Mutex Class Reference

#include <Thread.H>

Inheritance diagram for Mutex:

Public Member Functions
	Mutex ()
virtual	~Mutex ()
int	lock ()
int	tryLock ()
int	unLock ()

Protected Attributes
pthread_mutex_t	mut
	The POSIX mutex semaphore. More...

Detailed Description

Class to protext mutual exclusion zones.

Examples:

ThreadTest.C.

Definition at line 271 of file Thread.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Mutex()

Mutex::Mutex ( )

inline

Constructor. Initialises the mutual exclusion device.

Definition at line 278 of file Thread.H.

~Mutex()

virtual Mutex::~Mutex ( )

inlinevirtual

Destroys the mutual exclusion device.

Definition at line 284 of file Thread.H.

Member Function Documentation

lock()

int Mutex::lock ( )

inline

Lock the mutual exclusion zone.

Returns

NO_ERROR on success, the suitable error code otherwise (EINVAL, EDEADLK).

Examples:

IIOQueueTest.C, and ThreadTest.C.

Definition at line 295 of file Thread.H.

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tryLock()

int Mutex::tryLock ( )

inline

Try to lock the mutual exclusion zone.

Returns

NO_ERROR on success, the suitable error code otherwise (EINVAL, EBUSY).

Definition at line 310 of file Thread.H.

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unLock()

int Mutex::unLock ( )

inline

Try to lock the mutual exclusion zone.

Returns

NO_ERROR on success, the suitable error code otherwise (EINVAL, EPERM when using a error checking mutex).

Examples:

IIOQueueTest.C, and ThreadTest.C.

Definition at line 325 of file Thread.H.

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Member Data Documentation

mut

pthread_mutex_t Mutex::mut

protected

The POSIX mutex semaphore.

Definition at line 273 of file Thread.H.

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