21 Jul
2011
21 Jul
'11
2:01 a.m.
2011/7/18 Klaim - Joël Lamotte
Just a minor request so far : If I remember correctly (and I might be very wrong as my memory is really not clear on this point), the presentation at boostcon started by explaining why lockfree data structures should be used only in last resort or something like that.
Sorry that it wasn't clear in my talk (and I agree that it wasn't). Using a lockfree library isn't a last resort. Doing your own lockfree code is the part that should be a last resort. I still wouldn't replace a locked std:: data structure with a lockfree one without measuring performance, but if you see that it improves performance, then go for it. Tony