cgl.hpsearch.common.sync
Class Barrier

java.lang.Object
  cgl.hpsearch.common.sync.Barrier

public class Barrier

extends Object

Thread Synchronization Utility.
Creates a barrier for a group of threads where all threads wait. When all threads reach the barrier then the waiting threads resume.

Author:

Harshawardhan Gadgil

Constructor Summary

Barrier(int _numThreads)
Constructs a barrier specifying the number of threads that should join at this barrier.

Method Summary

void	reset(int _numThreads)
void	waitAt() This method is called by thread reached barrier.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Barrier

public Barrier(int _numThreads)

Constructs a barrier specifying the number of threads that should join at this barrier.

Parameters:

_numThreads - Number of threads which should reach barrier.

Method Detail

waitAt

public void waitAt()

This method is called by thread reached barrier. Current thread will be suspended until all threads reach the barrier.

reset

public void reset(int _numThreads)