> here's a post about it by the original author: http://threadlocalmutex.com/?p=126 http://threadlocalmutex.com/?p=126 Nice! But still: you did port it from C

> here's a post about it by the original author: http://threadlocalmutex.com/?p=126 http://threadlocalmutex.com/?p=126 Nice! But still: you did port it from C++, and consciously or not, that optimization still applies.