridgehead"></a>
<span><a name="algorithm_priority"></a></span>
<a class="link" href="scheduling.html#algorithm_priority">Member function
<code class="computeroutput">priority</code>()</a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">priority</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">detail</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">worker_fiber</span> <span class="special">*,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">noexcept</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<dt><span class="term">Effects:</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Reschedule the fiber depending on the priority.
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<a name="class_round_robin_bridgehead"></a>
<span><a name="class_round_robin"></a></span>
<a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_round_robin">Class <code class="computeroutput">round_robin</code></a>
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<p>
This class implements <a class="link" href="scheduling.html#class_algorithm"> <code class="computeroutput">algorithm</code></a> and schedules fibers in round-robin
fashion.
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[info The exsample section provides an scheduler used for migrating fibers
(work-stealing) between threads (different schedulers).]
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