Re: [boost] Re: mutex_traits<>

From: Iain.Hanson_at_[hidden]
Date: 2002-02-01 13:44:38

Author:  williamkempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden]) at unix,mime
Date:    31/01/02 20:10

     
>This isn't true.  The Scoped Lock classes provide the ability to 
>unlock and then later lock the mutex.  This covers the _vast_ 
>majority of uses (and probably _all_ of the issues that the 
>proverbial "newbie" is going to need).  The only limitation is the 
>scoped nature of the lock, which prevents efficient lock patterns 
>for things such as a lock_ptr<>.  That's what the "traits" approach 
>is supposed to address, though.

Sorry, brain short circuit :-( I was mixing up mutex and scoped_lock 
or forgot that you had added llock & unlock to scoped_lock I not sure 
which.

/ikh

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