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+template <typename t_element, size_t t_size>
+struct mpmc_boundq_1_alt
+{
+private:
+
+ // elements should generally be cache-line-size padded :
+ nonatomic<t_element> m_array[t_size];
+
+ // rdwr counts the reads & writes that have started
+ atomic<unsigned int> m_rdwr;
+ // "read" and "written" count the number completed
+ atomic<unsigned int> m_read;
+ atomic<unsigned int> m_written;
+
+public:
+
+ mpmc_boundq_1_alt() : m_rdwr(0), m_read(0), m_written(0)
+ {
+ }
+
+ //-----------------------------------------------------
+
+ nonatomic<t_element> * read_fetch() {
+ unsigned int rdwr = m_rdwr($).load(mo_acquire);
+ unsigned int rd,wr;
+ for(;;) {
+ rd = (rdwr>>16) & 0xFFFF;
+ wr = rdwr & 0xFFFF;
+
+ if ( wr == rd ) // empty
+ return false;
+
+ if ( m_rdwr($).compare_exchange_weak(rdwr,rdwr+(1<<16),mo_acq_rel) )
+ break;
+ }
+
+ // (*1)
+ rl::backoff bo;
+ while ( (m_written($).load(mo_acquire) & 0xFFFF) != wr ) {
+ bo.yield($);
+ }
+
+ nonatomic<t_element> * p = & ( m_array[ rd % t_size ] );
+
+ return p;
+ }
+
+ void read_consume() {
+ m_read($).fetch_add(1,mo_release);
+ }
+
+ //-----------------------------------------------------
+
+ nonatomic<t_element> * write_prepare() {
+ unsigned int rdwr = m_rdwr($).load(mo_acquire);
+ unsigned int rd,wr;
+ for(;;) {
+ rd = (rdwr>>16) & 0xFFFF;
+ wr = rdwr & 0xFFFF;
+
+ if ( wr == ((rd + t_size)&0xFFFF) ) // full
+ return NULL;
+
+ if ( m_rdwr($).compare_exchange_weak(rdwr,(rd<<16) | ((wr+1)&0xFFFF),mo_acq_rel) )
+ break;
+ }
+
+ // (*1)
+ rl::backoff bo;
+ while ( (m_read($).load(mo_acquire) & 0xFFFF) != rd ) {
+ bo.yield($);
+ }
+
+ nonatomic<t_element> * p = & ( m_array[ wr % t_size ] );
+
+ return p;
+ }
+
+ void write_publish()
+ {
+ m_written($).fetch_add(1,mo_release);
+ }
+
+ //-----------------------------------------------------
+
+
+};