Re: Lock/Unlock of ATL object from client
dirk <dirk.kapusta@reply_in_newsgroup> wrote:
I'd like to expose Unlock / Lock methods on a COM object to clients.
The object is instantiated in-process in an MTA. Is it safe to
forward to the CCommObjectRootEx::Lock and CComObjectRootEx::Unlock
versions internally?
No.
Can I assume that provided the client calls a
pair of Lock/Unlock on a single thread the internal calls will also
be made on a single thread?
No. If the client makes the calls from STA thread through proxy, the two
calls may reach you on two different threads from MTA thread pool.
Unfortunately I cannot do the locking
inside the server on a per function basis because the client should
be able to call multiple methods without being interrupted.
Note that all these calls may arrive on different threads, not just Lock
/ Unlock. You need a locking mechanism that is not thread-affine (the
way critical section is). For example, a boolean flag that you check and
set under a critical section or with interlocked functions.
--
With best wishes,
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