std::defer_lock, std::try_to_lock, std::adopt_lock

 

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Defined in header <mutex>
constexpr std::defer_lock_t defer_lock {};		(since C++11) (until C++17)
inline constexpr std::defer_lock_t defer_lock {};		(since C++17)
constexpr std::try_to_lock_t try_to_lock {};		(since C++11) (until C++17)
inline constexpr std::try_to_lock_t try_to_lock {};		(since C++17)
constexpr std::adopt_lock_t adopt_lock {};		(since C++11) (until C++17)
inline constexpr std::adopt_lock_t adopt_lock {};		(since C++17)

std::defer_lock, std::try_to_lock and std::adopt_lock are instances of empty struct tag types std::defer_lock_t, std::try_to_lock_t and std::adopt_lock_t respectively.

They are used to specify locking strategies for std::lock_guard, std::unique_lock and std::shared_lock.

Type	Effect(s)
defer_lock_t	do not acquire ownership of the mutex
try_to_lock_t	try to acquire ownership of the mutex without blocking
adopt_lock_t	assume the calling thread already has ownership of the mutex

Example

Run this code

#include <mutex>
#include <thread>
 
struct bank_account {
    explicit bank_account(int balance) : balance(balance) {}
    int balance;
    std::mutex m;
};
 
void transfer(bank_account &from, bank_account &to, int amount)
{
    // lock both mutexes without deadlock
    std::lock(from.m, to.m);
    // make sure both already-locked mutexes are unlocked at the end of scope
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock1(from.m, std::adopt_lock);
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock2(to.m, std::adopt_lock);
 
// equivalent approach:
//    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock1(from.m, std::defer_lock);
//    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock2(to.m, std::defer_lock);
//    std::lock(lock1, lock2);
 
    from.balance -= amount;
    to.balance += amount;
}
 
int main()
{
    bank_account my_account(100);
    bank_account your_account(50);
 
    std::thread t1(transfer, std::ref(my_account), std::ref(your_account), 10);
    std::thread t2(transfer, std::ref(your_account), std::ref(my_account), 5);
 
    t1.join();
    t2.join();
}

See also

defer_lock_ttry_to_lock_tadopt_lock_t (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)	tag type used to specify locking strategy (class)
(constructor)	constructs a lock_guard, optionally locking the given mutex (public member function of std::lock_guard<Mutex>)
(constructor)	constructs a unique_lock, optionally locking the supplied mutex (public member function of std::unique_lock<Mutex>)