std::atomic_flag_wait, std::atomic_flag_wait_explicit

 

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Technical Specifications

 

Atomic operations library

Types

atomic (C++11)

atomic_ref (C++20)

Functions

atomic_storeatomic_store_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_loadatomic_load_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_exchangeatomic_exchange_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_compare_exchange_weakatomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicitatomic_compare_exchange_strongatomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_addatomic_fetch_add_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_subatomic_fetch_sub_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_andatomic_fetch_and_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_oratomic_fetch_or_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_fetch_xoratomic_fetch_xor_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_is_lock_free (C++11)

atomic_waitatomic_wait_explicit (C++20)(C++20)

atomic_notify_one (C++20)

atomic_notify_all (C++20)

Atomic flags

atomic_flag (C++11)

atomic_flag_test_and_setatomic_flag_test_and_set_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_flag_clearatomic_flag_clear_explicit (C++11)(C++11)

atomic_flag_testatomic_flag_test_explicit (C++20)(C++20)

atomic_flag_waitatomic_flag_wait_explicit (C++20)(C++20)

atomic_flag_notify_one (C++20)

atomic_flag_notify_all (C++20)

Initialization

atomic_init (C++11)(deprecated in C++20)

ATOMIC_VAR_INIT (C++11)(deprecated in C++20)

ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT (C++11)(deprecated in C++20)

Memory ordering

memory_order (C++11)

kill_dependency (C++11)

atomic_thread_fence (C++11)

atomic_signal_fence (C++11)

 

Defined in header <atomic>
	(1)	(since C++20)
template< class T > void atomic_flag_wait( const atomic_flag* object,                        bool old ) noexcept;
template< class T > void atomic_flag_wait( const volatile atomic_flag* object,                        bool old ) noexcept;
			(2)	(since C++20)
template< class T > void atomic_flag_wait_explicit( const atomic_flag* object,                                 bool old,                                 std::memory_order order ) noexcept;
template< class T > void atomic_flag_wait_explicit( const volatile atomic_flag* object,                                 bool old,                                 std::memory_order order ) noexcept;

Performs atomic waiting operations.

Compares the value representation of the object->test(std::memory_order_seq_cst) or object->test(order) with that of old, and if those are bitwise equal then blocks until the one of result of test changes or *object is notified by std::atomic_flag::notify_one() or std::atomic_flag::notify_all().

1) Equivalent to object->wait(old, std::memory_order_seq_cst).

2) Equivalent to object->wait(old, order).

These functions are allowed to unblock spuriously, i.e. return due to reasons other than value change or notification.

Parameters

object	-	pointer to the atomic flag to check and wait on
old	-	the value to check the atomic flag no longer contains
order	-	the memory synchronization ordering for this operation: must not be std::memory_order::release or std::memory_order::acq_rel

Return value

(none)

Notes

This form of change-detection is often more efficient than simple polling or pure spinlocks.

Due to the ABA problem, transient changes from old to another value and back to old might be missed, and not unblock.

The comparison is bitwise (similar to std::memcpy); no comparison operator is used. Padding bits that never participate in an object's value representation are ignored.

See also

notify_one (C++20)	notifies at least one thread waiting on the atomic object (public member function of std::atomic_flag)
notify_all (C++20)	notifies all threads blocked waiting on the atomic object (public member function of std::atomic_flag)
atomic_flag_notify_one (C++20)	notifies a thread blocked in atomic_flag_wait (function)
atomic_flag_notify_all (C++20)	notifies all threads blocked in atomic_flag_wait (function)