thread execution order

[Rembrandt Q Einstein]

Axel Mittendorf wrote:
> "Rembrandt Q Einstein" wrote:
> 
>>I wouldn't do this with threads.  I'd use select() or similar to see if
>>the pipe is writable and if it isn't, buffer internally.
> 
> I thought about something like this too, but since I'm not allowed to
> use some kinda timer to write out the pending data I can't it that way.
> Therefor I wondered to use threads.

You don't need a timer.  Just every time your program tries to write, it 
first checks the pipe.  If it can write, it does.  If it can't, it 
buffers until the next time it tries.