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System / Mutexes

« on: July 07, 2009, 12:16:03 am »

Hi!

Is it possible to use the mutexes like this:

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void thread_1()
{
  while(1)
  {
    wait_for_important_data();
    process_important_data();
  }
}

void thread_2()
{
  while(1)
  {
    provide_important_data();
    sleep(0.07 seconds);
}


the provided data is a picture from my webcam at about 15 frames per second.

the process is displaying the picture as an openGL-texture.

it's part of a big project, so there will be no other way of doing it.

i have tried it like this but it doesn't work:

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void thread();
{
  while(1)
  {
    provide_data();
    mutex.unlock();
  }
}

void main();
{
  thread.launch();
  while(1)
  {
    mutex.lock();
    use_data();
  }
}


what can i do? :)