Re: [Boost-users] thread-safe ref-counted objects

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] thread-safe ref-counted objects
From: John Dlugosz (JDlugosz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-15 11:08:05

> Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:17:47 +0300
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> Is there any trick or customization that would allow the subj?
> I mean the following situation:
> 

I have a set of reference-counting pointer classes that are designed
specifically for cross-thread use.  It *expects* to be incremented and
decremented on different threads at the same time.

<http://github.com/jdlugosz/repertoire>
<http://www.dlugosz.com/Repertoire/refman/Classics/Smart%20Pointers%20Ov
erview.html#toptop> probably doesn't tell you anything you don't already
know, since it was just assumed that everything would be thread-safe and
doesn't consider that an "issue".
<http://www.dlugosz.com/Repertoire/refman/Classics/handle_guide.html#thr
eads> goes over the thread features.
Feel free to abscond with or borrow any of the code or ideas therein, if
it helps you.

--John
(sorry about the footer; not my choice)

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