CODE EXAMPLE FOR CPP

c++ cyclic barrier

// Modeled after the java cyclic barrier.
// Allows n threads to synchronize.
// Call Break() and join your threads before this object goes out of scope
#pragma once

#include <mutex>
#include <condition_variable>


class CyclicBarrier
{
public:
    explicit CyclicBarrier(unsigned numThreads)
        : m_numThreads(numThreads)
        , m_counts{ 0, 0 }
        , m_index(0)
        , m_disabled(false)
    { }

    CyclicBarrier(const CyclicBarrier&) = delete;
    CyclicBarrier(CyclicBarrier &&) = delete;
    CyclicBarrier & operator=(const CyclicBarrier&) = delete;
    CyclicBarrier & operator=(CyclicBarrier &&) = delete;

    // sync point
    void Await()
    {
        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_requestsLock);
        if (m_disabled)
            return;

        unsigned currentIndex = m_index;
        ++m_counts[currentIndex];

        // "spurious wakeup" means this thread could wake up even if no one called m_condition.notify!
        if (m_counts[currentIndex] < m_numThreads)
        {
            while (m_counts[currentIndex] < m_numThreads)
                m_condition.wait(lock);
        }
        else
        {
            m_index ^= 1; // flip index
            m_counts[m_index] = 0;
            m_condition.notify_all();
        }
    }

    // Call this to free current sleeping threads and prevent any further awaits.
    // After calling this, the object is no longer usable.
    void Break()
    {
        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_requestsLock);
        m_disabled = true;
        m_counts[0] = m_numThreads;
        m_counts[1] = m_numThreads;
        m_condition.notify_all();
    }

private:
    std::mutex     m_requestsLock;
    std::condition_variable m_condition;
    const unsigned m_numThreads;
    unsigned       m_counts[2];
    unsigned       m_index;
    bool           m_disabled;
};