Subj : Re: Improving read-write lock
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Thu Feb 17 2005 03:35 pm

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:50:05 +0100, Rob <rob@nowhere.xyz> wrote:


>
> I would like to know your thought about this.
> Maybe something like this already exists and has been implemented.
> Please give
> me some resources (url's) in that case.

Something like this
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.programming.threads/msg/1d1bb0bef48a1534

If you want to do it as a FIFO spin lock
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3C231C0A.6AB363D9%40genuity.com

This isn't the first time I've forgotten I've done this before.

And I'm sure there are some complicated algorithms for doing this
if you like implementing things the hard way. :)

-- 
Joe Seigh

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