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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+describe "ConditionVariable#signal" do
+  it "releases the first thread waiting in line for this resource" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    threads = []
+    r1 = []
+    r2 = []
+
+    # large number to attempt to cause race conditions
+    100.times do |i|
+      threads << Thread.new(i) do |tid|
+        m.synchronize do
+          r1 << tid
+          cv.wait(m)
+          r2 << tid
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # wait for all threads to acquire the mutex the first time
+    Thread.pass until m.synchronize { r1.size == threads.size }
+    # wait until all threads are sleeping (ie waiting)
+    Thread.pass until threads.all?(&:stop?)
+
+    r2.should be_empty
+    100.times do |i|
+      m.synchronize do
+        cv.signal
+      end
+      Thread.pass until r2.size == i+1
+    end
+
+    threads.each {|t| t.join }
+
+    # ensure that all the threads that went into the cv.wait are
+    # released in the same order
+    r2.should == r1
+  end
+
+  it "allows control to be passed between a pair of threads" do
+    m = Mutex.new
+    cv = ConditionVariable.new
+    repeats = 100
+    in_synchronize = false
+
+    t1 = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        in_synchronize = true
+        repeats.times do
+          cv.wait(m)
+          cv.signal
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Make sure t1 is waiting for a signal before launching t2.
+    Thread.pass until in_synchronize
+    Thread.pass until t1.stop?
+
+    t2 = Thread.new do
+      m.synchronize do
+        repeats.times do
+          cv.signal
+          cv.wait(m)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Check that both threads terminated without exception
+    t1.join
+    t2.join
+    m.should_not.locked?
+  end
+end