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[RCU] Add an implicit converting constructor
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Authored by Fabien on May 20 2022, 14:25.

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rABC7b1b9f8c381c: [RCU] Add an implicit converting constructor
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This will create an RCUPtr<T> from an RCUPtr<U> if U * is implicitely convertible to T *. This will come in handy for converting RCUPtr<T> to RCUPtr<const T>.

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Fabien requested review of this revision.May 20 2022, 14:25
deadalnix requested changes to this revision.May 20 2022, 14:47
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src/rcu.h
159 ↗(On Diff #33642)

This needs to go as the copy constructor, and so you also need an assignment operator to go with this.

This revision now requires changes to proceed.May 20 2022, 14:47

Move to the copy section and add a converting assignment operator as well

src/rcu.h
144 ↗(On Diff #33646)

This works also if U == T, no? Why is the non template copy constructor needed?

src/rcu.h
144 ↗(On Diff #33646)

That's what I thought as well but my compiler disagreed. It seems you can't have a template copy constructor: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55845896/why-doesnt-the-standard-consider-a-template-constructor-as-a-copy-constructor

Also what happens here if you remove that copy constructor is that it is implicitly deleted because there is also a move constructor defined, and this implicitly deleted copy constructor takes precedence to the template resolution so your compiler will refuse to build.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.May 21 2022, 23:25
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