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ucommon::atomic::spinlock Class Reference

Atomic spinlock class. More...

#include <atomic.h>

Public Member Functions

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

Detailed Description

Atomic spinlock class.

Used as high-performance sync lock between threads.

Author
David Sugar dyfet.nosp@m.@gnu.nosp@m.telep.nosp@m.hony.nosp@m..org

Definition at line 80 of file atomic.h.

Member Function Documentation

bool ucommon::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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