A simple lock that can be shared by multiple threads for synchronization. More...

#include <Spinlock.hpp>

Public Member Functions
void	lock ()
	Acquire the lock by atomically setting the value of an integer to non-zero, busy-waiting until the lock is obtained. More...

	Spinlock ()
	Constructor. More...

void	unlock ()
	Release the lock by atomically setting the value of an integer to zero. More...

Detailed Description

A simple lock that can be shared by multiple threads for synchronization.

Busy-waits for a lock, and unlocks immediately. Implemented with a single atomic integer.

Definition at line 26 of file Spinlock.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Spinlock ( )

Constructor.

The object is initially unlocked.

Definition at line 30 of file Spinlock.hpp.

void lock ( )

Acquire the lock by atomically setting the value of an integer to non-zero, busy-waiting until the lock is obtained.

Definition at line 37 of file Spinlock.hpp.

void unlock ( )

Release the lock by atomically setting the value of an integer to zero.

This operation is immediate and does not wait.

Definition at line 47 of file Spinlock.hpp.

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