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21 
22 #ifndef SDL_mutex_h_
23 #define SDL_mutex_h_
24 
25 /**
26  * \file SDL_mutex.h
27  *
28  * Functions to provide thread synchronization primitives.
29  */
30 
31 #include "SDL_stdinc.h"
32 #include "SDL_error.h"
33 
34 #include "begin_code.h"
35 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
36 #ifdef __cplusplus
37 extern "C" {
38 #endif
39 
40 /**
41  * Synchronization functions which can time out return this value
42  * if they time out.
43  */
44 #define SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT 1
45 
46 /**
47  * This is the timeout value which corresponds to never time out.
48  */
49 #define SDL_MUTEX_MAXWAIT (~(Uint32)0)
50 
51 
52 /**
53  * \name Mutex functions
54  */
55 /* @{ */
56 
57 /* The SDL mutex structure, defined in SDL_sysmutex.c */
58 struct SDL_mutex;
59 typedef struct SDL_mutex SDL_mutex;
60 
61 /**
62  * Create a mutex, initialized unlocked.
63  */
65 
66 /**
67  * Lock the mutex.
68  *
69  * \return 0, or -1 on error.
70  */
71 #define SDL_mutexP(m) SDL_LockMutex(m)
73 
74 /**
75  * Try to lock the mutex
76  *
77  * \return 0, SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT, or -1 on error
78  */
80 
81 /**
82  * Unlock the mutex.
83  *
84  * \return 0, or -1 on error.
85  *
86  * \warning It is an error to unlock a mutex that has not been locked by
87  * the current thread, and doing so results in undefined behavior.
88  */
89 #define SDL_mutexV(m) SDL_UnlockMutex(m)
91 
92 /**
93  * Destroy a mutex.
94  */
96 
97 /* @} *//* Mutex functions */
98 
99 
100 /**
101  * \name Semaphore functions
102  */
103 /* @{ */
104 
105 /* The SDL semaphore structure, defined in SDL_syssem.c */
106 struct SDL_semaphore;
107 typedef struct SDL_semaphore SDL_sem;
108 
109 /**
110  * Create a semaphore, initialized with value, returns NULL on failure.
111  */
112 extern DECLSPEC SDL_sem *SDLCALL SDL_CreateSemaphore(Uint32 initial_value);
113 
114 /**
115  * Destroy a semaphore.
116  */
117 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_DestroySemaphore(SDL_sem * sem);
118 
119 /**
120  * This function suspends the calling thread until the semaphore pointed
121  * to by \c sem has a positive count. It then atomically decreases the
122  * semaphore count.
123  */
124 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SemWait(SDL_sem * sem);
125 
126 /**
127  * Non-blocking variant of SDL_SemWait().
128  *
129  * \return 0 if the wait succeeds, ::SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT if the wait would
130  * block, and -1 on error.
131  */
132 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SemTryWait(SDL_sem * sem);
133 
134 /**
135  * Variant of SDL_SemWait() with a timeout in milliseconds.
136  *
137  * \return 0 if the wait succeeds, ::SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT if the wait does not
138  * succeed in the allotted time, and -1 on error.
139  *
140  * \warning On some platforms this function is implemented by looping with a
141  * delay of 1 ms, and so should be avoided if possible.
142  */
143 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SemWaitTimeout(SDL_sem * sem, Uint32 ms);
144 
145 /**
146  * Atomically increases the semaphore's count (not blocking).
147  *
148  * \return 0, or -1 on error.
149  */
150 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SemPost(SDL_sem * sem);
151 
152 /**
153  * Returns the current count of the semaphore.
154  */
155 extern DECLSPEC Uint32 SDLCALL SDL_SemValue(SDL_sem * sem);
156 
157 /* @} *//* Semaphore functions */
158 
159 
160 /**
161  * \name Condition variable functions
162  */
163 /* @{ */
164 
165 /* The SDL condition variable structure, defined in SDL_syscond.c */
166 struct SDL_cond;
167 typedef struct SDL_cond SDL_cond;
168 
169 /**
170  * Create a condition variable.
