omp_test_nest_lock

Attempts to set a nestable lock but does not block thread execution.

int omp_test_nest_lock(
   omp_nest_lock_t *lock
);

Remarks

where,

• lock
  A variable of type omp_nest_lock_t that was initialized with omp_init_nest_lock.

Remarks

For more information, see 3.2.5 omp_test_lock and omp_test_nest_lock Functions.

Example

// omp_test_nest_lock.cpp
// compile with: /openmp
#include <stdio.h>
#include <omp.h>

omp_nest_lock_t nestable_lock;    

int main() {
   omp_init_nest_lock(&nestable_lock);

   #pragma omp parallel num_threads(4)
   {
      int tid = omp_get_thread_num();
      while (!omp_test_nest_lock(&nestable_lock))
         printf_s("Thread %d - failed to acquire nestable_lock\n",
                tid);

      printf_s("Thread %d - acquired nestable_lock\n", tid);

      if (omp_test_nest_lock(&nestable_lock)) {
         printf_s("Thread %d - acquired nestable_lock again\n",
                tid);
         printf_s("Thread %d - released nestable_lock\n", 
                tid);
         omp_unset_nest_lock(&nestable_lock);
      }

      printf_s("Thread %d - released nestable_lock\n", tid);
      omp_unset_nest_lock(&nestable_lock);
   }

   omp_destroy_nest_lock(&nestable_lock);
}

Thread 1 - acquired nestable_lock
Thread 0 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 1 - acquired nestable_lock again
Thread 0 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 1 - released nestable_lock
Thread 0 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 1 - released nestable_lock
Thread 0 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 3 - acquired nestable_lock
Thread 0 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 3 - acquired nestable_lock again
Thread 0 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 3 - released nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 3 - released nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 0 - acquired nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 0 - acquired nestable_lock again
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 0 - released nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 0 - released nestable_lock
Thread 2 - failed to acquire nestable_lock
Thread 2 - acquired nestable_lock
Thread 2 - acquired nestable_lock again
Thread 2 - released nestable_lock
Thread 2 - released nestable_lock

See Also

Concepts

OpenMP Functions