Aug 13, 2015 · I understand that std::atomic<> is an atomic object. But atomic to what extent? To my understanding an operation can be atomic. What exactly is meant by making an …

Sep 18, 2023 · Fortunately, the value initializing constructor of an integral atomic is constexpr, so the above leads to constant initialization. Otherwise you'd want to make it -say- a static …

Mar 27, 2013 · Can someone explain to me, whats the difference between atomic operations and atomic transactions? Its seems to me that these two are the same thing.Is that correct?

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, 17.4.7]. What do...

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 …

Jan 6, 2012 · std::atomic is new feature introduced by c++11 but I can't find much tutorial on how to use it correctly. So are the following practice common and efficient? One practice I used is …

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 …

Jun 19, 2025 · 2 We are currently evaluating 128-bit atomic operation support across platforms and compilers, and I wanted to confirm the level of support available in Clang specifically. Our …

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

But rename() is still atomic in a very important sense: if you use it to overwrite a file, then you will end up with either the old or the new version and nothing else. [update: but as @jonas-wielicki …