driver_output_term() and unsigned long (32 bit) values

[Sean Hinde]

> > IMHO, I think it is a bad idea to allow a driver to create 
> a reference
> > since references should be unique and it will be hard to 
> guarantee    
> > uniqueness if there are several allocators ...              
>           
> 
> Why not a function:
> 
> 	ErlDrvTerm driver_mkref()
> 
> which will always use the internal reference allocator?  Or is it
> not possible to use the existing allocator underlying erlang:mkref/0
> while a driver is executing?

It might be a problem if this was called by a driver thread - depending on
the algorithm it might need some mutex protection. Calling something like
this from one of the main driver callbacks in the main thread shouldn't be a
problem though.

Sean



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