2003-11-03 17:12:51

by sankar

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Subject: Re: pthread mutex question

Thx for the info...I lookd in boost.org..It does not have the source code
for timed mutex.It just says how it shd work..Pls let me know if I am
missing something here..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arve Knudsen" <[email protected]>
To: "sankar" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: pthread mutex question


> Its C++, but you could have a look at the boost::thread::timed_mutex
> (http://www.boost.org) implementation, which makes use of pthread_cond_timedwait.
>
> Regards
>
> Arve Knudsen
>
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:43:14 -0800, sankar <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am looking for an idea as to how to implement timed mutex using
pthread
> > libraries on linux.
> > Basically I want to associate a timeout value with the wait function i,e
> > pthread_mutex_lock() which returns once the timeout expires instaed of
> > waiting for ever.
> > Pls help
> >
> > thx..
> >
> > Sankarshana M
>


2003-11-03 19:06:42

by Arve Knudsen

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Subject: Re: pthread mutex question

You're probably looking at the abstract model. Download the source and
look at timed_mutex::do_timedlock, in mutex.cpp.

Regards

Arve Knudsen

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 09:07:47 -0800, sankar <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thx for the info...I lookd in boost.org..It does not have the source code
> for timed mutex.It just says how it shd work..Pls let me know if I am
> missing something here..
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arve Knudsen" <[email protected]>
> To: "sankar" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: pthread mutex question
>
>
>> Its C++, but you could have a look at the boost::thread::timed_mutex
>> (http://www.boost.org) implementation, which makes use of
>> pthread_cond_timedwait.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Arve Knudsen
>>
>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:43:14 -0800, sankar <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I am looking for an idea as to how to implement timed mutex using
> pthread
>> > libraries on linux.
>> > Basically I want to associate a timeout value with the wait function
>> i,e
>> > pthread_mutex_lock() which returns once the timeout expires instaed of
>> > waiting for ever.
>> > Pls help
>> >
>> > thx..
>> >
>> > Sankarshana M
>>
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