fast_mutex

Fast mutex class, implemented as an atomic spin lock with very low CPU overhead. More...

Public Types
typedef void *	native_handle_type
	Type of a native handle.

Public Member Functions
	fast_mutex ()
	CTOR.
	~fast_mutex ()
	DTOR.
void	lock ()
	Lock the mutex.
bool	try_lock ()
	Try to lock the mutex. More...
void	unlock ()
	Unlock the mutex.
native_handle_type	native_handle ()
	Get the native handle of the mutex. More...

Private Attributes
a_util::memory::StackPtr< Implementation, 64 >	_impl

Detailed Description

Fast mutex class, implemented as an atomic spin lock with very low CPU overhead.

Definition at line 23 of file fast_mutex.h.

Member Function Documentation

native_handle()

native_handle_type native_handle

(

)

Get the native handle of the mutex.

Returns

Pointer to the native handle of the mutex. On Windows this is a pointer to struct CRITICAL_SECTION. On POSIX this is a pointer to struct pthread_mutex_t.

try_lock()

bool try_lock

(

)

Try to lock the mutex.

Returns

true if locking succeeded, false otherwise.