C++ std::atomics atomic types

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Each instantiation and full specialization of the std::atomic template defines an atomic type. If one thread writes to an atomic object while another thread reads from it, the behavior is well-defined (see memory model for details on data races)

In addition, accesses to atomic objects may establish inter-thread synchronization and order non-atomic memory accesses as specified by std::memory_order.

std::atomic may be instantiated with any TriviallyCopyable type T. std::atomic is neither copyable nor movable.

The standard library provides specializations of the std::atomic template for the following types:

  1. One full specialization for the type bool and its typedef name is defined that is treated as a non-specialized std::atomic<T> except that it has standard layout, trivial default constructor, trivial destructors, and supports aggregate initialization syntax:
Typedef nameFull specialization
std::atomic_boolstd::atomic<bool>

2)Full specializations and typedefs for integral types, as follows:

Typedef nameFull specialization
std::atomic_charstd::atomic<char>
std::atomic_charstd::atomic<char>
std::atomic_scharstd::atomic<signed char>
std::atomic_ucharstd::atomic<unsigned char>
std::atomic_shortstd::atomic<short>
std::atomic_ushortstd::atomic<unsigned short>
std::atomic_intstd::atomic<int>
std::atomic_uintstd::atomic<unsigned int>
std::atomic_longstd::atomic<long>
std::atomic_ulongstd::atomic<unsigned long>
std::atomic_llongstd::atomic<long long>
std::atomic_ullongstd::atomic<unsigned long long>
std::atomic_char16_tstd::atomic<char16_t>
std::atomic_char32_tstd::atomic<char32_t>
std::atomic_wchar_tstd::atomic<wchar_t>
std::atomic_int8_tstd::atomic<std::int8_t>
std::atomic_uint8_tstd::atomic<std::uint8_t>
std::atomic_int16_tstd::atomic<std::int16_t>
std::atomic_uint16_tstd::atomic<std::uint16_t>
std::atomic_int32_tstd::atomic<std::int32_t>
std::atomic_uint32_tstd::atomic<std::uint32_t>
std::atomic_int64_tstd::atomic<std::int64_t>
std::atomic_uint64_tstd::atomic<std::uint64_t>
std::atomic_int_least8_tstd::atomic<std::int_least8_t>
std::atomic_uint_least8_tstd::atomic<std::uint_least8_t>
std::atomic_int_least16_tstd::atomic<std::int_least16_t>
std::atomic_uint_least16_tstd::atomic<std::uint_least16_t>
std::atomic_int_least32_tstd::atomic<std::int_least32_t>
std::atomic_uint_least32_tstd::atomic<std::uint_least32_t>
std::atomic_int_least64_tstd::atomic<std::int_least64_t>
std::atomic_uint_least64_tstd::atomic<std::uint_least64_t>
std::atomic_int_fast8_tstd::atomic<std::int_fast8_t>
std::atomic_uint_fast8_tstd::atomic<std::uint_fast8_t>
std::atomic_int_fast16_tstd::atomic<std::int_fast16_t>
std::atomic_uint_fast16_tstd::atomic<std::uint_fast16_t>
std::atomic_int_fast32_tstd::atomic<std::int_fast32_t>
std::atomic_uint_fast32_tstd::atomic<std::uint_fast32_t>
std::atomic_int_fast64_tstd::atomic<std::int_fast64_t>
std::atomic_uint_fast64_tstd::atomic<std::uint_fast64_t>
std::atomic_intptr_tstd::atomic<std::intptr_t>
std::atomic_uintptr_tstd::atomic<std::uintptr_t>
std::atomic_size_tstd::atomic<std::size_t>
std::atomic_ptrdiff_tstd::atomic<std::ptrdiff_t>
std::atomic_intmax_tstd::atomic<std::intmax_t>
std::atomic_uintmax_tstd::atomic<std::uintmax_t>

Simple example of using std::atomic_int

#include <iostream>       // std::cout
#include <atomic>         // std::atomic, std::memory_order_relaxed
#include <thread>         // std::thread

std::atomic_int foo (0);

void set_foo(int x) {
  foo.store(x,std::memory_order_relaxed);     // set value atomically
}

void print_foo() {
  int x;
  do {
    x = foo.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);  // get value atomically
  } while (x==0);
  std::cout << "foo: " << x << '\n';
}

int main ()
{
  std::thread first (print_foo);
  std::thread second (set_foo,10);
  first.join();
  //second.join();
  return 0;
}
//output: foo: 10


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