epics::pvAccess::ReferenceCountingLock Class Reference

Reference counting mutex implementation w/ deadlock detection. More...

#include <utils/pv/referenceCountingLock.h>

Public Types
typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr < ReferenceCountingLock >	shared_pointer
typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr < const ReferenceCountingLock >	const_shared_pointer
typedef std::tr1::weak_ptr < ReferenceCountingLock >	weak_pointer
typedef std::tr1::weak_ptr < const ReferenceCountingLock >	const_weak_pointer

Public Member Functions
	ReferenceCountingLock ()
	Constructor of ReferenceCountingLock. More...
virtual	~ReferenceCountingLock ()
	Destructor of ReferenceCountingLock.
bool	acquire (epics::pvData::int64 msecs)
	Attempt to acquire lock. More...
void	release ()
	Release previously acquired lock.
int	increment ()
	Increment number of references. More...
int	decrement ()
	Decrement number of references. More...

Detailed Description

Reference counting mutex implementation w/ deadlock detection.

Synchronization helper class used (intended for use) for activation/deactivation synchronization. This class enforces attempt method of acquiring the locks to prevent deadlocks. Class also offers reference counting. (NOTE: automatic lock counting was not implemented due to imperfect usage.)

Definition at line 35 of file referenceCountingLock.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

epics::pvAccess::ReferenceCountingLock::ReferenceCountingLock

(

)

Constructor of ReferenceCountingLock.

After construction lock is free and reference count equals 1.

Member Function Documentation

bool epics::pvAccess::ReferenceCountingLock::acquire

(

epics::pvData::int64

msecs

)

Attempt to acquire lock.

NOTE: Argument msecs is currently not supported due to Darwin OS not supporting pthread_mutex_timedlock. May be changed in the future.

Parameters

msecs

the number of milleseconds to wait. An argument less than or equal to zero means not to wait at all.

Returns

true if acquired, false otherwise. NOTE: currently this routine always returns true. Look above for explanation.

int epics::pvAccess::ReferenceCountingLock::decrement

(

)

Decrement number of references.

Returns

number of references.

int epics::pvAccess::ReferenceCountingLock::increment

(

)

Increment number of references.

Returns

number of references.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• utils/pv/referenceCountingLock.h