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Re: [signals/threadsafe version] Atomic disconnects

by Johan Torp :: Rate this Message:

Peter Dimov-5 wrote:

> Thanks for the clarification. This solution forces the use of shared_ptrs
> and might keep a Foo instance alive a little bit longer. Especially the
> latter requirement is a no-no for me.

If thread A is in the middle of a call to foo.f() and thread B attempts to
destroy foo, your only options are (1) keep foo alive a little bit longer or
(2) crash. Of course I may be missing something.

No, I believe you are correct, that's why I chose my own "architecture intrusive" way of implementing thread safe signals.

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