Re: [boost] [boost thread rework] New version uploaded to BoostVault

Greer, Joe wrote:

Yes, but it could have been a class static as easily and have the same performance.

There is no guarantee that the class static initialization precedes the first call to call_once. Typically one would use call_once in such a scenario to manage the initialization, as this is one of its primary uses. Not possible in this case for obvious reasons. :-)