Re: [boost] Review Request: boost.lockfree

Subject: Re: [boost] Review Request: boost.lockfree
From: OvermindDL1 (overminddl1_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-24 05:59:25

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:35 AM, Tim Blechmann <tim_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> hi all,
>
> since my first review request for boost.lockfree [1] was completely
> ignored, here a second version for review. the main differences are bug
> fixes provided by various people, trying to run boost.lockfree on
> different compilers/platforms.
>
> the original review request was:
>
> i would like to submit a small library of lock-free data structures for
> review.
>
> boost.lockfree provides implementations of lock-free data structures.
> lock-free data structures can be accessed by multiple threads without
> the necessity of blocking synchronization primitives such as guards.
> lock-free data structures can be used in real-time systems, where
> blocking algorithms may lead to high worst-case execution times, to
> avoid priority inversion, or to increase the scalability for
> multi-processor machines.
>
> boost.lockfree provides:
> * boost::lockfree::fifo, a lock-free fifo queue
> * boost::lockfree::stack, a lock-free stack
>
> updated links:
>
> the code is available from the boost vault:
> http://www.boostpro.com/vault/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=boost_lockfree-241109.zip&directory=Concurrent%20Programming&
>
> and from my personal git repository:
> git://tim.klingt.org/boost_lockfree.git
> http://tim.klingt.org/git?p=boost_lockfree.git
>
> the documentation is available at:
> http://tim.klingt.org/boost_lockfree/
>
> would be nice if someone could add this library to the review schedule
> or even would be willing to manage a review ...
>
> best, tim
>
>
> [1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/192779

I love lock free data structures, hope someone looks at this.  I
cannot until next Saturday night, family time of the year.  >.<

Will soon be going through computer withdrawel'ly yours,
 - OvermindDL1