ReadWriteLock是指允许多个线程同时读,但是只允许一个线程写
这个方法经常用来实现在不写的状态下允许对资源无限读,但要独占写锁。 因为python的threading模块中没有对应实现,上面的方法是通过Condition实现的。
import threading
class ReadWriteLock:
"""A lock object that allows many simultaneous "read-locks", but
only one "write-lock"."""
def __init__(self):
self._read_ready = threading.Condition(threading.Lock())
self._readers = 0
def acquire_read(self):
"""Acquire a read-lock. Blocks only if some thread has
acquired write-lock."""
self._read_ready.acquire()
try:
self._readers += 1
finally:
self._read_ready.release()
def release_read(self):
"""Release a read-lock."""
self._read_ready.acquire()
try:
self._readers -= 1
if not self._readers:
self._read_ready.notifyAll()
finally:
self._read_ready.release()
def acquire_write(self):
"""Acquire a write lock. Blocks until there are no
acquired read- or write-locks."""
self._read_ready.acquire()
while self._readers > 0:
self._read_ready.wait()
def release_write(self):
"""Release a write-lock."""
self._read_ready.release()