NAME¶
ck_epoch_begin
—
begin epoch-protected segment of execution
LIBRARY¶
Concurrency Kit (libck, -lck)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include
<ck_epoch.h>
void
ck_epoch_begin
(
ck_epoch_t
*epoch,
ck_epoch_record_t
*record);
DESCRIPTION¶
The
ck_epoch_begin
(
3)
function will mark the beginning of an epoch-protected code section. An
epoch-protected code section is delimited by a call to the
ck_epoch_end
(
3)
function. Though recursion is allowed for epoch-protected sections, recursive
calls will be associated with the
ck_epoch_begin
(
3)
that is at the top of the call stack.
RETURN VALUES¶
This function has no return value.
ERRORS¶
The object pointed to by
epoch must have been
previously initiated via
ck_epoch_init
(
3).
The object pointed to by
record must have
been previously registered via
ck_epoch_register
(
3).
SEE ALSO¶
ck_epoch_init(3),
ck_epoch_register(3),
ck_epoch_unregister(3),
ck_epoch_recycle(3),
ck_epoch_poll(3),
ck_epoch_synchronize(3),
ck_epoch_reclaim(3),
ck_epoch_barrier(3),
ck_epoch_call(3),
ck_epoch_end(3)
Additional information available at
http://concurrencykit.org/