ReaderWriterLock

A reader writer lock that allows

taking locks READ_PREFERRING or WRITE_PREFERRING
taking locks BLOCKING-ly or NON_BLOCKING-ly
It allows you to downgrade writer lock to reader lock and upgrade reader lock to writer lock (second of which may fail).
It allows you to have an external lock allowing you to build complex functionalities aroung this lock (see my projects Bufferpool and WALe).

Setup instructions

Install dependencies :

This project does not have any dependencies.

Download source code :

git clone https://github.com/RohanVDvivedi/ReaderWriterLock.git

Build from source :

cd ReaderWriterLock
make clean all

Install from the build :

sudo make install
Once you have installed from source, you may discard the build by make clean

Using The library

add -lrwlock -lpthread linker flag, while compiling your application
do not forget to include appropriate public api headers as and when needed. this includes
- #include<rwlock.h>

Instructions for uninstalling library

Uninstall :

cd ReaderWriterLock
sudo make uninstall