atomic_compare_exchange_weak, atomic_compare_exchange_strong, atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit, atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit

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< c‎ | atomic
Defined in header <stdatomic.h>
_Bool atomic_compare_exchange_strong( volatile A* obj,
                                      C* expected, C desired );
(1) (since C11)
_Bool atomic_compare_exchange_weak( volatile A *obj,
                                    C* expected, C desired );
(2) (since C11)
_Bool atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit( volatile A* obj,

                                               C* expected, C desired,
                                               memory_order succ,

                                               memory_order fail );
(3) (since C11)
_Bool atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit( volatile A *obj,

                                             C* expected, C desired,
                                             memory_order succ,

                                             memory_order fail );
(4) (since C11)

Atomically compares the value pointed to by obj with the value pointed to by expected, and if those are equal, replaces the former with desired (performs read-modify-write operation). Otherwise, loads the actual value pointed to by obj into *expected (performs load operation).

The memory models for the read-modify-write and load operations are succ and fail respectively. The (1-2) versions use memory_order_seq_cst by default.

The weak forms ((1) and (3)) of the functions are allowed to fail spuriously, that is, act as if *obj != *expected even if they are equal. When a compare-and-exchange is in a loop, the weak version will yield better performance on some platforms. When a weak compare-and-exchange would require a loop and a strong one would not, the strong one is preferable.

This is a generic function defined for all atomic object types. A is the type of an atomic object, C is the non-atomic type corresponding to A.

[edit] Parameters

obj - pointer to the atomic object to test and modify
expected - pointer to the value expected to be found in the atomic object
desired - the value to store in the atomic object if it is as expected
succ - the memory synchronization ordering for the read-modify-write operation if the comparison succeeds. All values are permitted.
fail - the memory synchronization ordering for the load operation if the comparison fails. Cannot be memory_order_release or memory_order_acq_rel and cannot specify stronger ordering than succ

[edit] Return value

The result of the comparison: true if *obj was equal to *exp, false otherwise.

[edit] See also

swaps a value with the value of an atomic object
(function)
C++ documentation for atomic_compare_exchange_weak, atomic_compare_exchange_strong, atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit, atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit