Created on 2023-10-18.00:00:00 last changed 24 months ago
Proposed resolution:
This wording is relative to N4964.
Modify [atomics.syn], header <atomic> synopsis, as indicated:
namespace std {
  // [atomics.order], order and consistency
  enum class memory_order : unspecified;                        // freestanding
  inline constexpr memory_order memory_order_relaxed = memory_order::relaxedusing memory_order::memory_order_relaxed; // freestanding
  inline constexpr memory_order memory_order_consume = memory_order::consumeusing memory_order::memory_order_consume; // freestanding
  inline constexpr memory_order memory_order_acquire = memory_order::acquireusing memory_order::memory_order_acquire; // freestanding
  inline constexpr memory_order memory_order_release = memory_order::releaseusing memory_order::memory_order_release; // freestanding
  inline constexpr memory_order memory_order_acq_rel = memory_order::acq_relusing memory_order::memory_order_acq_rel; // freestanding
  inline constexpr memory_order memory_order_seq_cst = memory_order::seq_cstusing memory_order::memory_order_seq_cst; // freestanding
  
  […]
}
[…]
Modify [atomics.order] as indicated:
namespace std {
  enum class memory_order : unspecified {
    relaxed, consume, acquire, release, acq_rel, seq_cst,
    memory_order_relaxed = relaxed, memory_order_consume = consume, memory_order_acquire = acquire,
    memory_order_release = release, memory_order_acq_rel = acq_rel, memory_order_seq_cst = seq_cst
  };
}[ 2023-11-02; Reflector poll ]
Set priority to 4 after reflector poll.
P0439R0 made std::memory_order an scoped enumeration type. However, it also changed former enumerators (std::memory_order_seq_cst) to constexpr variables.
It is unclear the additional change is intended while it presumably bothered nobody in practice. Given there is using enum (P1099R5) in C++20, it may be better to keep these constants being prvalues.| History | |||
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| Date | User | Action | Args | 
| 2023-11-03 18:08:28 | admin | set | messages: + msg13811 | 
| 2023-10-21 10:13:56 | admin | set | messages: + msg13761 | 
| 2023-10-18 00:00:00 | admin | create | |