galaxy.util
Class FifoMutex

java.lang.Object
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public class FifoMutex

extends java.lang.Object

A first in, first out (FIFO) mutex. This is a reentrant mutex, meaning the same thread can acquire the lock multiple times. However, you must make sure to release the lock the same number of times or else other threads will be unable to acquire the lock.

Constructor Summary

FifoMutex()

Method Summary

void	lock() Locks the mutex.
void	unlock() Unlocks the mutex.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FifoMutex

public FifoMutex()

Method Detail

lock

public void lock()

Locks the mutex. This is a blocking operation.

unlock

public void unlock()

Unlocks the mutex. This method must be called once for each time the thread requested the lock (via the lock method). A thread will not release the lock until this is done.