10.1 Creating Arrays of Threads

This module defines a data type CPath, also known as an ``array descriptor''. Arrays are created by the function CPathMakeArray, and individual threads are created using CPathMakeThread:

void CPathMakeArray(CPath *path, int threadfn, int mapfn, ...)
This function initiates the creation of an array of threads. It fills in the array descriptor *path. Each thread in the array starts executing the function represented by threadfn. The function mapfn represents a mapping function, controlling the layout of the array. This parameter must be followed by the dimensions of the array, and then a zero.

void CPathMakeThread(CPath *path, int startfn, int pe)
This function makes a zero-dimensional array of threads, in other words, just one thread.