http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54786
--- Comment #4 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-10-03 00:56:25 UTC --- (In reply to comment #3) > I can confirm that it is fixed in 4.7.0, after the move to __atomic builtins, > at least on x86_64. It would be nice to have it fixed in currently > hypothetical > 4.6.4, especially for those whose distro is stuck on 4.6. But at least it's > documented now and users can act accordingly. For example add > __sync_syncronise() or asm volatile ("":::"memory") before atomic::store(). Considering this is in an experimental part of the compiler (stdc++0x is consider experimental for 4.6), I say you are out of luck from support from the FSF. You can request your distro to have the fix backported though.