putb(T msg, final long timeoutMillis)

Hi, I read the MailBox.java and have a question. Why the method putb(T msg, final long timeoutMillis) not reput the msg when the mailbox is not full. But the method put(T msg, int timeoutMillis) reput the msg in a loop. Thanks.

    /**
     * put a non-null message in the mailbox, and block the calling thread  for timeoutMillis
     * if the mailbox is full. 
     */
    public void putb(T msg, final long timeoutMillis) {
        BlockingSubscriber evs = new BlockingSubscriber();
        if (!put(msg, evs)) {
            evs.blockingWait(timeoutMillis);
        }
        if (!evs.eventRcvd) {
            removeSpaceAvailableListener(evs);
        }
    }

/**
     * put a non-null message in the mailbox, and pause the calling task  for timeoutMillis
     * if the mailbox is full. 
     */

    public boolean put(T msg, int timeoutMillis) throws Pausable {
        final Task t = Task.getCurrentTask();
        long begin = System.currentTimeMillis();
        while (!put(msg, t)) {
            TimerTask tt = new TimerTask() {
                public void run() {
                    Mailbox.this.removeSpaceAvailableListener(t);
                    t.onEvent(Mailbox.this, timedOut);
                }
            };
            Task.timer.schedule(tt, timeoutMillis);
            Task.pause(this);
            removeSpaceAvailableListener(t);
            if (System.currentTimeMillis() - begin >= timeoutMillis) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

[nqzero]

this is fixed (for both putb and getb) in kilim 2.0

@CurryGaifan thanks for noticing the inconsistency, and @zy416548283 thanks for explaining the significance to me

[walkerzhao]

@kilim @nqzero Here, we has similar question lastly.

The intention is the same in both: attempt to do a put until we run out of time.

But now, putb will not reput the msg into the mailbox; In some situations, this behavior may be dangerous.