Subj : Re: Lockable objects
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Giancarlo Niccolai
Date : Sat May 21 2005 01:35 pm

Uenal Mutlu wrote:

> I'm predicting that in the near future all non-trivial objects the
> programming language offers (esp. C++ & STL) will have
> some built-in synchronization methods for the user, like:
>   Lock()
>   Unlock()
>   TryLock()
>   IsLocked()
>   GetLockCount()
> And most probly the locking will be done by using recursive mutices
> internally.

Mutulu, are you really serious?
It's on the first page of any threading book!

if ( IsLocked(X) ) {
        <<<  Here another thread locks X >>>
        // do something believing X is not locked
        // and bang.
}

That's why no-one ever implemented an IsLocked primitive.

I am beginning to suspect you are a troll; so, please, are you SERIOUS about
threading or are you making jokes of us?

Giancarlo.

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