Subj : Re: STL Containers w/ Virtually Zero-Overhead Lock-Free Reads... To : (Usenet) From : Zhen Yao Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 06:11 am I think you don't really understand what "lock-free" means. You may like to search the web for "Lock-Free Data Structures" or "Lock-Free Algorithms" to get an fundamental idea of it. Cheers, Zhen Yao [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] .