Issue 1479: Fence functions should be extern "C"

Title: Fence functions should be extern "C"
Status: c++11
Section: [atomics.fences]
Submitter: INCITS

Created on 2010-08-25.00:00:00 last changed 161 months ago

Messages

Date: 2011-02-16.22:27:15

Proposed resolution:

Change [atomics.syn], header <atomic> synopsis as indicated:

namespace std {
  [..]
  // 29.8, fences
  extern "C" void atomic_thread_fence(memory_order);
  extern "C" void atomic_signal_fence(memory_order);  
}

Change [atomics.fences], p. 5 and p. 6 as indicated:
```
extern "C" void atomic_thread_fence(memory_order);
```
5 Effects: depending on the value of order, this operation: [..]
```
extern "C" void atomic_signal_fence(memory_order);  
```
6 Effects: equivalent to atomic_thread_fence(order), except that synchronizes with relationships are established only between a thread and a signal handler executed in the same thread.

msg5181 (view)

Date: 2011-02-16.00:00:00

[ 2011-02-16 Reflector discussion ]

Moved to Tentatively Ready after 6 votes.

msg5020 (view)

Date: 2010-10-28.22:49:56

Addresses US-179

The fence functions ([atomics.fences] p.5 + p.6) should be extern "C", for C compatibility.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2011-08-23 20:07:26	admin	set	status: wp -> c++11
2011-04-11 11:23:23	admin	set	status: voting -> wp
2011-03-05 15:24:28	admin	set	status: ready -> voting
2011-02-16 22:27:15	admin	set	messages: + msg5499
2011-02-16 22:27:15	admin	set	status: open -> ready
2010-10-28 22:49:56	admin	set	messages: + msg5181
2010-10-24 16:08:33	admin	set	messages: + msg5020
2010-08-25 00:00:00	admin	create