ost::SemaphoreLock Class Reference

The SemaphoreLock class is used to protect a section of code through a semaphore so that only x instances of the member function may execute concurrently. More...

#include <thread.h>

Public Member Functions
	SemaphoreLock (Semaphore &_sem)
	Wait for the semaphore.
	~SemaphoreLock ()
	Post the semaphore automatically.

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Detailed Description

The SemaphoreLock class is used to protect a section of code through a semaphore so that only x instances of the member function may execute concurrently.

A common use is

void func_to_protect() { SemaphoreLock lock(semaphore); ... operation ... }

NOTE: do not declare variable as "SemaohoreLock (semaphore)", the mutex will be released at statement end.

Author:

David Sugar <dyfet@gnu.org> Semaphore automatic locker for protected access.

Definition at line 291 of file thread.h.

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

• commoncpp/thread.h