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[intro.races] CWG 2297, LWG 2506: Unclear specification of atomic operations

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Description

It is not sufficiently clear that the only atomic operations are the ones defined in clause 32 [atomics] by the library. The intent is that no accesses are atomic unless the Standard describes them as such.

An additional problem is that, e.g., new and delete are defined to be synchronization operations, but they are not defined in Clauses 32 [atomics] and 33 [thread].

CWG telecon 2017-04-10 determined this issue was editorial.

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Review the quoted CWG and LWG wording in the issue, along with the note that the CWG telecon classified it as editorial. No file, test, or concrete editorial resolution is identified in the payload, so confirm the intended resolution before attempting a change; done means applying that agreed clarification to the draft.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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