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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:25:11 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP True Async RFC - Stage 2
To: Edmond Dantes <edmond.ht@gmail.com>
Cc: Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com>, php internals <internals@lists.php.net>
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From: i.miroslavov@gmail.com (Iliya Miroslavov Iliev)

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> At the language abstraction level, we can say that spawn performs a
single operation: it creates an execution context. In this case, the *execu=
tion
context* is a low-level term that refers to the combination of processor
register states and the call stack (as well as the state of the Zend
engine).

Correct.

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 8:45=E2=80=AFPM Edmond Dantes <edmond.ht@gmail.com>=
 wrote:

> >
> >  Nitpick to make sure we're talking about the same thing: What does
> "Separate execution context" mean here?  Because a keyword whose
> description includes "and" is always a yellow flag at least.
> >
>
> At the language abstraction level, we can say that spawn performs a
> single operation: it creates an execution context. In this case, the *exe=
cution
> context* is a low-level term that refers to the combination of processor
> register states and the call stack (as well as the state of the Zend
> engine).
>


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Iliya Miroslavov Iliev
i.miroslavov@gmail.com

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<div dir=3D"ltr">&gt; At the language abstraction level, we can say that=C2=
=A0<code>spawn</code>=C2=A0performs a single operation: it creates an execu=
tion context. In this case, the=C2=A0<b>execution context</b>=C2=A0is a low=
-level term that refers to the combination of processor register states and=
 the call stack (as well as the state of the Zend engine).<br><br>Correct.=
=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 8:45=E2=80=AFPM Edmon=
d Dantes &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:edmond.ht@gmail.com">edmond.ht@gmail.com</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><p>&gt;<br>&gt;=C2=A0

Nitpick to make sure we&#39;re talking about the same thing: What does &quo=
t;Separate execution context&quot; mean here?=C2=A0 Because a keyword whose=
 description includes &quot;and&quot; is always a yellow flag at least.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0<br>&gt;</p><p>At the language abstraction level, we can say that =
<code>spawn</code> performs a single operation: it creates an execution con=
text. In this case, the <b>execution context</b> is a low-level term that r=
efers to the combination of processor register states and the call stack (a=
s well as the state of the Zend engine).</p></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Iliya Miroslavov Iliev<div><a href=3D"mailto:i.m=
iroslavov@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank"><font color=3D"#6aa84f">i.miroslavov=
@gmail.com</font></a><br></div></div></div>

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