High-level Compare And Swap (CAS) functions?

Question

I\'d like to document what high-level (i.e. C++ not inline assembler ) functions or macros are available for Compare And Swap (CAS) atomic primitives...

E.g., WIN32

Answer 1

java has this CAS operation, too

see here

there are practical uses for this, like a lock-free hashtable used in multiprocessor system