Subj : Re: STL Containers w/ Virtually Zero-Overhead Lock-Free Reads...
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From : Torsten Robitzki
Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 11:34 am

David Abrahams wrote:

> Torsten Robitzki <MyFirstname@Robitzki.de> writes:
>>
>>Lock-Free or Not Lock Free, I think that STL-Containers have a interface 
>>that is quit useless for beeing used in a threaded eviroment.
> 
> 
> That's quite a bit too strong.
> 
> The STL Container interface makes them useless **as shared data
> structures** in a threaded environment **unless you use external
> locks**.


Yes, you are right. And as Chris said, most of the STL implemenations 
should be usable if only read accesses occure.

regards
Torsten


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