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From: Jeffrey Carter <jeffrey.carter@boeing.com>
Subject: Re: Container reqs
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Jean-Marc Bourguet wrote:
> 
> I'm not for making a container "threadsafe"  to the point where
> several tasks may modify the container without providing their
> synchronisation.
> In my experience
>    * most containers are accessed only by one task
>    * for those who are not, an explicit synchronisation is needed for
> other
>      purpose as the container is not the only part member of the
> datastructure
>      which has to be modified atomically.

This is an interesting assertion, considering that a protected queue is
a useful and common form of intertask communication.

-- 
Jeffrey Carter