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std::condition_variable_any::wait

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template<class Lock >
void wait( Lock& lock );
(1) (since C++11)
template<class Lock, class Predicate >
void wait( Lock& lock, Predicate pred );
(2) (since C++11)
template<class Lock, class Predicate >
bool wait( Lock& lock, std::stop_token stoken, Predicate pred );
(3) (since C++20)

wait causes the current thread to block until the condition variable is notified or a spurious wakeup occurs. pred can be optionally provided to detect spurious wakeup.

1) Atomically calls lock.unlock() and blocks on *this.
The thread will be unblocked when notify_all() or notify_one() is executed. It may also be unblocked spuriously.
When unblocked, calls lock.lock() (possibly blocking on the lock), then returns.
2,3) Waiting for a specific condition to become true, can be used to ignore spurious awakenings.
2) Equivalent to
while(!pred())
    wait(lock);
3) Registers *this for the duration of this call, to be notified if a stop request is made on stoken's associated stop-state; it is then equivalent to
while(!stoken.stop_requested())
{
    if(pred())
        returntrue;
    wait(lock);
}
return pred();

Right after wait returns, lock is locked by the calling thread. If this postcondition cannot be satisfied[1], calls std::terminate.

  1. This can happen if the re-locking of the mutex throws an exception.

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[edit]Parameters

lock - an lock which must be locked by the calling thread
stoken - a stop token to register interruption for
pred - the predicate to check whether the waiting can be completed
Type requirements
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Lock must meet the requirements of BasicLockable.
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Predicate must meet the requirements of FunctionObject.
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pred() must be a valid expression, and its type and value category must meet the BooleanTestable requirements.

[edit]Return value

1,2) (none)
3) The latest result of pred() before returning to the caller.

[edit]Exceptions

1) Does not throw.
2,3) Any exception thrown by pred.

[edit]Notes

The returned value of overload (3) indicates whether pred evaluated to true, regardless of whether there was a stop requested or not.

The effects of notify_one()/notify_all() and each of the three atomic parts of wait()/wait_for()/wait_until() (unlock+wait, wakeup, and lock) take place in a single total order that can be viewed as modification order of an atomic variable: the order is specific to this individual condition variable. This makes it impossible for notify_one() to, for example, be delayed and unblock a thread that started waiting just after the call to notify_one() was made.

[edit]Example

#include <chrono>#include <condition_variable>#include <iostream>#include <thread>   std::condition_variable_any cv;std::mutex cv_m;// This mutex is used for three purposes:// 1) to synchronize accesses to i// 2) to synchronize accesses to std::cerr// 3) for the condition variable cvint i =0;   void waits(){std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(cv_m);std::cerr<<"Waiting... \n"; cv.wait(lk, []{return i ==1;});std::cerr<<"...finished waiting. i == 1\n";}   void signals(){std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));{std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(cv_m);std::cerr<<"Notifying...\n";} cv.notify_all();   std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));   {std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(cv_m); i =1;std::cerr<<"Notifying again...\n";} cv.notify_all();}   int main(){std::thread t1(waits), t2(waits), t3(waits), t4(signals); t1.join(); t2.join(); t3.join(); t4.join();}

Possible output:

Waiting... Waiting... Waiting... Notifying... Notifying again... ...finished waiting. i == 1 ...finished waiting. i == 1 ...finished waiting. i == 1

[edit]Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 2114
(P2167R3)
C++11 convertibility to bool was too weak to reflect the expectation of implementations requirements strengthened
LWG 2135C++11 the behavior was unclear if lock.lock() throws an exception calls std::terminate in this case

[edit]See also

blocks the current thread until the condition variable is awakened or after the specified timeout duration
(public member function)[edit]
blocks the current thread until the condition variable is awakened or until specified time point has been reached
(public member function)[edit]
C documentation for cnd_wait

[edit]External links

The Old New Thing article: Spurious wake-ups in Win32 condition variables.
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