prototype spsc_value

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ add_library(Boost::lockfree ALIAS boost_lockfree)
 if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.23)
     set(Headers
         include/boost/lockfree/spsc_queue.hpp
+        include/boost/lockfree/spsc_value.hpp
         include/boost/lockfree/policies.hpp
         include/boost/lockfree/queue.hpp
         include/boost/lockfree/lockfree_forward.hpp

doc/lockfree.qbk

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ lock-freedom:
 
 [h2 Data Structures]
 
-_lockfree_ implements three lock-free data structures:
+_lockfree_ implements four lock-free data structures:
 
 [variablelist
     [[[classref boost::lockfree::queue]]
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ _lockfree_ implements three lock-free data structures:
     [[[classref boost::lockfree::spsc_queue]]
      [a wait-free single-producer/single-consumer queue (commonly known as ringbuffer)]
     ]
+
+    [[[classref boost::lockfree::spsc_value]]
+    [a wait-free single-producer/single-consumer value (commonly known as triple buffer)]
+    ]
 ]
 
 [h3 Data Structure Configuration]
@@ -150,7 +154,11 @@ The data structures can be configured with [@boost:/libs/parameter/doc/html/inde
     ]
 
     [[[classref boost::lockfree::allocator]]
-     [Defines the allocator. _lockfree_ supports stateful allocator and is compatible with [@boost:/libs/interprocess/index.html Boost.Interprocess] allocators.]
+     [Defines the allocator.]
+    ]
+
+    [[[classref boost::lockfree::allow_multiple_reads]]
+    [Configures the [classref boost::lockfree::spsc_value] to allow the content to be read multiple times.]
     ]
 ]
 
@@ -161,7 +169,7 @@ The data structures can be configured with [@boost:/libs/parameter/doc/html/inde
 
 [h2 Queue]
 
-The [classref boost::lockfree::queue boost::lockfree::queue] class implements a multi-writer/multi-reader queue. The
+The [classref boost::lockfree::queue] class implements a multi-writer/multi-reader queue. The
 following example shows how integer values are produced and consumed by 4 threads each:
 
 [import ../examples/queue.cpp]
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@ consumed 40000000 objects.
 
 [h2 Stack]
 
-The [classref boost::lockfree::stack boost::lockfree::stack] class implements a multi-writer/multi-reader stack. The
+The [classref boost::lockfree::stack] class implements a multi-writer/multi-reader stack. The
 following example shows how integer values are produced and consumed by 4 threads each:
 
 [import ../examples/stack.cpp]
@@ -212,16 +220,6 @@ consumed 10000000 objects.
 
 [section Rationale]
 
-[section Data Structures]
-
-The implementations are implementations of well-known data structures. The queue is based on
-[@http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.37.3574 Simple, Fast, and Practical Non-Blocking and Blocking Concurrent Queue Algorithms by Michael Scott and Maged Michael],
-the stack is based on [@http://books.google.com/books?id=YQg3HAAACAAJ Systems programming: coping with parallelism by R. K. Treiber]
-and the spsc_queue is considered as 'folklore' and is implemented in several open-source projects including the linux kernel. All
-data structures are discussed in detail in [@http://books.google.com/books?id=pFSwuqtJgxYC "The Art of Multiprocessor Programming" by Herlihy & Shavit].
-
-[endsect]
-
 [section Memory Management]
 
 The lock-free [classref boost::lockfree::queue] and [classref boost::lockfree::stack] classes are node-based data structures,
@@ -274,13 +272,6 @@ _lockfree_ requires a c++14 compliant compiler
 
 [endsect]
 
-[section Future Developments]
-
-* More data structures (set, hash table, dequeue)
-* Backoff schemes (exponential backoff or elimination)
-
-[endsect]
-
 [section References]
 
 # [@http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.37.3574 Simple, Fast, and Practical Non-Blocking and Blocking Concurrent Queue Algorithms by Michael Scott and Maged Michael],

include/boost/lockfree/detail/parameter.hpp

@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ namespace boost { namespace lockfree { namespace detail {
 template < typename bound_args, typename tag_type, typename default_ >
 using extract_arg_or_default_t = typename parameter::binding< bound_args, tag_type, default_ >::type;
 
