NISpinLock Class Reference

Spin lock (non-inlined) More...

#include <base/concurrency/NISpinLock.h>

Inherits Lock.

Public Types
typedef ExclusiveSynchronize< NISpinLock >	Sync
Public Types inherited from Lock
typedef ExclusiveSynchronize< Lock >	Sync

Public Member Functions
	NISpinLock () noexcept
void	exclusiveLock () const noexcept
bool	tryExclusiveLock () const noexcept
void	sharedLock () const noexcept
bool	trySharedLock () const noexcept
void	releaseLock () const noexcept
Public Member Functions inherited from Lock
	Lock () noexcept
virtual	~Lock ()

Detailed Description

Spin lock (non-inlined)

Spin lock is a synchronization object just like MutualExclusion. SpinLock does not use any operating system resources. The SpinLock is fast. The CPU cannot do anything useful while waiting for a spin lock to be released.

See also

MutualExclusion SpinLock

Version

1.0

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

NISpinLock()

NISpinLock::NISpinLock ( )

noexcept

Initializes spin lock to unlocked state.

Member Function Documentation

exclusiveLock()

void NISpinLock::exclusiveLock ( ) const

virtualnoexcept

Acquires an exclusive lock.

Implements Lock.

releaseLock()

void NISpinLock::releaseLock ( ) const

virtualnoexcept

Releases the spin lock.

Implements Lock.

sharedLock()

void NISpinLock::sharedLock ( ) const

inlinevirtualnoexcept

Acquires a shared lock. For some lock implementations this will acquire an exclusive lock.

Implements Lock.

tryExclusiveLock()

bool NISpinLock::tryExclusiveLock ( ) const

virtualnoexcept

Tries to acquire an exclusive lock.

Returns

True on success.

Implements Lock.

trySharedLock()

bool NISpinLock::trySharedLock ( ) const

inlinevirtualnoexcept

Tries to acquire a shared lock. acquire an exclusive lock.

Returns

True on success.

Implements Lock.