From: "sankar" <san_madhav@hotmail.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, "Arve Knudsen" <aknuds-1@broadpark.no>
References: <Sea2-DAV35RuMrzpeSK0000db71@hotmail.com> <oprxxqjgqeq1sf88@mail.broadpark.no>
Subject: Re: pthread mutex question
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 09:07:47 -0800
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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" <aknuds-1@broadpark.no>
To: "sankar" <san_madhav@hotmail.com>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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
> (www.boost.org) implementation, which makes use of pthread_cond_timedwait.
>
> Regards
>
> Arve Knudsen
>
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:43:14 -0800, sankar <san_madhav@hotmail.com> 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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