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Defference between 'WaitForSingleObject' and 'EnterCriticalSection' functions?
Please tell me the Defference between 'WaitForSingleObject' and 'EnterCriticalSection' functions.
If I want to protect a single variable across threads what should I use preferably?
TIA
If I want to protect a single variable across threads what should I use preferably?
TIA
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WaitForSingleObject waits for a synchronisataion object to be signalled.
EnterCriticalSection waits for a CRITICAL_SECTION to become available.
A CRITICAL_SECTION is not a synchronisation object and doesn't have a handle and is incompatible with synchronisation object system calls. That's why it has it's own system calls. To use C++ speak, it's a different type of object.
EnterCriticalSection waits for a CRITICAL_SECTION to become available.
A CRITICAL_SECTION is not a synchronisation object and doesn't have a handle and is incompatible with synchronisation object system calls. That's why it has it's own system calls. To use C++ speak, it's a different type of object.
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