Re: [boost] [singleton] call_once

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-13 04:47:05

> How does call_once work?  Does it maintain a separate mutex for each
> unique function pointer passed in, or is there only one global mutex
> shared by all calls to call_once?  In other words, can call_once(foo,
> flag) block call_once(bar, flag2)?

The mutex is unique to both the calling process and the call_once flag, but 
not the function pointer (however there should always be a one to one 
correspondence between the once-flag and the function pointer).

Hope this makes sense,

John.