is there a simple timed lock algorithm avoiding deadlock on multiple mutexes?
- by Vicente Botet Escriba
C++0x thread library or Boost.thread define a non-member variadic template function that locks all mutex at once that helps to avoid deadlock.
template <class L1, class L2, class... L3>
void lock(L1&, L2&, L3&...);
The same can be applied to a non-member variadic template function try_lock_until, which locks all the mutex until a given time is reached that helps to avoid deadlock like lock(...).
template <class Clock, class Duration,
class L1, class L2, class... L3>
void try_lock_until(
const chrono::time_point<Clock,Duration>& abs_time,
L1&, L2&, L3&...);
I have an implementation that follows the same design as the Boost function boost::lock(...). But this is quite complex.
As I can be missing something evident I wanted to know if:
is there a simple timed lock algorithm avoiding deadlock on multiple mutexes?
If no simple implementation exists, can this justify a proposal to Boost?
P.S. Please avoid posting complex solutions.
