std::kill_dependency

 

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Atomic operations library

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atomic_fetch_subatomic_fetch_sub_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_andatomic_fetch_and_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_oratomic_fetch_or_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_xoratomic_fetch_xor_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

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kill_dependency (C++11)

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atomic_signal_fence (C++11)

 

Defined in header <atomic>
template< class T > T kill_dependency( T y );

Informs the compiler that the dependency tree started by an std::memory_order_consume atomic load operation does not extend past the return value of std::kill_dependency; that is, the argument does not carry a dependency into the return value.

This may be used to avoid unnecessary std::memory_order_acquire fences when the dependency chain leaves function scope (and the function does not have the [[carries_dependency]] attribute)

Parameters

y

-

the expression whose return value is to be removed from a dependency tree

Return value

Returns y, no longer a part of a dependency tree.

Exceptions

noexcept specification:  

noexcept

  

Examples

//file1.cpp
struct foo { int* a; int* b; };
std::atomic<struct foo*> foo_head[10];
int foo_array[10][10];
 
// consume operation starts a dependency chain, which escapes this function
[[carries_dependency]] struct foo* f(int i) {
    return foo_head[i].load(memory_order_consume);
}
 
// the dependency chain enters this function through the right parameter
// and is killed before the function ends (so no extra acquire operation takes place)
int g(int* x, int* y [[carries_dependency]]) {
    return std::kill_dependency(foo_array[*x][*y]);
}

//file2.cpp
[[carries_dependency]] struct foo* f(int i);
int g(int* x, int* y [[carries_dependency]]);
 
int c = 3;
void h(int i) {
    struct foo* p;
    p = f(i); // dependency chain started inside f continues into p without undue acquire
    do_something_with(g(&c, p->a)); // p->b is not brought in from the cache
    do_something_with(g(p->a, &c)); // left argument does not have the carries_dependency
                                    // attribute: memory acquire fence may be issued
                                    // p->b becomes visible before g() is entered
}

See also

memory_order (C++11)

defines memory ordering constraints for the given atomic operation (typedef)