[boost] Re: Interest? Inter-thread double-buffer class..

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-01 22:58:00

"Dan W." <danw_at_[hidden]> wrote

> > AFAIK shared_ptr<> uses interlocked_exchange() for Win32, mutex
elsewhere.
> > The shared_ptr documentation contains performance benchmarks.
>
> Yes, I'm looking at it. I might have to code my own, stripped down,
> non-thread-safe version of shared_ptr for double_buffer's use, as the
> intended use is between two threads, and the shared_ptr's used on each
> side are independent of each other, so that thread safety isn't needed.
>
#undef BOOST_HAS_THREADS
would get rid shared_ptr<> of its thread capabilities (should be more finer
grained, IMHO).

/Pavel