DD::Image::ReadWriteLock Class Reference

Public Member Functions
bool	readLock ()
	Lock for reading, this only block writes, not other reads.
bool	tryReadLock ()
	Try the lock for reading, this only block writes.
bool	writeLock ()
	Lock for writing, this blocks reads and all writes.
bool	tryWriteLock ()
	Try the lock for writing, this blocks reads and all writes.
bool	unlock ()

Protected Attributes
pthread_rwlock_t	_lock
	my pthread rwlock that implements this

Detailed Description

A read/write lock that allows multiple readers to gain access to the lock, but only one writer at a time.

The current implementation may not be recursive as I can't figure out how to make it so or if it is so by default.