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Recursive Lock (Mutex) vs Non-Recursive Lock (Mutex)

POSIX allows mutexes to be recursive. That means the same thread can lock the same mutex twice and won't deadlock. …

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C: How do you declare a recursive mutex with POSIX threads?

I am a bit confused on how to declare a recursive mutex using pthread. What I try to do is …

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When to use recursive mutex?

I understand recursive mutex allows mutex to be locked more than once without getting to a deadlock and should be …

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std::mutex vs std::recursive_mutex as class member

I have seen some people hate on recursive_mutex: http://www.zaval.org/resources/library/butenhof1.html But when thinking …

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Can you combine std::recursive_mutex with std::condition_variable?

Can you combine std::recursive_mutex with std::condition_variable, meaning do something like this: std::unique_lock<std::…

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Why boost::recursive_mutex is not working as expected?

I have a custom class that uses boost mutexes and locks like this (only relevant parts): template<class T&…

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