Re: thread local variable
"bangwo" wrote:
to make the nextBuf and workBuf in the following code
multi-thread save,
is it correct to replace "static" with
"__declspec(thread)" in the code?
or it should be "__declspec(thread) static" ? THANKS FOR
THE HELP!
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static int nextBuf ;
static char workBuf[8][64] ;
char * GetBuf()
{
nextBuf++ ;
if( nextBuf >= 8 ) nextBuf = 0 ;
return workBuf[nextBuf] ;
}
In addition to Mark's answer. `__declspec(thread)' modifier
can be applied to static variables only.
"__declspec(thread)"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9w1sdazb(vs.80).aspx
<quote>
You must observe these guidelines when declaring thread
local objects and variables:
....
* You can specify the thread attribute only on data items
with static storage duration. This includes global data
objects (both static and extern), local static objects, and
static data members of classes. You cannot declare automatic
data objects with the thread attribute.
</quote>
Alex
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