[Boost-users] Re: shared_ptr: LWM versus atomic_count?

From: Russell Hind (rhind_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-16 09:18:56

Ben Hutchings wrote:
> 
> It isn't fundamentally necessary to have two counters, though; see
> <http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=slrnbhbnpc.154.do-not-spam
> -benh%40tin.bwsint.com>.

I'd seen this (I think you posted the same link recently).  I don't know 
if anything has been done to change the implementation of shared_ptr to 
use this method, though (nothing to do with me).

If the speed increases mentioned are correct, then it certinaly seems a 
  good proposal.

Cheers

Russell