Subj : Re: Can C++ local static objects be made thread safe?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : David Schwartz
Date : Wed Feb 09 2005 09:23 am


"Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk" <qrczak@knm.org.pl> wrote in message 
news:87k6phsn1m.fsf@qrnik.zagroda...

> pthread_once_t in glibc/nptl is just an int. It has no associated
> resources when no thread is currently initializing the protected
> variable.

    You cannot defend a proposed *language* feature by pointing to details 
of one *implementation*.

    DS

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