------- Additional Comments From bkoz at gcc dot gnu dot org 2005-04-13 16:32
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I posit that this usage of static local variables, as written, is thread safe
with gcc-4.0.x compilers. (Since resolution of c++/13684).
! _Mutex*
! _M_get_mutex()
! {
! static _Mutex _S_mutex;
! return &_S_mutex;
! }
This object is only constructed (and initialized) once. After initial
construction, a pointer to the initial object is returned. Don't let the
simplicity of this solution fool you!
This change actually improves portability for initialization, especially on
non-SVR4 platforms, where order of initalization of static objects may differ
from expectations.
-benjamin
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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20979
