NAME

ck_tflock_ticket_init, ck_tflock_ticket_write_lock, ck_tflock_ticket_write_unlock, ck_tflock_ticket_read_lock, ck_tflock_ticket_read_unlock, —

centralized task-fair reader-writer locks

LIBRARY

Concurrency Kit (libck, -lck)

SYNOPSIS

#include <ck_tflock.h>

ck_tflock_ticket_t lock = CK_TFLOCK_TICKET_INITIALIZER;

void
ck_tflock_ticket_init(ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock);

void
ck_tflock_ticket_write_lock(ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock);

void
ck_tflock_ticket_write_unlock(ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock);

void
ck_tflock_ticket_read_lock(ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock);

void
ck_tflock_ticket_read_unlock(ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock);

DESCRIPTION

This is a centralized task-fair reader-writer lock. It requires little space overhead and has a low latency fast path.

EXAMPLE

#include <ck_tflock.h>

static ck_tflock_ticket_t lock = CK_TFLOCK_INITIALIZER;

static void
reader(void)
{

	for (;;) {
		ck_tflock_ticket_read_lock(&lock);
		/* Read-side critical section. */
		ck_tflock_ticket_read_unlock(&lock);
	}

	return;
}

static void
writer(void)
{

	for (;;) {
		ck_tflock_ticket_write_lock(&lock);
		/* Write-side critical section. */
		ck_tflock_ticket_write_unlock(&lock);
	}

	return;
}

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