Re: safely buffering Lua data between (system) threads & lua_States?

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OK I found this: http://lua-users.org/wiki/ThreadsTutorial

Makes a bit more sense; I should implement lua_lock and lua_unlock to  
ensure thread safety.

Is this all still true for 5.1?

Graham


On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote:

> > How much can I copy Lua data around between distinct
> > states (assuming thread safety is managed correctly)?
>
> If you have got your locking right, you can use lua_xmove if the Lua
> states are related (ie, children of the same Lua top state).