locks

nimony/lib/std/locks.nim

• type Lock = SysLock

  Nim lock; whether this is re-entrant or not is unspecified!

• type Cond = SysCond

  Nim condition variable

• func $(lock: SysLock): string
• proc initLock(lock: var SysLock)

  Initializes the given lock.

• proc deinitLock(lock: SysLock)

  Frees the resources associated with the lock.

• proc tryAcquire(lock: var SysLock): bool

  Tries to acquire the given lock. Returns true on success.

• proc acquire(lock: var SysLock)

  Acquires the given lock.

• proc release(lock: var SysLock)

  Releases the given lock.

• proc initCond(cond: var SysCond)

  Initializes the given condition variable.

• proc deinitCond(cond: SysCond)

  Frees the resources associated with the condition variable.

• proc wait(cond: var SysCond; lock: var SysLock)

  Waits on the condition variable cond.

• proc signal(cond: var SysCond)

  Sends a signal to the condition variable cond.

• proc broadcast(cond: var SysCond)

  Unblocks all threads currently blocked on the specified condition variable cond.