[boost] Re: s*_ptr proposals

From: Alexander Terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-13 05:20:32

"Philippe A. Bouchard" wrote:
> 
> Hi there Boosters,
> 
>     I have discussed a little about the actual s*_ptr design and I got asked
> why the mutex inside the counted_base couldn't be used externaly to lock the
> object as well as the counter.  

You don't really need to have a mutex inside counted_base. 
refcount<> is the way to go.

http://terekhov.de/pthread_refcount_t/experimental/refcount.cpp
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3EC0F1F1.B78AA0DA%40web.de

regards,
alexander.