[boost] shared_ptr reference count

From: John McGinty (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-05 14:43:12

Is there any reason why shared_ptr does not use atomic_count (using InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement) for the reference count? The lightweight mutex used to protect the count in the current implementation is a spin lock that sleeps when contended. Using atomic count would offer performance improvements in both the uncontended and contended cases.

Regards,
John McGinty