Implementing Spinlocks with C++11 atomic_flag

Understanding atomic_flag The atomic_flag is the simplest atomic boolean type in C++11's <atomic> header, supporting only two operations: test_and_set and clear. Constructor and Initialization atomic_flag() noexcept = default; atomic_flag(const atomic_flag&) = delete; atomic_flag has only a default constructor. Copy construction is d ...

Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:07:04 +0000 by RestlessThoughts