Re: [boost] Re: detail::atomic_counter

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-29 09:52:20

From: <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
> --- In boost_at_y..., "Greg Colvin" <gcolvin_at_u...> wrote:
> > The advantage of using ++ and -- is that raw integer types support 
> them.
> 
> And are rarely (if ever) thread safe.  So you're not helping anybody 
> by duplicating the interface of raw integer types here, IMHO.

Raw integers are completely thread safe when there is only one thread. ;-)

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Peter Dimov
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