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Module `core.atomic`

The atomic module provides basic support for lock-free concurrent programming.

Functions

Name	Description
`atomicExchange(here, exchangeWith)`	Exchange `exchangeWith` with the memory referenced by `here`. This operation is both lock-free and atomic.
`atomicFence()`	Inserts a full load/store memory fence (on platforms that need it). This ensures that all loads and stores before a call to this function are executed before any loads and stores after the call.
`atomicFetchAdd(val, mod)`	Atomically adds `mod` to the value referenced by `val` and returns the value `val` held previously. This operation is both lock-free and atomic.
`atomicFetchSub(val, mod)`	Atomically subtracts `mod` from the value referenced by `val` and returns the value `val` held previously. This operation is both lock-free and atomic.
`atomicLoad(val)`	Loads 'val' from memory and returns it. The memory barrier specified by 'ms' is applied to the operation, which is fully sequenced by default. Valid memory orders are MemoryOrder.raw, MemoryOrder.acq, and MemoryOrder.seq.
`atomicOp(val, mod)`	Performs the binary operation 'op' on val using 'mod' as the modifier.
`atomicStore(val, newval)`	Writes 'newval' into 'val'. The memory barrier specified by 'ms' is applied to the operation, which is fully sequenced by default. Valid memory orders are MemoryOrder.raw, MemoryOrder.rel, and MemoryOrder.seq.
`casWeak(here, ifThis, writeThis)`	Stores 'writeThis' to the memory referenced by 'here' if the value referenced by 'here' is equal to 'ifThis'. The 'weak' version of cas may spuriously fail. It is recommended to use `casWeak` only when `cas` would be used in a loop. This operation is both lock-free and atomic.
`casWeak(here, ifThis, writeThis)`	Stores 'writeThis' to the memory referenced by 'here' if the value referenced by 'here' is equal to the value referenced by 'ifThis'. The prior value referenced by 'here' is written to `ifThis` and returned to the user. The 'weak' version of cas may spuriously fail. It is recommended to use `casWeak` only when `cas` would be used in a loop. This operation is both lock-free and atomic.
`pause()`	Gives a hint to the processor that the calling thread is in a 'spin-wait' loop, allowing to more efficiently allocate resources.

Enums

Name	Description
`MemoryOrder`	Specifies the memory ordering semantics of an atomic operation.

Templates

Name	Description
`cas`	Performs either compare-and-set or compare-and-swap (or exchange).

Authors

Sean Kelly, Alex Rønne Petersen, Manu Evans

License

Boost License 1.0