Re: [Boost-users] boost::interprocess and synchronization

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::interprocess and synchronization
From: Juan Ramírez (juanantonio.ram_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-13 13:38:13

never mind...

just read http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/doc/html/interprocess/synchronization_mechanisms.html

awesome documentation, btw :)

Saludos!
     Juan

2012/1/13 Juan Ramírez <juanantonio.ram_at_[hidden]>:
> Hi,
>
> I've been working a lot with interprocess communication, but using
> plain windows API.
>
> Now I'm thinking about changing the implementation to
> boost::interprocess, but a simple question arises:
>
> Â  Does boost::interprocess provide any kind of synchronization?
>
> On past projects I used to create a global mutex and an avent (or
> semaphore) object, the global mutex makes sure that only one process
> is writing at the same time, and the event indicates that there is new
> data to read..
>
> Does boost:.interprocess provide those objects under the hood or I
> have to use my own named mutex and conditions?
>
> Thanks a lot :)
>
>
> Saludos!
> Â  Â Â  Juan