While, generally, threads are used to work on a task more or less independently from other threads, there are many occasions where one would want to pass data between threads, or even control other threads, such as from a central task scheduler thread. This chapter looks at how such tasks are accomplished with the C++11 threading API.
Topics covered in this chapter include the following:
- Using mutexes, locks, and similar synchronization structures
- Using condition variables and signals to control threads
- Safely passing and sharing data between threads
