ucc::atomic::spinlock Class Reference

Atomic spinlock class. More...

#include <atomic.h>

Public Member Functions
bool	acquire (void)
	Acquire the lock.
void	release (void)
	Release an acquired spinlock.
	spinlock ()
	Construct and initialize spinlock.

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Detailed Description

Atomic spinlock class.

Used as high-performance sync lock between threads.

Author:

David Sugar <dyfet@gnutelephony.org>

Definition at line 80 of file atomic.h.

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Member Function Documentation

bool ucc::atomic::spinlock::acquire

(

void

)

Acquire the lock.

If the lock is not acquired, one "spins" by doing something else. One suggestion is using thread::yield.

Returns:

true if acquired.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• ucommon/atomic.h