Aug 13, 2015 · Objects of atomic types are the only C++ objects that are free from data races; that is, if one thread writes to an atomic object while another thread reads from it, the behavior …

May 8, 2015 · In the Effective Java book, it states: The language specification guarantees that reading or writing a variable is atomic unless the variable is of type long or double [JLS, …

Apr 30, 2016 · I remember I came across certain types in the C language called atomic types, but we have never studied them. So, how do they differ from regular types like int,float,double,long …

Oct 20, 2014 · Why the standard make that difference? It seems as both designate, in the same way, an atomic type.

Jan 23, 2025 · At least atomic<shared_ptr<T>> gives you per-object locking, instead of a single lock for the whole stack. So multiple threads can be waiting for different locks if multiple pops …

Jun 4, 2014 · The definition of atomic is hazy; a value that is atomic in one application could be non-atomic in another. For a general guideline, a value is non-atomic if the application deals …

Aug 11, 2014 · You can pass ATOMIC_MOVE as an option, but if the move cannot be performed as an atomic operation, AtomicMoveNotSupportedException is thrown (this is the case when …

How do atomic / volatile / synchronized work internally? What is the difference between the following code blocks? Code 1 private int counter; public int getNextUniqueIndex() { return …

reference assignment is atomic so why is Interlocked.Exchange (ref Object, Object) needed? Reference assignment is atomic. Interlocked.Exchange does not do only reference …

Jul 23, 2012 · Is it only creation of the destination that needs to be atomic, but also having the source contents, as read, represent only a single point-in-time?