lock_wq.h File Reference

Better lock implementation (in comparison to lock.h). More...

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Data Structures
struct	l4util_wq_lock_queue_elem_t
struct	l4util_wq_lock_queue_base_t
Functions
static int	l4util_wq_lock_lock (l4util_wq_lock_queue_base_t *queue, l4util_wq_lock_queue_elem_t *q)
static int	l4util_wq_lock_unlock (l4util_wq_lock_queue_base_t *queue, l4util_wq_lock_queue_elem_t *q)
static int	l4util_wq_lock_locked (l4util_wq_lock_queue_base_t *queue)

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Detailed Description

Better lock implementation (in comparison to lock.h).

In the case of contention we are going into sleep and wait for the current locker to be woken up. Nevertheless this code has some limitations considering different thread priorities.

Author:

Jork Loeser <hohmuth@os.inf.tu-dresden.de>

Definition in file lock_wq.h.