* class CachedData { * Object data; * volatile boolean cacheValid; * final ReentrantReadWriteLock rwl = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(); * * void processCachedData() { * rwl.readLock().lock(); * if (!cacheValid) { * // Must release read lock before acquiring write lock * rwl.readLock().unlock(); * rwl.writeLock().lock(); * try { * // Recheck state because another thread might have * // acquired write lock and changed state before we did. * if (!cacheValid) { * data = ... * cacheValid = true; * } * // Downgrade by acquiring read lock before releasing write lock * rwl.readLock().lock(); * } finally { * rwl.writeLock().unlock(); // Unlock write, still hold read * } * } * * try { * use(data); * } finally { * rwl.readLock().unlock(); * } * } * }}