Pol::Clib::SpinLock Class Reference

#include <spinlock.h>

Public Member Functions
	SpinLock ()
	~SpinLock ()

Private Member Functions
void	lock ()
void	unlock ()

Private Attributes
std::atomic_flag	_lck

Friends
class	std::lock_guard< SpinLock >

Detailed Description

This is a much faster replacement for mutex when locking very small and fast running protected parts. It is based on a busy loop.

Warning

use it only through SpinLockGuard

Definition at line 17 of file spinlock.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Pol::Clib::SpinLock::SpinLock ( )

inline

Definition at line 35 of file spinlock.h.

References _lck.

Pol::Clib::SpinLock::~SpinLock ( )

inline

Definition at line 39 of file spinlock.h.

Member Function Documentation

void Pol::Clib::SpinLock::lock ( )

inlineprivate

Puts the caller in an endless busy loop until it acquires the lock

Definition at line 44 of file spinlock.h.

References _lck.

void Pol::Clib::SpinLock::unlock ( )

inlineprivate

Releases the lock

Definition at line 54 of file spinlock.h.

References _lck.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class std::lock_guard< SpinLock >

friend

Definition at line 19 of file spinlock.h.

Member Data Documentation

std::atomic_flag Pol::Clib::SpinLock::_lck

private

Definition at line 29 of file spinlock.h.

Referenced by lock(), SpinLock(), and unlock().

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

• clib/spinlock.h