Critical Section for Linux

Sync.cpp

// --- 
// - Creating critical section variable -
// ---
pthread_mutex_t m;


// ---
// - Initializing -
//--

//create mutex attribute variable
pthread_mutexattr_t mAttr;

// setup recursive mutex for mutex attribute
pthread_mutexattr_settype(&mAttr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP);

// Use the mutex attribute to create the mutex
pthread_mutex_init(&m, &mAttr);

// Mutex attribute can be destroy after initializing the mutex variable
pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&mAttr);


// ---
// - Enter and Leave critical section -
// ---
  pthread_mutex_lock (&m);

  pthread_mutex_unlock (&m);



// ---
// - Destroy -
//--
pthread_mutex_destroy (&m);