[boost] volatile and thread-safety

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-01 14:46:50

I had heard Andrei did something like this a while ago, but I missed
the details until just now, when I stumbled across the article at
http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=7998/cujcexp1902alexandr/.  I was a
little disappointed at first because I always imagined something much
more sophisticated, but the simplicity of Andrei's technique is also
its beauty.  I wonder if it makes sense for us to implement:

  a. A coding guideline in which threadsafe member functions are
     volatile

  b. Some infrastructure similar to his LockingPtr

Thoughts?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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