Re: [boost] threadpool lockfree_channel

Subject: Re: [boost] threadpool lockfree_channel
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-15 20:35:36

Tim,

> i just saw, that you checked in a lockfree fifo implementation to the
> boost sandbox.
> it looks like an implementation of the michael/scott queue, isn't it?
> if so, i suppose, you are missing a thread-safe memory reclamation
> mechanism ...
> some time ago, i wrote a boost-style implementation of this data
> structure, not sure, if you came across it [1] ... maybe it would make
> sense to join our efforts in implementing a lockfree queue and get it
> into boost?

Please count me in!

Regards Hartmut