Re: [boost] Re: detail::atomic_counter

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-29 09:51:29

From: <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
> --- In boost_at_y..., "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_m...> wrote:
> > It is my opinion that it belongs there as well, but Bill Kempf did
> not agree
> > when I brought this up.
>
> This simply isn't true ;).

Sorry.

> I don't think that an atomic integer type
> belongs there... at least not with out a lot of very careful
> consideration about what such a type means.  However, an atomic
> reference counter (actually, a MT safe reference counter would be a
> better description) is very much relevant to Boost.Threads.  Just not
> at this stage in it's life cycle.

This stage of the shared_ptr life cycle, however, needs an atomic reference
count. shared_ptr<thread> is an idiom recommended by the Boost.Threads
rationale, after all.

So the question is where should it go. In boost/, in boost/detail/ or in
boost/thread/ ?

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Peter Dimov
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