如果使用linux下的条件变量的话通常意义上,会编写这样的代码:
#include <pthread.h>
struct msg {
struct msg *m_next;
/* ... more stuff here ... */
};
struct msg *workq;
pthread_cond_t qready = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
pthread_mutex_t qlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
void process_msg(void)
{
struct msg *mp;
for (;;) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&qlock);
pthread_cond_wait(&qready, &qlock);
mp = workq;
workq = mp->m_next;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&qlock);
/* now process the message mp */
}
}
void enqueue_msg(struct msg *mp)
{
pthread_mutex_lock(&qlock);
mp->m_next = workq;
workq = mp;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&qlock);
pthread_cond_signal(&qready);
}
但其实这里的代码是存在问题的,可以参考:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19253-01/819-7051/sync-44265/index.html
http://www.cppblog.com/converse/archive/2009/01/15/72064.aspx
也就唤醒的线程重新获取互斥锁并从 pthread_cond_wait() 返回之前,条件可能会发生变化。等待线程可能并未真正唤醒。正确的写法:
#include <pthread.h>
struct msg {
struct msg *m_next;
/* ... more stuff here ... */
};
struct msg *workq;
pthread_cond_t qready = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
pthread_mutex_t qlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
void process_msg(void)
{
struct msg *mp;
for (;;) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&qlock);
while (workq == NULL)
pthread_cond_wait(&qready, &qlock);
mp = workq;
workq = mp->m_next;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&qlock);
/* now process the message mp */
}
}
void enqueue_msg(struct msg *mp)
{
pthread_mutex_lock(&qlock);
mp->m_next = workq;
workq = mp;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&qlock);
pthread_cond_signal(&qready);
}