[/ (C) Copyright 2012 Vicente J. Botet Escriba. Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt). ] [section:tutorial Tutorial] [@http://home.roadrunner.com/~hinnant/mutexes/locking.html Handling mutexes in C++] is an excellent tutorial. You need just replace std and ting by boost. [@http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2406.html Mutex, Lock, Condition Variable Rationale] adds rationale for the design decisions made for mutexes, locks and condition variables. [endsect]