Re: [boost] boost.atomic and boost.lockfree backports

Subject: Re: [boost] boost.atomic and boost.lockfree backports
From: Bryce Lelbach (blelbach_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-29 11:41:23

On 2011.05.29_12.29.34, Tim Blechmann wrote:
> double-checked with intel's software developer's manual, volume 3a, section 
> 8.1.1: there is no way to access 128bit words atomically. afaik, the only way to 
> implement them correctly is to use cmpxchg16b ... 

Thanks for catching this Tim - I'll fix this in our code.

Will get you a list of the specific changes later today.
 
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