[cpp-threads] Re: Weak vs Strong Atomics

[Peter Dimov]

Roger Orr wrote in message c++std-ext-9535:

> My goal is simply to make passing a strong atomic to a function
> expecting a weak one a bit more explicit, both for the writer and
> for the maintainer.

How does this differ from passing a weak atomic to a function expecting a 
strong one?

Both scenarios lead to one portion of code seeing a weak atomic and another 
seeing a strong atomic at the same memory location.