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<b>Submitter:</b> Jens Gustedt<br/>
<b>Submission Date:</b>
<!-- yyyy-mm-dd -->
2015-08-xx <br/>
2015-08-07 <br/>
<b>Source:</b><br/>
<b>Reference Document: </b>n195x<br/>
<b>Reference Document: </b>n1955<br/>
<b>Version:</b> 1.0<br/>
<b>Date:</b> 2015-7-27<br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Inconsistent specifications for arithmetic on
atomic objects.</p>
<b>Date:</b> 2015-08-07<br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Inconsistent specifications for arithmetic on atomic objects.</p>
<p><b>Summary</b></p>
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<p>
Can the sign representation depend on the operation that we apply to
an object? Are these operations supposed to be consistent between
operator and function notation? What is an <em>address type</em>?
an object?<br />
Are these operations supposed to be consistent between operator and
function notation?<br />
What is an <em>address type</em>?<br />
What is "<em>no undefined behavior</em>"? How is the behavior then
defined, when we are not told about it?
</p>
<p><em>— Operators versus generic functions —</em></p>
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The operation of the atomic_fetch and modify generic functions are
nearly equivalent to the operation of the
corresponding <code>op=</code> compound assignment operators. The
only differences are that the compound assignment operators are not
guaranteed to operate atomically, ...
only differences are that the <b>compound assignment operators are not
guaranteed to operate atomically</b>, ...
</p>
<p>
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and <em>fetch/assign</em>. What is the difference? Is there any?
</p>
<p><em>— Over all —</em></p>
<p>
This is
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<ol>
<li>
Since sign representation is a property of a type and not an
operation, all signed integer types must have two's representation
for negative values.
operation. To comply to the atomics extension all signed integer
types must have two's representation for negative values.
</li>
<li>
Pointer arithmetic has a variant that always has defined behavior,
only that the stored address may be invalid, if the addition or
subtraction passed beyond the boundaries of the object.
Pointer arithmetic must have a variant that always has defined
behavior, only that the stored address may be invalid, if the
addition or subtraction passed beyond the boundaries of the
object. But that behavior is <b>not</b> defined by the standard,
the negation of undefined doesn't give a definition.
</li>
<li>
Binary integer operations <code>+</code>,
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<p><b>Current practice</b></p>
<p>
Both gcc and clang permit <code>atomic_fetch_OP</code> on atomic
pointer types.
Both gcc and clang permit <code>atomic_fetch_add</code>
and <code>atomic_fetch_sub</code> on atomic pointer types.
</p>
<p>
Both disallow floating point types for the functions but not for the
operators.
Both disallow floating point types for the functions but allow them
for the operators.
</p>
<p>
Gcc extends the infrastructure that it provides of atomics
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<b>Submitter:</b> Jens Gustedt<br/>
<b>Submission Date:</b>
<!-- yyyy-mm-dd -->
2012-10-08 <br/>
2015-08-07 <br/>
<b>Source:</b><br/>
<b>Reference Document: </b>n1951<br/>
<b>Version:</b> 1.0<br/>
<b>Date:</b> 2015-7-21<br/>
<b>Date:</b> 2015-08-07<br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Problem with the specification of ATOMIC_VAR_INIT</p>
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