Static variables are shared between threads.  Don't make your
thread-specific data static.

"Are there some issues when different threads try to read/write into the
same variable?"

Yes, it can get very tricky if writing is involved.  For instance, while
different threads can read/write to the same static variable, the changes
might not become visible to other threads immediately due to how caching
works.  See
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4934913/are-static-variables-shared-between-threads

Avoid it entirely when you can.

Siggy
On Jun 20, 2015 5:00 AM, "Axel Kowald" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>  While the hand-coded versions of the top-level loop do indeed reuse the
>> same SimState, this is not the case for doLoop.  There's a good reason for
>> this: one of the things doLoop can do is run your N jobs in *parallel*, not
>> just in serial.
>>
> thanks for the information.
> I decided to use the doLoop and collect my data in static class variables.
> Because that worked fine I'm now also trying to use the -parallel option.
> It seems that my static variable is filled from all parallel batches. How
> is this possible if all batches run in independent threads?  Are there some
> issues when different threads try to read/write into the same variable?
> I'm normally not using parallel stuff, so please excuse if this is trivial.
>
> Many thanks,
>    Axel
>