[erlang-questions] What's the most efficient method to broadcast a message to multiple (100Ks) of processes?

[Joel Reymont]

http://groups.google.com/group/erlang-programming/browse_thread/thread/1931368998000836/b325e869a3eea26a

Basically, raise priority to high around your sending loop and then get it back to normal right after.


On Oct 7, 2010, at 8:01 PM, Zvi wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> what's the most efficient method to broadcast a message to multiple
> (100Ks) of processes?
> 
> The most naive way is:
> 
>   [ Pid ! Msg || Pid<-Pids ].
> 
> less naive method:
> 
>   [ spawn(fun() -> [Pid ! Msg || Pid<-PidsSublist] end) ||
> PidsSublist <- partition(Pids, N) ].
> 
> where partition(L,N) splits list L into N sublists.
> 
> Any ideas for better method?

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