[boost] Re: Re: Lock unification (shared vs. upgradable)

From: Angus Leeming (angus.leeming_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-09 12:05:29

Rob Stewart wrote:

> From: Alexander Terekhov <terekhov_at_[hidden]>
>> Rob Stewart wrote:
>> [...]
>> > Call me ignorant, but what does "Oder" mean?  www.m-w.com has an
>> 
>> Try http://dict.leo.org ;-)
> 
> No help.  Apparently, "oder" is German for "or."  Your original
> message was:
> 
>> Howard Hinnant wrote: ...
>> 
>> void read_write(rw_mutex& m, which_t w) {
>>   sharable_lock<rw_mutex, true> read_lock(m);

[ snip code ]

>> Oder (verbosity aside for a moment)?
> 
> So, you quoted what Howard wrote and then wrote:
> 
> "Or (verbosity aside for a moment)?"
> 
> Sorry, but it still makes no sense.

I believe that your confusion stems from the fact that the code is actually
Alexander's, not Howard's. He's proposing an alternative implementation to
Howard's suggestions for the read_write function and asking whether Howard
has any problems with it.

At least, that's how I read it.

Regards,
Angus