Re: [Boost-users] [LockFree] compile problems under VS 2008 sp1

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [LockFree] compile problems under VS 2008 sp1
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-29 07:10:58

> struct atomic_cas64
> {
> ....
> #elif defined(_M_IX86)
>         return InterlockedCompareExchange(reinterpret_cast<volatile
> LONG*>(addr),
>                                           reinterpret_cast<LONG>(nw),
> // reinterpret_cast: cannot cast boost::int64_t to LONG
>                                           reinterpret_cast<LONG>(old))
> == old;  // reinterpret_cast: cannot cast boost::int64_t to LONG

thanks, i will have a look at the code ... i am neither using windows,
nor msvc, so the win32-specific code is not very well tested ...

> More questions: what is the status of LockFree?

i consider the implementation as quite stable and the library is
submitted for review (though i didn't get any reply on the review
request :/)

> Are there any alternatives for atomic_int?

there is a boost::detail::atomic_count ...

tim

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