Re: [boost] threadpool lockfree_channel

Subject: Re: [boost] threadpool lockfree_channel
From: k-oli_at_[hidden]
Date: 2009-03-16 15:04:15

Hello Tim,
the lockfree_channel was my first attempt for a lockfree fifo and was only 
intended for some tests.

I'm interessted in a boost lib of lockfree structures - I hope the boost 
community can help.

regards,
Oliver

Am Monday 16 March 2009 01:04:34 schrieb Tim Blechmann:
> hi oliver,
>
> 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?
>
> best, tim
>
> [1] http://tim.klingt.org/git?p=boost_lockfree.git;a=summary