Re: [boost] [lockfree::fifo] Review

Subject: Re: [boost] [lockfree::fifo] Review
From: Andy Venikov (avenikov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-08 18:14:27

Andy Venikov wrote:

>> that would greatly increase the portability ... it would be even
>> possible to use e.g. 16bit indices and 16bit tags on 32bit platforms
>> without dcas
> 
> Yup, that's the idea. Originally though, I said that the queue's size 
> will have to be bounded. I've been thinking about it for a while and I 
> think there's a way to keep it growing dynamically. I'll bounce some 
> ideas around on c.p.t newsgroup and will come back to you shortly.

I've just posted the description of the solution with some questions to 
the c.p.t:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.programming.threads/browse_thread/thread/b861c5fadfae1877?hl=en#

Andy.