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Atomic Operations
Hi there:
Does anyone know if there is possibility of doing Atomic Operations in
C++?
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Particularly I am interested to have the solution on Windows NT Platform.
Example:
I want to COMMIT to a database (operation 1) and rename a file (operation 2) in one operation. Operation 2 is to be done after Operation 1 but I don't want to do Operation 1 without making sure that Operation 2 is also done!!
By Atomic I mean a block of code that either gets executed entirely
without interruption by the CPU or it does not get executed at all.
I might be wrong but I think Synchronize keyword in Java does that.
Does anyone know if there is possibility of doing Atomic Operations in
C++?
****** NEW Lines:
Particularly I am interested to have the solution on Windows NT Platform.
Example:
I want to COMMIT to a database (operation 1) and rename a file (operation 2) in one operation. Operation 2 is to be done after Operation 1 but I don't want to do Operation 1 without making sure that Operation 2 is also done!!
By Atomic I mean a block of code that either gets executed entirely
without interruption by the CPU or it does not get executed at all.
I might be wrong but I think Synchronize keyword in Java does that.
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1 Solution
In MS Visual C++ (4.2CAB) use help/query type in the keyword
"synchronization" then read all the text up on "Application and Thread Support Classes" and "MultiThreading: How to Use Synchronization Classes".
At the kernel is Mutex, which you'll have to create, manage and observe to give your go / no go functionality.
"synchronization" then read all the text up on "Application and Thread Support Classes" and "MultiThreading: How to Use Synchronization Classes".
At the kernel is Mutex, which you'll have to create, manage and observe to give your go / no go functionality.
There are two ways to handle pieces of code that need to be protected through mutual exclusion from other pieces of code.
1. Mutex Semaphores
2. Using "Critical Sections"
From your question I think the latter is more suitable for you. And there are two ways to use critical sections in windows NT.
1. By using the functions InitializeCriticalSection(
2. By using the CCriticalSection and the CSingleLock or CMultiLock classes.
The first method is simple and straightforward, you initialize a so-called "critical-section" object somewhere in the initialization of your program, this object has no meaning in itself, but will be used in subsequent calls to EnterCriticalSection() and LeaveCriticalSection().
The second method is a bit more complicated but is more object-oriented. Using the second method, the class containing the critical section should include a data member of type CCriticalSection. Then in order to handle the controlled section, you should define a local variable of type CSingleLock (or CMultiLock if you want to wait on more than one CCriticalSection object). An example will show it best:
Assume class "List" has critical sections of code dealing with insertions and removals of items:
class List {
private:
CCriticalSection Sync;
public:
void Add() {
CSingleLock SLock(&Sync);
SLock.Lock();
//{ critical section code }
SLock.Unlock()
}
...
};
Hope this helps.
Aviad.
1. Mutex Semaphores
2. Using "Critical Sections"
From your question I think the latter is more suitable for you. And there are two ways to use critical sections in windows NT.
1. By using the functions InitializeCriticalSection(
2. By using the CCriticalSection and the CSingleLock or CMultiLock classes.
The first method is simple and straightforward, you initialize a so-called "critical-section" object somewhere in the initialization of your program, this object has no meaning in itself, but will be used in subsequent calls to EnterCriticalSection() and LeaveCriticalSection().
The second method is a bit more complicated but is more object-oriented. Using the second method, the class containing the critical section should include a data member of type CCriticalSection. Then in order to handle the controlled section, you should define a local variable of type CSingleLock (or CMultiLock if you want to wait on more than one CCriticalSection object). An example will show it best:
Assume class "List" has critical sections of code dealing with insertions and removals of items:
class List {
private:
CCriticalSection Sync;
public:
void Add() {
CSingleLock SLock(&Sync);
SLock.Lock();
//{ critical section code }
SLock.Unlock()
}
...
};
Hope this helps.
Aviad.
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