rw_semaphore_t Struct Reference

Reader/writer semaphore structure. More...

#include <kos/rwsem.h>

Data Fields
int	dynamic
	Was this structure created with rwsem_create()?
int	read_count
	The number of readers that are currently holding the lock.
kthread_t *	write_lock
	The thread holding the write lock.
kthread_t *	reader_waiting
	Space for one reader who's trying to upgrade to a writer.

Detailed Description

Reader/writer semaphore structure.

All members of this structure should be considered to be private, it is not safe to change anything in here yourself.

Field Documentation

dynamic

int rw_semaphore_t::dynamic

Was this structure created with rwsem_create()?

read_count

int rw_semaphore_t::read_count

The number of readers that are currently holding the lock.

reader_waiting

kthread_t* rw_semaphore_t::reader_waiting

Space for one reader who's trying to upgrade to a writer.

write_lock

kthread_t* rw_semaphore_t::write_lock

The thread holding the write lock.

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

• include/kos/rwsem.h