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+.\"
+.\" Copyright 2013 Samy Al Bahra.
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+.Dd July 26, 2013.
+.Dt ck_rwlock 3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ck_rwlock_init ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_write_lock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_write_unlock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_write_trylock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_write_downgrade ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_locked_writer ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_read_lock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_read_trylock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_read_unlock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_locked_reader ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_recursive_write_lock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_recursive_write_trylock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_recurisve_write_unlock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_recursive_read_lock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_recursive_read_trylock ,
+.Nm ck_rwlock_recursive_read_unlock
+.Nd centralized write-biased reader-writer locks
+.Sh LIBRARY
+Concurrency Kit (libck, \-lck)
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In ck_rwlock.h
+.Pp
+.Dv ck_rwlock_t lock = CK_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+.Pp
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_init "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_write_lock "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_write_unlock "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_write_trylock "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_write_downgrade "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_locked_writer "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_read_lock "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_read_trylock "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_read_unlock "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_locked_reader "ck_rwlock_t *lock"
+.Pp
+.Dv ck_rwlock_recursive_t lock = CK_RWLOCK_RECURSIVE_INITIALIZER;
+.Pp
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_recursive_write_lock "ck_rwlock_recursive_t *lock" "unsigned int tid"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_recursive_write_trylock "ck_rwlock_recursive_t *lock" "unsigned int tid"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_recurisve_write_unlock "ck_rwlock_recursive_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_recursive_read_lock "ck_rwlock_recursive_t *lock"
+.Ft bool
+.Fn ck_rwlock_recursive_read_trylock "ck_rwlock_recursive_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_rwlock_recursive_read_unlock "ck_rwlock_recursive_t *lock"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+This is a centralized write-biased reader-writer lock. It
+requires very little space overhead and has a low latency
+fast path. Write-side recursion requires usage of ck_rwlock_recursive.
+Read-side recursion is disallowed. The
+.Fn ck_rwlock_write_downgrade
+function degrades the caller's write-side acquisition to a read-side
+acquisition without forfeit of current critical section.
+.Sh EXAMPLE
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+#include <ck_rwlock.h>
+
+static ck_rwlock_t lock = CK_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+
+static void
+reader(void)
+{
+
+ for (;;) {
+ ck_rwlock_read_lock(&lock);
+ /* Read-side critical section. */
+ ck_rwlock_read_unlock(&lock);
+
+ if (ck_rwlock_read_trylock(&lock) == true) {
+ /* Read-side critical section. */
+ ck_rwlock_read_unlock(&lock);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return;
+}
+
+static void
+writer(void)
+{
+
+ for (;;) {
+ ck_rwlock_write_lock(&lock);
+ /* Write-side critical section. */
+ ck_rwlock_write_unlock(&lock);
+
+ if (ck_rwlock_write_trylock(&lock, 1) == true) {
+ /* Write-side critical section. */
+ ck_rwlock_write_unlock(&lock);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return;
+}
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ck_brlock 3 ,
+.Xr ck_elide 3
+.Pp
+Additional information available at http://concurrencykit.org/