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### 2165. `std::atomic<X>` requires `X` to be nothrow default constructible

Section: 31.8 [atomics.types.generic], 31.8.2 [atomics.types.operations] Status: Resolved Submitter: Jonathan Wakely Opened: 2012-07-19 Last modified: 2016-01-28

Priority: 4

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Discussion:

As raised in c++std-lib-32781, this fails to compile even though the default constructor is not used:

>     #include <atomic>

>     struct X {
>       X() noexcept(false) {}
>       X(int) { }
>     };

>     std::atomic<X> x(3);

This is because `atomic<T>`'s default constructor is declared to be non-throwing and is explicitly-defaulted on its first declaration:

>     atomic() noexcept = default;

This is ill-formed if the implicitly-declared default constructor would not be non-throwing.

Possible solutions:

1. Add nothrow default constructible to requirements for template argument of the generic `atomic<T>`
2. Remove `atomic<T>::atomic()` from the overload set if `T` is not nothrow default constructible.
3. Remove `noexcept` from `atomic<T>::atomic()`, allowing it to be deduced (but the default constructor is intended to be always noexcept)
4. Do not default `atomic<T>::atomic()` on its first declaration (but makes the default constructor user-provided and so prevents `atomic<T>` being trivial)
5. A core change to allow the mismatched exception specification if the default constructor isn't used (see c++std-core-21990)

[2012, Portland: move to Core]

Recommend referring to core to see if the constructor `noexcept` mismatch can be resolved there. The issue is not specific to concurrency.

[2015-04-09 Daniel comments]

CWG issue 1778, which had been created in behalf of this LWG issue, has been resolved as a defect.

[2015-10, Kona]

Mark as resolved

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