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| 1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ |
| 2 /* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ***** |
| 3 * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1 |
| 4 * |
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| 13 * License. |
| 14 * |
| 15 * The Original Code is the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR). |
| 16 * |
| 17 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is |
| 18 * Netscape Communications Corporation. |
| 19 * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1998-2000 |
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| 37 |
| 38 /* |
| 39 ** File: prlock.h |
| 40 ** Description: API to basic locking functions of NSPR. |
| 41 ** |
| 42 ** |
| 43 ** NSPR provides basic locking mechanisms for thread synchronization. Locks |
| 44 ** are lightweight resource contention controls that prevent multiple threads |
| 45 ** from accessing something (code/data) simultaneously. |
| 46 **/ |
| 47 |
| 48 #ifndef prlock_h___ |
| 49 #define prlock_h___ |
| 50 |
| 51 #include "prtypes.h" |
| 52 |
| 53 PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C |
| 54 |
| 55 /**********************************************************************/ |
| 56 /************************* TYPES AND CONSTANTS ************************/ |
| 57 /**********************************************************************/ |
| 58 |
| 59 /* |
| 60 * PRLock -- |
| 61 * |
| 62 * NSPR represents the lock as an opaque entity to the client of the |
| 63 * API. All routines operate on a pointer to this opaque entity. |
| 64 */ |
| 65 |
| 66 typedef struct PRLock PRLock; |
| 67 |
| 68 /**********************************************************************/ |
| 69 /****************************** FUNCTIONS *****************************/ |
| 70 /**********************************************************************/ |
| 71 |
| 72 /*********************************************************************** |
| 73 ** FUNCTION: PR_NewLock |
| 74 ** DESCRIPTION: |
| 75 ** Returns a pointer to a newly created opaque lock object. |
| 76 ** INPUTS: void |
| 77 ** OUTPUTS: void |
| 78 ** RETURN: PRLock* |
| 79 ** If the lock can not be created because of resource constraints, NULL |
| 80 ** is returned. |
| 81 ** |
| 82 ***********************************************************************/ |
| 83 NSPR_API(PRLock*) PR_NewLock(void); |
| 84 |
| 85 /*********************************************************************** |
| 86 ** FUNCTION: PR_DestroyLock |
| 87 ** DESCRIPTION: |
| 88 ** Destroys a given opaque lock object. |
| 89 ** INPUTS: PRLock *lock |
| 90 ** Lock to be freed. |
| 91 ** OUTPUTS: void |
| 92 ** RETURN: None |
| 93 ***********************************************************************/ |
| 94 NSPR_API(void) PR_DestroyLock(PRLock *lock); |
| 95 |
| 96 /*********************************************************************** |
| 97 ** FUNCTION: PR_Lock |
| 98 ** DESCRIPTION: |
| 99 ** Lock a lock. |
| 100 ** INPUTS: PRLock *lock |
| 101 ** Lock to locked. |
| 102 ** OUTPUTS: void |
| 103 ** RETURN: None |
| 104 ***********************************************************************/ |
| 105 NSPR_API(void) PR_Lock(PRLock *lock); |
| 106 |
| 107 /*********************************************************************** |
| 108 ** FUNCTION: PR_Unlock |
| 109 ** DESCRIPTION: |
| 110 ** Unlock a lock. Unlocking an unlocked lock has undefined results. |
| 111 ** INPUTS: PRLock *lock |
| 112 ** Lock to unlocked. |
| 113 ** OUTPUTS: void |
| 114 ** RETURN: PR_STATUS |
| 115 ** Returns PR_FAILURE if the caller does not own the lock. |
| 116 ***********************************************************************/ |
| 117 NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_Unlock(PRLock *lock); |
| 118 |
| 119 PR_END_EXTERN_C |
| 120 |
| 121 #endif /* prlock_h___ */ |
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