Spinlock Class Reference

A Spinlock allows locking of a section of code so that multiple processors cannot run it simultaneously. More...

#include <spinlock.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

void init ()

void lock ()

bool try_lock ()

void unlock ()

Protected Attributes

bool locked

Detailed Description

A Spinlock allows locking of a section of code so that multiple processors cannot run it simultaneously.

Since multiple processors are not currently supported, spinlocks are not used yet.

void Spinlock::init ( ) [inline]

void Spinlock::lock ( ) [inline]

Lock this spinlock. If it's already locked, busywait until it's available.

bool Spinlock::try_lock ( ) [inline]

Attempt to lock this spinlock without busywaiting.
Return true on success and false otherwise.

void Spinlock::unlock ( ) [inline]

bool Spinlock::locked [protected]

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