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NAME
     ck_pflock_init,	    ck_pflock_write_lock,	 ck_pflock_write_unlock,
     ck_pflock_read_lock,  ck_pflock_read_unlock,  --	centralized   phase-fair
     reader-writer locks

LIBRARY
     Concurrency Kit (libck, -lck)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <ck_pflock.h>

     ck_pflock_t lock = CK_PFLOCK_INITIALIZER;

     void
     ck_pflock_init(ck_pflock_t *lock);

     void
     ck_pflock_write_lock(ck_pflock_t *lock);

     void
     ck_pflock_write_unlock(ck_pflock_t *lock);

     void
     ck_pflock_read_lock(ck_pflock_t *lock);

     void
     ck_pflock_read_unlock(ck_pflock_t *lock);

DESCRIPTION
     This  is  a  centralized  phase-fair reader-writer lock. It requires little
     space overhead and has a low latency fast path.

EXAMPLE
	   #include <ck_pflock.h>

	   static ck_pflock_t lock = CK_TFLOCK_INITIALIZER;

	   static void
	   reader(void)
	   {

		   for (;;) {
			   ck_pflock_read_lock(&lock);
			   /* Read-side critical section. */
			   ck_pflock_read_unlock(&lock);
		   }

		   return;
	   }

	   static void
	   writer(void)
	   {

		   for (;;) {
			   ck_pflock_write_lock(&lock);
			   /* Write-side critical section. */
			   ck_pflock_write_unlock(&lock);
		   }

		   return;
	   }

SEE ALSO
     ck_brlock(3), ck_rwlock(3), ck_tflock(3), ck_swlock(3)

     Additional information available at http://concurrencykit.org/

				 April 22, 2014.		    ck_pflock(3)

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