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+.\"
+.\" Copyright 2014 Samy Al Bahra.
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+.Dd April 22, 2014.
+.Dt ck_tflock 3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ck_tflock_ticket_init ,
+.Nm ck_tflock_ticket_write_lock ,
+.Nm ck_tflock_ticket_write_unlock ,
+.Nm ck_tflock_ticket_read_lock ,
+.Nm ck_tflock_ticket_read_unlock ,
+.Nd centralized task-fair reader-writer locks
+.Sh LIBRARY
+Concurrency Kit (libck, \-lck)
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In ck_tflock.h
+.Pp
+.Dv ck_tflock_ticket_t lock = CK_TFLOCK_TICKET_INITIALIZER;
+.Pp
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_tflock_ticket_init "ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_tflock_ticket_write_lock "ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_tflock_ticket_write_unlock "ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_tflock_ticket_read_lock "ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock"
+.Ft void
+.Fn ck_tflock_ticket_read_unlock "ck_tflock_ticket_t *lock"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+This is a centralized task-fair reader-writer lock. It
+requires little space overhead and has a low latency
+fast path.
+.Sh EXAMPLE
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+#include <ck_tflock.h>
+
+static ck_tflock_ticket_t lock = CK_TFLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+
+static void
+reader(void)
+{
+
+ for (;;) {
+ ck_tflock_ticket_read_lock(&lock);
+ /* Read-side critical section. */
+ ck_tflock_ticket_read_unlock(&lock);
+ }
+
+ return;
+}
+
+static void
+writer(void)
+{
+
+ for (;;) {
+ ck_tflock_ticket_write_lock(&lock);
+ /* Write-side critical section. */
+ ck_tflock_ticket_write_unlock(&lock);
+ }
+
+ return;
+}
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ck_brlock 3 ,
+.Xr ck_rwlock 3 ,
+.Xr ck_pflock 3 ,
+.Xr ck_swlock 3
+.Pp
+Additional information available at http://concurrencykit.org/