Subj : Re: RCU+SMR
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Randy Howard
Date : Fri Jul 01 2005 10:41 pm

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:06:52 -0500, Joe Seigh wrote
(in article <3cqdnbE9cbI2C1nfRVn-ig@comcast.com>):
> And as you can see by this topic practically being a monologue,
> there's no huge demand for this kind of stuff, so I'm taking
> advantage of the more leisurely schedule that allows.

I wonder if lack of portability is partly to blame?

What would be the minimal number of extensions to C (or 
whatever) that would allow this to be implemented portably by a 
compiler supporting, for example 'C99+atomic'?

If you can quantify that, you might actually be able to make a 
case for language extensions so that lock-free algorithms can be 
used in cross-platform production projects. 

I would be very interested in anything along those lines, but as 
long as it is either OS-centric, CPU-centric, or both, I don't 
see much value in it for the type of software I am involved 
with.

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Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)

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