[cpp-threads] A question about N2153

[Alexander Terekhov]

On 1/17/07, Paul E. McKenney <paulmck at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 08:44:00PM +0200, Peter Dimov wrote:
> > What is the reference implementation of acquire_fence for x86, SPARC RMO,
> > PowerPC, IA-64? I'm guessing (no op), #LoadLoad | #LoadStore, lwsync, mf.
>
> Stupid side question...  Why acquire_fence and release_fence?  This is
> the only group I have come across that uses these.  Where I come from,

Ask paulmck at us dot ibm dot com. :-)

http://open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2153.pdf

(Sorry, just couldn't resist.)

regards,
alexander.