std::defer_lock_t, std::try_to_lock_t, std::adopt_lock_t
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                    | Defined in header  <mutex> | ||
| struct defer_lock_t { }; | (since C++11) | |
| struct try_to_lock_t { }; | (since C++11) | |
| struct adopt_lock_t { }; | (since C++11) | |
std::defer_lock_t, std::try_to_lock_t and std::adopt_lock_t are empty struct tag types used to specify locking strategy for std::lock_guard, std::unique_lock and std::shared_lock.
| Type | Effect(s) | 
| defer_lock_t | do not acquire ownership of the mutex | 
| try_to_lock_t | try to acquire ownership of the mutex without blocking | 
| adopt_lock_t | assume the calling thread already has ownership of the mutex | 
[edit] Example
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#include <mutex> #include <thread> struct bank_account { explicit bank_account(int balance) : balance(balance) {} int balance; std::mutex m; }; void transfer(bank_account &from, bank_account &to, int amount) { // lock both mutexes without deadlock std::lock(from.m, to.m); // make sure both already-locked mutexes are unlocked at the end of scope std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock1(from.m, std::adopt_lock); std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock2(to.m, std::adopt_lock); // equivalent approach: // std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock1(from.m, std::defer_lock); // std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock2(to.m, std::defer_lock); // std::lock(lock1, lock2); from.balance -= amount; to.balance += amount; } int main() { bank_account my_account(100); bank_account your_account(50); std::thread t1(transfer, std::ref(my_account), std::ref(your_account), 10); std::thread t2(transfer, std::ref(your_account), std::ref(my_account), 5); t1.join(); t2.join(); }
 
[edit] See also
| (C++11)(C++11)(C++11) | tag constants used to specify locking strategy (constant) | 
| constructs a lock_guard, optionally locking the given mutex (public member function of std::lock_guard) | |
| constructs a unique_lock, optionally locking the supplied mutex(public member function of std::unique_lock) | 


