MB-49348: Have atomic_setIfBigger return status

Change-Id: Iabc94acc35dd400ebf04aad5376a18140b26a8cd Reviewed-on: http://review.couchbase.org/c/platform/+/165140 Tested-by: Build Bot <build@couchbase.com> Reviewed-by: Dave Rigby <daver@couchbase.com>
couchbase · Nov 5, 2021 · 004a18a · 004a18a
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diff --git a/include/platform/atomic.h b/include/platform/atomic.h
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@
 #include <mutex>
 
 template <typename T>
-void atomic_setIfBigger(std::atomic<T>& obj, const T& newValue) {
+bool atomic_setIfBigger(std::atomic<T>& obj, const T& newValue) {
     T oldValue = obj.load();
     while (newValue > oldValue) {
         if (obj.compare_exchange_strong(oldValue, newValue)) {
-            break;
+            return true;
         }
         oldValue = obj.load();
     }
+    return false;
 }
 
 template <typename T>