Re: [boost] wait-free fast-pathed, bounded-time, 100% starvation-free rw-mutex...

Subject: Re: [boost] wait-free fast-pathed, bounded-time, 100% starvation-free rw-mutex...
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-22 06:13:38

DE wrote:
> on 21.08.2009 at 18:44
>  Chris M. Thomasson wrote :
>> I was wondering if the following invention of mine might be of use to Boost:
>> http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-threading-building-blocks/topic/65822
>> (please __read_all__; thank you)
> 
>> do_not_automatically_unlock__very_dangerous_and_deadlock_prone__experts_only()
> LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
> it might be right that!!!

Agreed. :)

I think, support form moving locker guards and delayed locking is the 
right solution for this need.

As for the initial proposal, if it really does fulfill the stated 
features, I'm all for including it into Boost.Thread. However, I'd like 
to see Anthony's opinion on this.