Re: [boost] lock free data structures

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-17 05:16:44

"Sashan Govender" wrote:

> Would there be any interest in a lock free implmentation of common data
> structures. The goal would be to preserve the integrity of the data in a
> multi-threaded environment without the use of locks. See
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock-free_and_wait-free_algorithms for more
> information.
>
> Perhaps a lock-free implementation of the STL might be a good idea?
>

There would be lot of interest, for sure.

Recently, comp.programming.threads have had several discussions
on this topic as well as links to existing libraries.
(One example: http://appcore.home.comcast.net/)

/Pavel