pthread problem related to c++

[david wolf]

The following pthread code cannot compile, I want to know why. Can
somebody give me direction on this?

if I replace the following line of code

status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, read, NULL);

with:

status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, readerWriter::read, NULL);

It cannot compile either, how to make it to be compiled?

Thanks,

David
----------------cannot compile, want to know why-------
#include <pthread.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

class readerWriter{
public:
void *read(void *ptr);
void createThreads();
};

void *readerWriter::read(void *ptr){

cout<<"read letter "<<endl;

return NULL;
}

void readerWriter::createThreads(){
pthread_t threadID1;
int status1;
//status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, readerWriter::read,
NULL);
status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, read, NULL);
status1 = pthread_join(threadID1, NULL);
}

int main(){
readerWriter rw;
rw.createThreads();

return 0;
}

[Mike Wahler]

"david wolf" <yi****@gmail.com> wrote in message
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The following pthread code cannot compile, I want to know why. Can
somebody give me direction on this?

if I replace the following line of code

status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, read, NULL);

with:

status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, readerWriter::read, NULL);

It cannot compile either, how to make it to be compiled?

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/
See item 33.2

-Mike

[david wolf]

Thanks Mike, you suggestion is very useful. Following is the modified
code. If i define and initialize global lock and conditional variables.
it will work. But if I put these into constructor, it will not work.(of
course I have to uncomment these global variables and define them as
member variables)
#include <pthread.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

void* readg(void *ptr);

pthread_mutex_t wlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
pthread_cond_t notEmpty = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
pthread_cond_t notFull = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;

class readerWriter{
public:
void *read(void *ptr);
void createThreads();
readerWriter();
private:
pthread_mutex_t wlock;
pthread_cond_t notEmpty;
pthread_cond_t notFull;
};

readerWriter::readerWriter(){
//wlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
//notEmpty = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
//notFull = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;

}

void *readerWriter::read(void *ptr){

cout<<"read letter "<<endl;

return NULL;
}

void readerWriter::createThreads(){
pthread_t threadID1;
int status1;
//status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, readerWriter::read,
NULL);
status1 = pthread_create(&threadID1, NULL, readg, this);
status1 = pthread_join(threadID1, NULL);
}

void* readg(void *ptr){
readerWriter *tmprw = (readerWriter *)ptr;
tmprw->read(NULL);
return NULL;

}

int main(){
readerWriter rw;
rw.createThreads();

return 0;
}

[david wolf]

Can Mike or someone tell me why if I put these into constructor, it
will not work.(of
course I have to uncomment these global variables and define them as
member variables)

Thanks a lot,

David

[Default User]

david wolf wrote:

Can Mike or someone tell me why if I put these into constructor, it
will not work.

Put what in?

Brian

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[david wolf]

What I mean is that why, if I put these three lines of code in the
constructor, it does not work.
(of course, I need to declare these as member variables of the class)
readerWriter::readerWriter(){
wlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
notEmpty = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
notFull = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
}

[red floyd]

david wolf wrote:

What I mean is that why, if I put these three lines of code in the
constructor, it does not work.
(of course, I need to declare these as member variables of the class)
readerWriter::readerWriter(){
wlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
notEmpty = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
notFull = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
}

You're completely OT here, but the answer is that if you look in
pthread.h, you'll find that PTHREAD_{COND,MUTEX}_INITIALIZER is defined
as a struct initializer, i.e.

#define PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER { /* something here }
#define PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER { /* something here */ }

typedef some_struct pthread_mutex_t;
typedef some_other_struct pthread_cond_t;

So the declarations:

pthread_mutex_t my_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
pthread_cond_t my_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;

are valid, while

pthread_mutex_t my_mutex;
pthread_cond_t my_cond;
my_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
my_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;

are not valid.

[david wolf]

Thank you so much, Red Floyd. It's very helpful.

David Wolf

[david wolf]

So I guess, there's no way in pthread to define a mutex as a member
variable of a class, is my understanding correct?

Can someone help on this question? I just wish to not poluate the
global space.

--David

[red floyd]

david wolf wrote:

So I guess, there's no way in pthread to define a mutex as a member
variable of a class, is my understanding correct?

Can someone help on this question? I just wish to not poluate the
global space.

--David

Sure there is. Don't pass it an initializer, but in your class
constructor call pthread_mutex_initialize().

[david wolf]

Thanks a lot, red floyd. your suggestion is really helpful !!!