Subj : Re: Can C++ local static objects be made thread safe?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Alexander Terekhov
Date : Wed Feb 16 2005 12:28 pm


David Schwartz wrote:
[...]
>     There will always have to be restrictions on passing the address of
> thread-local variables between threads because the implementation manages
> their lifetime. What those restrictions are can certainly vary,

Objects with __thread storage duration are no more "thread-private" 
than objects with automatic storage duration (auto stuff). IOW, they 
are NOT thread-private. Doing it otherwise is utterly brain-dead.

regards,
alexander.

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