Stopping C++ 11 std::threads waiting on a std::condition_variable

Question

I am trying to understand the basic multithreading mechanisms in the new C++ 11 standard. The most basic example I can think of is the following:

• A producer and a

Answer 1

wait can be called with a timeout. Control is returned to the thread and stop could be checked. Depending on that value it can wait on more items to be consumed or finish execution. A good introduction to multithreading with c++ is C++11 Concurrency .