deps/include/SDL/SDL_mutex.h

   1 /*
   2   Simple DirectMedia Layer
   3   Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
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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  */
  64 extern DECLSPEC SDL_mutex *SDLCALL SDL_CreateMutex(void);
  65
  66 /**
  67  *  Lock the mutex.
  68  *
  69  *  \return 0, or -1 on error.
  70  */
  71 #define SDL_mutexP(m)   SDL_LockMutex(m)
  72 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_LockMutex(SDL_mutex * mutex);
  73
  74 /**
  75  *  Try to lock the mutex
  76  *
  77  *  \return 0, SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT, or -1 on error
  78  */
  79 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_TryLockMutex(SDL_mutex * mutex);
  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)
  90 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL_mutex * mutex);
  91
  92 /**
  93  *  Destroy a mutex.
  94  */
  95 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_DestroyMutex(SDL_mutex * mutex);
  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  */
 197 extern DECLSPEC SDL_cond *SDLCALL SDL_CreateCond(void);
 198
 199 /**
 200  *  Destroy a condition variable.
 201  */
 202 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_DestroyCond(SDL_cond * cond);
 203
 204 /**
 205  *  Restart one of the threads that are waiting on the condition variable.
 206  *
 207  *  \return 0 or -1 on error.
 208  */
 209 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_CondSignal(SDL_cond * cond);
 210
 211 /**
 212  *  Restart all threads that are waiting on the condition variable.
 213  *
 214  *  \return 0 or -1 on error.
 215  */
 216 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_CondBroadcast(SDL_cond * cond);
 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  */
 227 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_CondWait(SDL_cond * cond, SDL_mutex * mutex);
 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  */
 237 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_CondWaitTimeout(SDL_cond * cond,
 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
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