[boost] 'shared mutual exclusion'

From: Gottlob Frege (gottlobfrege_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-25 11:57:44

There was a long discussion about shared_mutex et al, and that was
great.  I don't want to start it all over again, but I was just
wondering about the name:

- I agree that 'reader writer', while known, might not be the best
basis for a name
- 'shared' is part of the answer

but

- aren't the terms 'shared' and 'mutual exclusion' (as in 'mutex'),
well, mutually exclusive? ie somewhat contradicting?

also, maybe 'shareable' is better than 'shared'? (other than an
argument over whether it should have an 'e' stuck in the middle there
or not)

so how about:

'sharable_exclusion' (still sounds contradictory?) (sharex?)

'access_controller' - doesn't use known terminology, but is closer to
what is really going on - it controls access to a resource.

or

'shareable_access'?

or ?

shared_or_exclusive_access is probably the 'truest' description (and
closest to reader_writer, as it does list both 'sides of the coin'),
but a bit wordy...

Tony