isc::util::thread Namespace Reference

Wrappers for thread related functionality. More...

Classes
class	CondVar
	Encapsulation for a condition variable. More...
class	Mutex
	Mutex with very simple interface. More...
class	Thread
	A separate thread. More...
class	WatchedThread
	Provides a thread and controls for monitoring its activities. More...

Typedefs
typedef boost::shared_ptr< Thread >	ThreadPtr
	Thread pointer type. More...
typedef boost::shared_ptr< WatchedThread >	WatchedThreadPtr
	Defines a pointer to a WatchedThread. More...

Detailed Description

Wrappers for thread related functionality.

We provide our own wrappers, currently around pthreads. We tried using the boost thread support, but it gave us some trouble, so we implemented in-house ones.

Typedef Documentation

ThreadPtr

typedef boost::shared_ptr<Thread> isc::util::thread::ThreadPtr

Thread pointer type.

Definition at line 101 of file thread.h.

WatchedThreadPtr

typedef boost::shared_ptr<WatchedThread> isc::util::thread::WatchedThreadPtr

Defines a pointer to a WatchedThread.

Definition at line 123 of file watched_thread.h.