[boost] Re: Boost.Threads: Do we need all those mutexes?

From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-12 11:47:08

On Jul 10, 2004, at 10:38 PM, Matt Hurd wrote:

>> I believe the upgradable_read_lock is still a viable solution for a
>> very special situation, but it requires suitable documentation to 
>> guide
>> the programmer in how not to abuse it.
>
> OK.  I buy that, but perhaps as a separate mutex beyound the standared
> shareable (rw).  I suspect some platforms will support rw_mutex like
> behaviour natively without the upradeable part.

<nod> Perhaps so.

-Howard