Re: [boost] [atomic] ARM needs more eyes too

Subject: Re: [boost] [atomic] ARM needs more eyes too
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-22 10:06:33

>> Also, how do people feel about using Boost.Atomic underneath
>> > shared_ptr?  (https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5625 - again,
>> > I've been using this for a long time and it seems to work.)  Maybe as a
>> > non-default initially if we're nervous.  It might help to find any bugs
>> > in Boost.Atomic...
> In general I welcome this suggestion. However, shared_ptr probably should not 
> require linking to Boost.Atomic, so some header-only mode should be provided 
> by Boost.Atomic first.

i guess boost.atomic could be extended to work on all platforms that are
currently supported by shared_ptr. the required subset could the be
header-only ...

tim