171  *
172  * Typical use of condition variables:
173  *
174  * Thread A:
175  * SDL_LockMutex(lock);
176  * while ( ! condition ) {
177  * SDL_CondWait(cond, lock);
178  * }
179  * SDL_UnlockMutex(lock);
180  *
181  * Thread B:
182  * SDL_LockMutex(lock);
183  * ...
184  * condition = true;
185  * ...
186  * SDL_CondSignal(cond);
187  * SDL_UnlockMutex(lock);
188  *
189  * There is some discussion whether to signal the condition variable
190  * with the mutex locked or not. There is some potential performance
191  * benefit to unlocking first on some platforms, but there are some
192  * potential race conditions depending on how your code is structured.
193  *
194  * In general it's safer to signal the condition variable while the
195  * mutex is locked.
196  */
198 
199 /**
200  * Destroy a condition variable.
201  */
203 
204 /**
205  * Restart one of the threads that are waiting on the condition variable.
206  *
207  * \return 0 or -1 on error.
208  */
210 
211 /**
212  * Restart all threads that are waiting on the condition variable.
213  *
214  * \return 0 or -1 on error.
215  */
217 
218 /**
219  * Wait on the condition variable, unlocking the provided mutex.
220  *
221  * \warning The mutex must be locked before entering this function!
222  *
223  * The mutex is re-locked once the condition variable is signaled.
224  *
225  * \return 0 when it is signaled, or -1 on error.
226  */
228 
229 /**
230  * Waits for at most \c ms milliseconds, and returns 0 if the condition
231  * variable is signaled, ::SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT if the condition is not
232  * signaled in the allotted time, and -1 on error.
233  *
234  * \warning On some platforms this function is implemented by looping with a
235  * delay of 1 ms, and so should be avoided if possible.
236  */
238  SDL_mutex * mutex, Uint32 ms);
239 
240 /* @} *//* Condition variable functions */
241 
242 
243 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
244 #ifdef __cplusplus
245 }
246 #endif
247 #include "close_code.h"
248 
249 #endif /* SDL_mutex_h_ */
250 
251 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
int SDL_CondWait(SDL_cond *cond, SDL_mutex *mutex)
Definition: SDL_syscond.c:215
int SDL_LockMutex(SDL_mutex *mutex)
Definition: SDL_sysmutex.c:73
Uint32 SDL_SemValue(SDL_sem *sem)
Definition: SDL_syssem.c:186
uint32_t Uint32
Definition: SDL_stdinc.h:181
static SDL_mutex * mutex
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static SDL_sem * sem
Definition: testsem.c:23
#define DECLSPEC
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int SDL_CondSignal(SDL_cond *cond)
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int SDL_CondWaitTimeout(SDL_cond *cond, SDL_mutex *mutex, Uint32 ms)
Definition: SDL_syscond.c:160
SDL_sem * SDL_CreateSemaphore(Uint32 initial_value)
Definition: SDL_syssem.c:85
pthread_cond_t cond
Definition: SDL_syscond.c:34
int SDL_SemTryWait(SDL_sem *sem)
Definition: SDL_syssem.c:130
int SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL_mutex *mutex)
Definition: SDL_sysmutex.c:159
void SDL_DestroyCond(SDL_cond *cond)
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int SDL_SemWaitTimeout(SDL_sem *sem, Uint32 ms)
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void SDL_DestroySemaphore(SDL_sem *sem)
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int SDL_SemWait(SDL_sem *sem)
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int SDL_SemPost(SDL_sem *sem)
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SDL_cond * SDL_CreateCond(void)
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void SDL_DestroyMutex(SDL_mutex *mutex)
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#define SDLCALL
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int SDL_TryLockMutex(SDL_mutex *mutex)
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int SDL_CondBroadcast(SDL_cond *cond)
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SDL_mutex * SDL_CreateMutex(void)
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