Re: [Boost-users] boost::recursive_mutex doesn't lock ???

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::recursive_mutex doesn't lock ???
From: Martin Dyring-Andersen (mda_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-03 09:32:10

Chris wrote:

[...]
> but the main thread doesn't stop at
> boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock lock(io_mutex);
> 
> How should I implement it then? not using recursive_mutex?

I'd go for a barrier or condition variable(s) instead. A mutex is best suited locking/exclusion, not waiting for a condition.

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Martin Dyring-Andersen