Re: [boost] Solaris versions of sp_counted_base and atomic_count

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-08 13:50:29

Michael van der Westhuizen wrote:

>> inline int32_t compare_and_swap( int32_t * dest_, int32_t compare_,
>> int32_t swap_ )
>> {
>>     __asm__ __volatile__( "cas %0, %2, %1"
>>         : "+m" (*dest_), "+r" (swap_)
>>         : "r" (compare_)
>>         : "memory" );
>>
>>     return swap_;
>> }
>
> I've just tested with the above code, and it works perfectly. Test
> results below.

Great! Added to CVS, let's hope that I haven't broken anything in the final 
round.

Regarding the Solaris situation, perhaps we need to just depend on the 
user-specified BOOST_USE_SOLARIS_ATOMICS for now? Has Solaris 5.11 been 
officially released?