C++ Memory Model

Table of Contents

1. 1. Overview
2. 2. Details

1. Overview

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2. Details

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Table of contents

• Overview
• Atomic Data Types
• std::atomic_flag
• std::atomic
• std::atomic (Specializations)
• Synchronization and Ordering Constraints
• The Different C++ Memory Models
• Sequential Consistency
• Sequential Consistency – Theory
• Sequential Consistency – Practice
• Acquire-Release Semantic
• Acquire-Release Semantic – Synchronization and Ordering Constraints
• Acquire-Release Semantic – Transitivity
• The Special Case std::memory_order_consume
• The Typical Error
• Relaxed Semantics
• Wait and Sleep
• Fences
• Memory Barriers
• Acquire- and Release Memory Barriers