BuildPatchServices::AsyncHelpers Namespace Reference

Functions
template<typename IntegerType >
void	LockFreePeak (volatile IntegerType *PeakValue, IntegerType NewSample)

Detailed Description

Helper functions for wrapping async functionality.

Additional atomic functionality

Function Documentation

LockFreePeak()

template<typename IntegerType >

void BuildPatchServices::AsyncHelpers::LockFreePeak	(	volatile IntegerType *	PeakValue,
		IntegerType	NewSample
	)

LockFreePeak will set the destination value, to NewSample, if NewSample is higher. This works by spinning on InterlockedCompareExchange. For other usage examples see reference code in GenericPlatformAtomics.h

Parameters

PeakValue	The destination variable to set.
NewSample	The sample to set with if higher.