CComMultiThreadModelNoCS

Hello everyone,


I read the code for class CComMultiThreadModelNoCS of ATL. What means,

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(Section Threading Model Support, Chapter 3 Objects in ATL, ATL Internals)
CComMultiThreadModelNoCS is designed for multi-threaded objects the eschew object-level locking in favor of a more fine-grained scehme?
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My understanding is the object designed could use other approaches other than critical section, like mutex/event to do synchronization. Not sure whether my understanding is correct?


thanks in advance,
George

I haven't used that class myself, but it sounds like one might simply use it with a number of seperate critical sections that each guard specific member variables in the class. Or perhaps if a different lock type is desired such as a spin lock.

I possibly could have used this recently when I needed seperate locks around certain individual variables.

Thanks iMalc,


I can understand your sample of spinlock. But I do not know what do you mean "separate critical sections", do you mean not using object level one single lock (such as using this pointer as lock)? I think even if using CComMultiThreadModelNoCS, one can use multiple CComMultiThreadModel object inside a class to create multiple locks flexibly without using CComMultiThreadModelNoCS.

Could you help to clarify please?

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Originally Posted by iMalc

I haven't used that class myself, but it sounds like one might simply use it with a number of seperate critical sections that each guard specific member variables in the class. Or perhaps if a different lock type is desired such as a spin lock.

I possibly could have used this recently when I needed seperate locks around certain individual variables.

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regards,
George

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Originally Posted by George2

But I do not know what do you mean "separate critical sections", do you mean not using object level one single lock (such as using this pointer as lock)?

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Yeah.

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I think even if using CComMultiThreadModelNoCS, one can use multiple CComMultiThreadModel object inside a class to create multiple locks flexibly without using CComMultiThreadModelNoCS.

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I've recently declared extra CComAutoCriticalSections in a class. I get the feeling CComMultiThreadModel is not designed to be used via aggregation, though there may well be no problem with that. I basically agree with your assessment though.

Thanks iMalc,

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Originally Posted by iMalc

I get the feeling CComMultiThreadModel is not designed to be used via aggregation, though there may well be no problem with that.

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Why do you think "CComMultiThreadModel is not designed to be used via aggregation", show me a sample or some pseudo code please?


regards,
George

I'm just basing my assumption on the name of the class, and how other similiar classes are used. I've never actually tried using it that way, but as I mentioned, it quite possibly will technically work. It would just most likely be rather confusing to anyone else reading the code. That's really all I have to say about it.

Thanks iMalc,


You mean you just think that "CComMultiThreadModel is not designed to be used via aggregation", but never tried it before? :-)

Sorry, my English is not good. :-)

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Originally Posted by iMalc

I'm just basing my assumption on the name of the class, and how other similiar classes are used. I've never actually tried using it that way, but as I mentioned, it quite possibly will technically work. It would just most likely be rather confusing to anyone else reading the code. That's really all I have to say about it.

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regards,
George

Yeah, I think so.

Thanks all the same, iMalc!

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Originally Posted by iMalc

Yeah, I think so.

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regards,
George