std::atomic_ref<T>:: is_lock_free

bool is_lock_free ( ) const noexcept ;		(since C++20)

Checks whether the atomic operations on this object are lock-free.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

true if the atomic operations on this object are lock-free, false otherwise.

Notes

All atomic types except for std::atomic_flag may be implemented using mutexes or other locking operations, rather than using the lock-free atomic CPU instructions. Atomic types are also allowed to be sometimes lock-free, e.g. if only aligned memory accesses are naturally atomic on a given architecture, misaligned objects of the same type have to use locks.

The C++ standard recommends (but does not require) that lock-free atomic operations are also address-free, that is, suitable for communication between processes using shared memory.

Example

This section is incomplete Reason: no example

See also

is_always_lock_free [static]

indicates that the type is always lock-free (public static member constant)