Mutex − Locks for mutual exclusion.
Module Mutex
Module
Mutex
: sig end
Locks for mutual exclusion.
Mutexes
(mutual−exclusion locks) are used to implement
critical sections and protect shared mutable data structures
against concurrent accesses. The typical use is (if m
is the mutex associated with the data structure D ):
Mutex.lock m;
(* Critical section that operates over D *);
Mutex.unlock m
type t
The type of mutexes.
val create : unit -> t
Return a new mutex.
val lock : t -> unit
Lock the given mutex. Only one thread can have the mutex locked at any time. A thread that attempts to lock a mutex already locked by another thread will suspend until the other thread unlocks the mutex.
Before4.12
Sys_error was not raised for recursive locking (platform−dependent behaviour)
Raises Sys_error if the mutex is already locked by the thread calling Mutex.lock .
val try_lock : t -> bool
Same as Mutex.lock , but does not suspend the calling thread if the mutex is already locked: just return false immediately in that case. If the mutex is unlocked, lock it and return true .
val unlock : t -> unit
Unlock the given mutex. Other threads suspended trying to lock the mutex will restart. The mutex must have been previously locked by the thread that calls Mutex.unlock .
Before4.12
Sys_error was not raised when unlocking an unlocked mutex or when unlocking a mutex from a different thread.
Raises Sys_error if the mutex is unlocked or was locked by another thread.