[Boost-users] [Atomic] [Tread] Proposal for, Synchronized<T>

Subject: [Boost-users] [Atomic] [Tread] Proposal for, Synchronized<T>
From: John M. Dlugosz (mpbecey7gu_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-19 17:29:17

On 2/19/2013 4:02 PM, boost-users-request-at-lists.boost.org |Boost/Allow to home| wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Atomic] [Tread] Proposal for
> 	Synchronized<T>
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> Le 19/02/13 17:58, Gabriel Bizzotto a ?crit :
>> >Hi !
>> >
>> >I've created two simples classes that helped me avoid data races when
>> >sharing objects among threads.
>> >
>> >The idea is to declare objects that need for synchronization as
>> >Synchronized<T>, which holds a T and a mutex. To use the T, a Get
>> >function has to be called that returns a proxy, which holds a pointer
>> >to the T and a scoped lock on the mutex. The proxy defines operator->
>> >and operator* to give access to the T. To have acces to the T, one has
>> >to create the proxy. As long as the proxy exists, the mutex associated
>> >with the T is locked, effectively preventing use by other threads.

I have one that does reader/writer locking. I'll pass it along for comparison along with 
design notes (it was done partially for teaching), if it's OK to send a zip file to you.

—John