Thread safety and string

[Jonathan H Lundquist <jhl AT sssonline dot com>]

Title: Thread safety and string

I haven't actually done any testing, however even the reference count itself uses a simple int and increments, and not an atomic int or increments.

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Kosnik [mailto:bkoz@cygnus.com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 2:02 PM
To: Jonathan H Lundquist
Cc: 'libstdc++@sourceware.cygnus.com'
Subject: Re: Thread safety and string

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v-3's string implementation uses ref-counted strings, and is thought to be
thread-safe. I would be interested in your experiences using it in such a
matter. Nathan Myers, its principal author, may be able to offer more info
and field more specific questions.
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