From: eregontp@... Date: 2021-01-12T11:13:16+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:102031] [Ruby master Feature#12607] Ruby needs an atomic integer Issue #12607 has been updated by Eregon (Benoit Daloze). ko1 (Koichi Sasada) wrote in #note-24: > I believe introducing STM https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17261 is more general for this purpose. True, but an atomic integer remains useful even if there is an STM. An STM is overkill and much slower if all someone wants is atomic counters. ---------------------------------------- Feature #12607: Ruby needs an atomic integer https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12607#change-89885 * Author: shyouhei (Shyouhei Urabe) * Status: Feedback * Priority: Normal * Assignee: ko1 (Koichi Sasada) ---------------------------------------- (This one was derived from bug #12463) Although I don't think += would become atomic, at the same time I understand Rodrigo's needs of _easier_ counter variable that resists inter-thread tampering. I don't think ruby's Integer class can be used for that purpose for reasons (mainly because it is not designed with threads in mind). Rather we should introduce a integer class which is carefully designed. Why not import Concurrent::AtomicFixnum into core? -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: