Re: [boost] [thread] Can Boost.Thread use Boost.Atomic without falling on a compatibility issue?

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] Can Boost.Thread use Boost.Atomic without falling on a compatibility issue?
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-12 14:06:36

On January 12, 2013 9:57:22 PM "Vicente J. Botet Escriba" 
<vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> What I was asking for is just a
> patch to ensure that
>
>      typedef unsigned long  uintmax_atomic_t;
>
> is atomic in all platforms.

One more note. Is your idea to have a typedef for an integer type that 
is guaranteed to be supported by atomic ops across all platforms? If 
so, I don't think this is feasible. Most architectures support atomic 
ops on 32 bit operands but that is still not a general solution.