|  | #include <pthread.h> | 
|  | #include <stdlib.h> | 
|  | #include <unistd.h> | 
|  | #include <stdio.h> | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_t contended_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER; | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_t control_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER; | 
|  | pthread_cond_t  control_condition; | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_t thread_started_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER; | 
|  | pthread_cond_t  thread_started_condition; | 
|  |  | 
|  | // This function runs in a thread.  The locking dance is to make sure that | 
|  | // by the time the main thread reaches the pthread_join below, this thread | 
|  | // has for sure acquired the contended_mutex.  So then the call_me_to_get_lock | 
|  | // function will block trying to get the mutex, and only succeed once it | 
|  | // signals this thread, then lets it run to wake up from the cond_wait and | 
|  | // release the mutex. | 
|  |  | 
|  | void * | 
|  | lock_acquirer_1 (void *input) | 
|  | { | 
|  | pthread_mutex_lock (&contended_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | // Grab this mutex, that will ensure that the main thread | 
|  | // is in its cond_wait for it (since that's when it drops the mutex. | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_lock (&thread_started_mutex); | 
|  | pthread_mutex_unlock(&thread_started_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | // Now signal the main thread that it can continue, we have the contended lock | 
|  | // so the call to call_me_to_get_lock won't make any progress till  this | 
|  | // thread gets a chance to run. | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_lock (&control_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_cond_signal (&thread_started_condition); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_cond_wait (&control_condition, &control_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_unlock (&contended_mutex); | 
|  | return NULL; | 
|  | } | 
|  |  | 
|  | int | 
|  | call_me_to_get_lock () | 
|  | { | 
|  | pthread_cond_signal (&control_condition); | 
|  | pthread_mutex_lock (&contended_mutex); | 
|  | return 567; | 
|  | } | 
|  |  | 
|  | int main () | 
|  | { | 
|  | pthread_t thread_1; | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_cond_init (&control_condition, NULL); | 
|  | pthread_cond_init (&thread_started_condition, NULL); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_lock (&thread_started_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_create (&thread_1, NULL, lock_acquirer_1, NULL); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_cond_wait (&thread_started_condition, &thread_started_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | pthread_mutex_lock (&control_mutex); | 
|  | pthread_mutex_unlock (&control_mutex); | 
|  |  | 
|  | // Break here.  At this point the other thread will have the contended_mutex, | 
|  | // and be sitting in its cond_wait for the control condition.  So there is | 
|  | // no way that our by-hand calling of call_me_to_get_lock will proceed | 
|  | // without running the first thread at least somewhat. | 
|  |  | 
|  | call_me_to_get_lock(); | 
|  | pthread_join (thread_1, NULL); | 
|  |  | 
|  | return 0; | 
|  |  | 
|  | } |