BOOST: recursive shared_mutex?

Question

Seems that Boost\'s shared_mutex is non recursive.. Is there anyway around this? (without re implementing the whole stuff)

Answer 1

I've been down this road personally before. The simple answer is no, there is no shared_recursive_mutex.

I don't really agree with what others will tell you about how recursive mutexes are generally a bad idea, it certainly can save some time and prevent some errors. However, if you don't want to implement your own shared_recursive_mutex, you'll have to stick with non-recursive mutexes. It's not so bad.