[boost] [shifted_ptr] QA

From: Phil Bouchard (philippe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-18 04:01:45

Hello,

If anybody is able to make shifted_ptr<> break, please share the replication 
test.  It looks to be working fine but the possibility of having something I 
forgot could still be present.  To give everybody a quick idea on the 
different states both the pointer and the pointee will have are defined as 
such:

shifted_ptr<> (pointer):
    - part of the pool (local heap)
    - part of anything else (stack, data, system heap)

shifted<> (pointee):
    - initialized
    - uninitialized

When the shifted<> is initialized it means it knows what "set" it belongs 
to.  If it is uninitialized it means it is still part of a construction 
sequence that is not yet finalized, hence not yet attached to any "set".

Please disregard anything related to shifted_allocator<> because this is of 
pure shifted_ptr<> concerns.  Some test examples can be found at:
https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/shifted_ptr/libs/smart_ptr/example/

Regards,
-Phil