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To manage a mutex in C++, use std::lock_guard for automatic locking and unlocking when it goes out of scope. If manual control over the lock's lifetime is needed, use std::unique_lock, which allows for manual locking, unlocking, and even early destruction of the lock object. However, manually calling the destructor is unusual and should be done with caution to avoid undefined behavior.
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Mutex Management
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Resource Management
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Jan 20, 2024 01:42 AM
There is a function, with this "lock_guard<mutex>", how to destruct it?
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std::lock_guard is a convenience class template in the C++ Standard Library for managing a mutex. It provides a mechanism to safely lock a mutex when the lock_guard object is created and unlock the mutex when the lock_guard object is destroyed. This helps ensure that you don't accidentally forget to unlock a mutex, which could lead to deadlock scenarios.
When you instantiate a std::lock_guard, you provide it with a mutex:
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std::mutex mtx;
{
std::lock_guardstd::mutex lock(mtx);
// Critical section here
// ...
} // mtx is automatically unlocked here when lock goes out of scope
You don't have to manually destroy or destruct a lock_guard object. When a lock_guard object goes out of scope, its destructor is automatically called, and this destructor releases the lock on the mutex. That's the primary advantage of using lock_guard (or its more flexible counterpart, std::unique_lock): it provides a guarantee, due to the nature of C++'s RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) principles, that the mutex will be unlocked when the lock_guard object is destroyed.
So, just let the lock_guard object go out of scope, and it will take care of unlocking the mutex for you. If you really want to unlock before the end of the current scope, you'd use std::unique_lock and call its unlock method instead of using lock_guard.
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I want to manually destruct it in advance
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If you want to have control over the lock's lifetime, such that you can lock and unlock manually, then std::lock_guard isn't what you're looking for. Instead, you'll want to use std::unique_lock, which provides more flexibility.
With std::unique_lock, you can manually lock and unlock the mutex, and you can also destruct the lock object in advance. Here's how you can do it:
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std::mutex mtx;
{
std::unique_lockstd::mutex lock(mtx);
}
A couple of things to note:
When you manually call the destructor as shown with lock.~unique_lock();, it's a bit unusual and not typically recommended. In general, you'd let C++ handle the object's lifecycle automatically. If you do call the destructor manually, ensure that you do not use the object afterward and that it doesn't get destroyed again automatically (which would result in undefined behavior).
The reason for using std::unique_lock is its flexibility. If all you want is to manually unlock, just call the unlock method. If you only need the lock/unlock capability provided by std::lock_guard, there's no need to manually destruct the object. Simply letting it go out of scope is the idiomatic way to ensure the mutex is unlocked.
But if you have specific requirements that mandate manually destructing the lock object, std::unique_lock combined with a manual destructor call, as shown, should work. Just be very cautious when using this approach to avoid potential pitfalls.
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