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- | Semaphore Method Definitions
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- "======================================================================
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- | Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- | Written by Steve Byrne.
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- ======================================================================"
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- | Change Log
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- | Author Date Change
- | sbyrne 19 Sep 89 Converted to use real method categories.
- |
- | sbyrne 25 Apr 89 created.
- |
- "
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- LinkedList subclass: #Semaphore
- instanceVariableNames: 'signals'
- classVariableNames: ''
- poolDictionaries: ''
- category: nil.
-
- Semaphore comment:
- 'My instances represent counting semaphores. I provide methods for signalling
- the semaphore''s availability, and methods for waiting for its availability.
- I also provide some methods for implementing critical sections. I currently
- do not (because the underlying system does not) support asynchronous
- signals, such as might be generated by C signals.' !
-
- !Semaphore class methodsFor: 'instance creation'!
-
- new
- ^self basicNew initSemaphore
- !
-
- forMutualExclusion
- | sem |
- sem _ self new.
- sem signal.
- ^sem
- !!
-
-
-
- !Semaphore methodsFor: 'mutual exclusion'!
-
- critical: aBlock
- | result |
- self wait.
- result _ aBlock value.
- self signal.
- ^result
- !!
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-
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- !Semaphore methodsFor: 'private'!
-
- initSemaphore
- signals _ 0
- !!
-