[rvm-research] AddressArray with CAS

Hi

I'm trying to use a wait free queue implementation in the Jikes RVM.
The implementation holds an array of addresses, and I'd like to apply CAS (compareAndSet) to these addresses.
For example:
AddressArray arr = AddressArray.create(10);
arr[ 3 ].compareAndSet(oldValue, newValue);

It seems that unboxed.AddressArray does not have an option of CAS.
A normal CAS is implemented only for objects: i.e. Magic.attemptAddress(object, offset, oldValue, newValue);
However, I don't know how to convert the AddressArray to an object.

Is there a way to use CAS on a specific array element?

Thanks,
Nachshon Cohen
Technion Institute of Technology, Israel



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