[boost] Re: Moving Boost.Thread tss changes from thread_dev branch to HEAD

From: Michael Glassford (glassfordm_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-05 06:46:15

No comments, anyone?

Mike

Michael Glassford wrote:
> The thread_dev branch in CVS contains a number of changes to the
> thread_specific_ptr / tss implementation that I would like to move to
> the main branch. I plan to look at it more carefully before I do so,
> but will anyone interested please take a look at the implementation on
> the thread_dev branch to see if has any problems (or if there are
> known problems that it doesn't fix)? It contains changes to fix a
> number of issues with the current implementation, including, among
> others:
> 
> 
> 1) thread_specific_ptr::reset() doesn't check error:
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg55713.php.
> 
> 2) Double deletes:
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg50266.php,
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg50543.php,
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg30433.php,
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost-users/msg05531.php.
> 
> 3) Not enough tss keys/slots:
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg55376.php,
> http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg55712.php.
> 
> 4) Ability to register custom cleanup functions.
> 
> 
> 
> For reference, see:
> 
> tss.hpp,
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/boost/boost/boost/thread/tss.hpp?content-type=text%2Fplain&rev=1.6.2.5
> 
> tss.cpp,
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/boost/boost/libs/thread/src/tss.cpp?content-type=text%2Fplain&rev=1.6.2.4
> 
> threadmon.cpp,
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/boost/boost/libs/thread/src/threadmon.cpp?content-type=text%2Fplain&rev=1.7.2.2
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
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