thread_sync.h File Reference

Functions and classes for process manipulation. More...

#include <geogram/basic/common.h>
#include <geogram/basic/numeric.h>
#include <geogram/basic/assert.h>
#include <geogram/basic/argused.h>
#include <vector>
#include <atomic>

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Classes
class	GEO::Process::BasicSpinLockArray
	An array of light-weight synchronisation primitives (spinlocks). More...

Namespaces
namespace	GEO
	Global Vorpaline namespace.
namespace	GEO::Process
	Abstraction layer for process management and multi-threading.

Macros
#define	GEOGRAM_SPINLOCK_INIT   ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT

Typedefs
typedef std::atomic_flag	GEO::Process::spinlock
	A lightweight synchronization structure.

Functions
void	geo_pause ()
	executes the pause instruction
void	GEO::Process::acquire_spinlock (volatile spinlock &x)
	Loops until x is available then reserves it.
void	GEO::Process::release_spinlock (volatile spinlock &x)
	Makes x available to other threads.

Detailed Description

Functions and classes for process manipulation.

Definition in file thread_sync.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

GEOGRAM_SPINLOCK_INIT

#define GEOGRAM_SPINLOCK_INIT   ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT

The initialization value of a spinlock.

Definition at line 141 of file thread_sync.h.

Function Documentation

geo_pause()

void geo_pause ( )

inline

executes the pause instruction

should be called when a spinlock is spinning

Definition at line 75 of file thread_sync.h.