itk::Barrier Class Reference

Standard barrier class implementation for synchronizing the execution of threads. More...

#include <itkBarrier.h>

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Public Types
typedef Barrier	Self
typedef LightObject	Superclass
typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer
Public Member Functions
virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const
void	Initialize (unsigned int)
void	Wait ()
Static Public Member Functions
Pointer	New ()

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Detailed Description

Standard barrier class implementation for synchronizing the execution of threads.

A barrier class is used to synchronize threaded execution by allowing threads to block until each has reached a desired state. As each thread enters the barrier it blocks. When all threads have entered the barrier, all all released and continue to execute.

A thread enters the barrier by calling Wait() on the barrier class. To set up a barrier class, call Initialize(n) where n is the number of waiting threads that will trigger a release of the barrier.

NOTE FOR SGI USERS. You may optionally enable a fetchop library

implementation of barriers that will give significantly faster performance over the sproc barrier class. With the fetchop implementation, you are limited to Barrier::m_MaxBarriers separate barrier instantiations, although this limit can be safely raised if necessary. To enable the fetchop implementation, set ITK_USE_FETCHOP_BARRIERS and link applications against -lfetchop.

Definition at line 62 of file itkBarrier.h.

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef SmartPointer<const Self> itk::Barrier::ConstPointer

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject. Definition at line 70 of file itkBarrier.h.

typedef SmartPointer<Self> itk::Barrier::Pointer

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject. Definition at line 69 of file itkBarrier.h. Referenced by itk::IsoContourDistanceImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >::~IsoContourDistanceImageFilter().

typedef Barrier itk::Barrier::Self

Standard class typedefs. Reimplemented from itk::LightObject. Definition at line 67 of file itkBarrier.h.

typedef LightObject itk::Barrier::Superclass

Definition at line 68 of file itkBarrier.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual const char* itk::Barrier::GetNameOfClass (   )  const [virtual]

Run-time type information (and related methods). Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

void itk::Barrier::Initialize (  unsigned  int  )

Creates a new system variable used to implement the barrier. The argument to this method is the number of threads that must Wait() on the barrier before it is cleared.

Pointer itk::Barrier::New (   )  [static]

Method for creation through the object factory. Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

void itk::Barrier::Wait (   )

A thread calling this method waits until m_NumberOfThreads have called Wait() on the barrier. When the final expected thread calls Wait(), all threads are released.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• itkBarrier.h

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