Subj : Re: Can C++ local static objects be made thread safe?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : SenderX
Date : Thu Feb 10 2005 06:05 pm

> // Change this with your favorite static initializer method.
> Item &cofu() {
>   static Item *the_item = 0;
>   if ( the_item == 0 ) {
>      the_item = new Item();  // compiler lock here.
>   }
>   return the_item;
> }

Your missing some memory barriers...

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