Re: Boost.Threads: volatile methods of mutex class

From: davlet_panech (davlet_panech_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-29 12:37:48

--- In boost_at_y..., Darin Adler <darin_at_b...> wrote:
> On 1/29/02 9:24 AM, "davlet_panech" <davlet_panech_at_y...> wrote:
> 
> > I propose that we make sure that places like scoped_lock 
constructor
> > take a reference to a volatile mutex, instead of a plain one.
> 
> Can we instead mark the relevant members of the mutex class 
volatile on
> those platforms?
> 

But that way the interface will be different on different platforms:

/* volatile ?? */ boost::mutex m;
...
scoped_lock lk( m );
...

I don't think it's a good idea.

D.P.

>     -- Darin