Re: [boost] [thread] thread interruption semantics

From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-14 11:01:12

On Nov 14, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Phil Endecott wrote:

> I note that N2447 and your code have some swap functions for locks.
> Are these atomic?  Also operator=.  (I don't think they are.)

No.  locks are not intended to be referenced by more than one thread.   
Only the mutex lock, try_lock, timed_lock and unlock functions are  
intended to be referenced simultaneously by multiple threads.  The  
swap on locks does absolutely nothing to the referenced mutexes.  It  
simply swaps mutex references and ownership status among the locks.   
Move assignment is similar except that it will call unlock() on any  
currently referenced mutex if need be prior to the ownership transfer  
from the source.

-Howard