It is a limit for the language as it is now.
We have to add explicit locking in the language, or automatic locking in the interpreter.
The latter is what has been tried.
/ Per Hedbor ()
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2004-02-01 14:47: Subject: Re: Default backend and thread backends?
But that was tested by adding locks on existing global data structures, not removing them, right? I won't believe for a second that it's a theoretical limit (i.e. based on Pike language properties) which can't be overcome.
/ Jonas Walldén