NAME
ck_swlock_init, ck_swlock_write_latch, ck_swlock_write_unlatch, ck_swlock_write_lock, ck_swlock_write_unlock, ck_swlock_write_trylock, ck_swlock_write_downgrade, ck_swlock_locked_writer, ck_swlock_read_lock, ck_swlock_read_trylock, ck_swlock_read_unlock, ck_swlock_locked_reader — centralized copy-safe write-biased single-writer read-write locks
LIBRARY
Concurrency Kit (libck, −lck)
SYNOPSIS
#include <ck_swlock.h>
ck_swlock_t lock = CK_SWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
void
ck_swlock_init(ck_swlock_t *lock);
void
ck_swlock_write_lock(ck_swlock_t *lock);
void
ck_swlock_write_unlock(ck_swlock_t *lock);
void
ck_swlatch_write_latch(ck_swlatch_t *latch);
void
ck_swlatch_write_unlatch(ck_swlatch_t *latch);
bool
ck_swlock_write_trylock(ck_swlock_t *lock);
bool
ck_swlock_write_downgrade(ck_swlock_t *lock);
bool
ck_swlock_locked_writer(ck_swlock_t *lock);
void
ck_swlock_read_lock(ck_swlock_t *lock);
bool
ck_swlock_read_trylock(ck_swlock_t *lock);
void
ck_swlock_read_unlock(ck_swlock_t *lock);
bool
ck_swlock_locked_reader(ck_swlock_t *lock);
DESCRIPTION
This is a centralized write-biased single-writer reader-writer lock. It requires half the space that ck_rwlock does and has a low latency fast path. The lock supports latch and unlatch operations that allow it to be used in a copy-safe manner (reader-bits may be over-written safely).
EXAMPLE
#include <ck_swlock.h>
static ck_swlock_t lock = CK_SWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
static void
reader(void)
{
for (;;) { |
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ck_swlock_read_lock(&lock); |
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/* Read-side critical section. */ |
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ck_swlock_read_unlock(&lock); |
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if (ck_swlock_read_trylock(&lock) == true) { |
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/* Read-side critical section. */ |
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ck_swlock_read_unlock(&lock); |
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} |
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} |
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return; |
}
static void
writer(void)
{
ck_swlock_t contrived; |
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for (;;) { |
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ck_swlock_write_lock(&lock); |
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/* Write-side critical section. */ |
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ck_swlock_write_unlock(&lock); |
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if (ck_swlock_write_trylock(&lock) == true) { |
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/* Write-side critical section. */ |
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ck_swlock_write_unlock(&lock); |
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} |
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ck_swlock_write_latch(&lock); |
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/* Write-side critical section. */ |
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/* This is safe to do with-in a latch. */ |
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contrived = lock; |
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lock = contrived; |
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ck_swlock_write_unlatch(&lock); |
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} |
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return; |
}
SEE ALSO
ck_brlock(3), ck_elide(3), ck_pflock(3), ck_rwlock(3), ck_tflock(3)
Additional information available at http://concurrencykit.org/ April 22, 2014. ck_swlock(3)