Do I need to use locking with integers in c++ threads

Question

If I am accessing a single integer type (e.g. long, int, bool, etc...) in multiple threads, do I need to use a synchronisation mechanism such as a mutex to lock them. My un

Answer 1

Yes it would be better to use synchronization. Any data accessed by multiple threads must be synchronized.

If it is windows platform you can also check here :Interlocked Variable Access.