atomic_two_clear

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Free Static Variables

Syntax

atomic_base < Base >:: clear ()

Purpose

Each atomic_base objects holds onto work space in order to avoid repeated memory allocation calls and thereby increase speed (until it is deleted). If an the atomic_base object is global or static because, the it does not get deleted. This is a problem when using thread_alloc free_all to check that all allocated memory has been freed. Calling this clear function will free all the memory currently being held onto by the atomic_base < Base > class.

Future Use

If there is future use of an atomic_base object, after a call to clear , the work space will be reallocated and held onto.

Restriction

This routine cannot be called while in parallel execution mode.