Re: [boost] [thread] RFC standard proposed mutex, read-write mutex, condition

From: Zach Laine (whatwasthataddress_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-21 20:32:29

On 8/21/07, Howard Hinnant <howard.hinnant_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On Aug 21, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Zach Laine wrote:
>
> > Are there any plan to add transfer_lock, and any other such generic
> > algoirthms you have lying around, to the proposal as well?
>
> Thanks for the great comments Zach.

You're quite welcome. :)

> I put transfer_lock into <shared_mutex> which is TR2-targeted.  The
> std::lock and std::try_lock algorithms are in <mutex>, actually in the
> implementation <mutex_base> header, and targeted towards C++0X.  Some
> of the other examples are just meant to be example client code (like
> mutex_debug).  If you have a burning desire to get one of them into C+
> +0X or TR2, please let me know.

No, I just wanted to see transfer_lock preserved somewhere more
permanent than in an example.

Zach Laine