Re: [boost] This AFIO review - a modest proposal

Hi Niall, On 24 Aug 2015 5:15 pm, "Niall Douglas" wrote:

Lock free filesystem programming is like lock free atomic programming

"You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means". Lock-free is a Word Of Power. Unless you implemented the whole stack (down to issuing disk ops) in user space or audited every supported OS kernel, I do not think you can claim any lock freedom property. BTW, Sorry for the snark, to make amend I'll try to write a review. -- gpd