How Windows Mutex and waitforsingleobject works internally
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How Windows Mutex works internally ? I know theories and example and usage over it.
Is it s kernel object ?
what means that WaitForSinleObject() blocks a thread when mutex state is nonsignaled ?
how the blocked thread list gets maintained ?
I wish to know internals.
c++ synchronization window mutex
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How Windows Mutex works internally ? I know theories and example and usage over it.
Is it s kernel object ?
what means that WaitForSinleObject() blocks a thread when mutex state is nonsignaled ?
how the blocked thread list gets maintained ?
I wish to know internals.
c++ synchronization window mutex
asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
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You are better off starting with Linux or any other OS with open source. Check eventfd sources, specifically functioneventfd_read. It shows how kernel blocks calling thread.
– Ivan
Nov 11 at 18:47
Sure , so Mutex is kernel object which we request when we do CreateMutex ?
– Nik
Nov 12 at 15:09
Yes. Linux sources can serve as an example of how waiting queue for threads is implement. Windows will implement it in a similar way.
– Ivan
Nov 12 at 17:49
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up vote
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down vote
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How Windows Mutex works internally ? I know theories and example and usage over it.
Is it s kernel object ?
what means that WaitForSinleObject() blocks a thread when mutex state is nonsignaled ?
how the blocked thread list gets maintained ?
I wish to know internals.
c++ synchronization window mutex
asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
1
How Windows Mutex works internally ? I know theories and example and usage over it.
Is it s kernel object ?
what means that WaitForSinleObject() blocks a thread when mutex state is nonsignaled ?
how the blocked thread list gets maintained ?
I wish to know internals.
c++ synchronization window mutex
c++ synchronization window mutex
asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
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asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
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asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
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asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
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asked Nov 11 at 10:31
Nik
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You are better off starting with Linux or any other OS with open source. Check eventfd sources, specifically functioneventfd_read. It shows how kernel blocks calling thread.
– Ivan
Nov 11 at 18:47
Sure , so Mutex is kernel object which we request when we do CreateMutex ?
– Nik
Nov 12 at 15:09
Yes. Linux sources can serve as an example of how waiting queue for threads is implement. Windows will implement it in a similar way.
– Ivan
Nov 12 at 17:49
add a comment |
You are better off starting with Linux or any other OS with open source. Check eventfd sources, specifically functioneventfd_read. It shows how kernel blocks calling thread.
– Ivan
Nov 11 at 18:47
Sure , so Mutex is kernel object which we request when we do CreateMutex ?
– Nik
Nov 12 at 15:09
Yes. Linux sources can serve as an example of how waiting queue for threads is implement. Windows will implement it in a similar way.
– Ivan
Nov 12 at 17:49
You are better off starting with Linux or any other OS with open source. Check eventfd sources, specifically function
eventfd_read. It shows how kernel blocks calling thread.– Ivan
Nov 11 at 18:47
You are better off starting with Linux or any other OS with open source. Check eventfd sources, specifically function
eventfd_read. It shows how kernel blocks calling thread.– Ivan
Nov 11 at 18:47
Sure , so Mutex is kernel object which we request when we do CreateMutex ?
– Nik
Nov 12 at 15:09
Sure , so Mutex is kernel object which we request when we do CreateMutex ?
– Nik
Nov 12 at 15:09
Yes. Linux sources can serve as an example of how waiting queue for threads is implement. Windows will implement it in a similar way.
– Ivan
Nov 12 at 17:49
Yes. Linux sources can serve as an example of how waiting queue for threads is implement. Windows will implement it in a similar way.
– Ivan
Nov 12 at 17:49
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You are better off starting with Linux or any other OS with open source. Check eventfd sources, specifically function
eventfd_read. It shows how kernel blocks calling thread.– Ivan
Nov 11 at 18:47
Sure , so Mutex is kernel object which we request when we do CreateMutex ?
– Nik
Nov 12 at 15:09
Yes. Linux sources can serve as an example of how waiting queue for threads is implement. Windows will implement it in a similar way.
– Ivan
Nov 12 at 17:49