LOW_link::commLock Class Reference

Locking class to ensure exclusive access to a link. More...

#include <LOW_link.h>

Inheritance diagram for LOW_link::commLock:

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Public Member Functions
	commLock (LOW_link &inLink)
	Obtain the lock.
	~commLock ()
	Release the lock.
Private Attributes
LOW_link &	link
	Reference to the link the lock is for.

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Detailed Description

Locking class to ensure exclusive access to a link.

The class is intended to be used in a "locking is creation" design pattern. On creation an exclusive lock is optained for the device, and on destruction the lock is released.

Uses a recursive mutex, i.e. does not distinguish reads/writes but my be called multiple times by the same thread without blocking.

Class is inlined for performance reasons.

See also:

LOW_thread_mutex

Definition at line 97 of file LOW_link.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

LOW_link::commLock::commLock (  LOW_link &  inLink  )  [inline]

Obtain the lock. Parameters: inLink  Reference to the link the lock is for. Definition at line 102 of file LOW_link.h. References LOW_link::__linkRecMutex, link, and LOW_thread_mutex::lock().

LOW_link::commLock::~commLock (   )  [inline]

Release the lock. Definition at line 109 of file LOW_link.h. References LOW_link::__linkRecMutex, link, and LOW_thread_mutex::unlock().

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Member Data Documentation

LOW_link& LOW_link::commLock::link [private]

Reference to the link the lock is for. Definition at line 115 of file LOW_link.h. Referenced by commLock(), and ~commLock().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• LOW_link.h

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