+
+template < typename BoundArgs, typename TypeTag, typename IntegralType, IntegralType default_ = IntegralType {} >
+struct extract_integral_arg_or_default_t
+{
+    static constexpr IntegralType value
+        = extract_arg_or_default_t< BoundArgs, TypeTag, std::integral_constant< IntegralType, default_ > >::value;
+};
+
+
 struct no_such_parameter_t
 {};
 
@@ -65,20 +74,16 @@ using extract_allocator_t = typename extract_allocator< bound_args, T >::type;
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 template < typename bound_args, bool default_ = false >
-struct extract_fixed_sized
-{
-    using capacity_t
-        = extract_arg_or_default_t< bound_args, tag::fixed_sized, std::integral_constant< bool, default_ > >;
+using extract_fixed_sized = extract_integral_arg_or_default_t< bound_args, tag::fixed_sized, bool, default_ >;
 
-    static constexpr bool value = capacity_t::value;
-};
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 template < typename bound_args, bool default_ = false >
-using extract_fixed_sized_t = typename extract_fixed_sized< bound_args, default_ >::type;
+using extract_allow_multiple_reads
+    = extract_integral_arg_or_default_t< bound_args, tag::allow_multiple_reads, bool, default_ >;
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 }}}    // namespace boost::lockfree::detail
 
 #endif /* BOOST_LOCKFREE_DETAIL_PARAMETER_HPP */

include/boost/lockfree/lockfree_forward.hpp

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ template < typename T, typename... Options >
     requires( std::is_default_constructible_v< T >, std::is_move_assignable_v< T > || std::is_copy_assignable_v< T > )
 #    endif
 class spsc_queue;
+
+template < typename T, typename... Options >
+struct spsc_value;
+
 }}     // namespace boost::lockfree
 
 #endif // BOOST_DOXYGEN_INVOKED

include/boost/lockfree/policies.hpp

@@ -20,33 +20,26 @@ namespace tag {
 struct allocator;
 struct fixed_sized;
 struct capacity;
+struct allow_multiple_reads;
 } // namespace tag
 
-/** Configures a data structure as \b fixed-sized.
- *
- *  The internal nodes are stored inside an array and they are addressed by array indexing. This limits the possible
- * size of the queue to the number of elements that can be addressed by the index type (usually 2**16-2), but on
- * platforms that lack double-width compare-and-exchange instructions, this is the best way to achieve lock-freedom.
- * This implies that a data structure is bounded.
- * */
 template < bool IsFixedSized >
 struct fixed_sized : boost::parameter::template_keyword< tag::fixed_sized, std::integral_constant< bool, IsFixedSized > >
 {};
 
-/** Sets the \b capacity of a data structure at compile-time.
- *
- * This implies that a data structure is bounded and fixed-sized.
- * */
 template < size_t Size >
 struct capacity : boost::parameter::template_keyword< tag::capacity, std::integral_constant< size_t, Size > >
 {};
 
-/** Defines the \b allocator type of a data structure.
- * */
 template < class Alloc >
 struct allocator : boost::parameter::template_keyword< tag::allocator, Alloc >
 {};
 
+template < bool AllowMultipleReads >
+struct allow_multiple_reads :
+    boost::parameter::template_keyword< tag::allow_multiple_reads, std::integral_constant< bool, AllowMultipleReads > >
+{};
+
 #else
 
 /** Configures a data structure as \b fixed-sized.
@@ -71,6 +64,14 @@ struct capacity;
 template < class Alloc >
 struct allocator;
 
+/** Configures the spsc_value to consume the value multiple times
+ *
+ * Caveats:
+ * * one cannot move the value out
+ * */
+template < bool AllowMultipleReads >
+struct allow_multiple_reads;
+
 #endif
 
 }}     // namespace boost::lockfree