libcw/cwMutex.h
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//| Copyright: (C) 2020-2024 Kevin Larke <contact AT larke DOT org>
//| License: GNU GPL version 3.0 or above. See the accompanying LICENSE file.
#ifndef cwMutex_H
#define cwMutex_H
namespace cw
{
namespace mutex
{
typedef handle<struct mutex_str> handle_t;
rc_t create( handle_t& h );
rc_t destroy( handle_t& h );
rc_t tryLock( handle_t h, bool& lockFlRef );
rc_t lock( handle_t h, unsigned timeout_milliseconds );
rc_t lock( handle_t h );
rc_t unlock( handle_t h );
// Set timeOutMs to 0 to wait forever.
//
// Set 'lockThenWaitFl' if the function should lock the mutex prior to waiting.
// If 'lockThenWaitFl' is false then the function assumes the mutex is already locked
// and directly waits. If 'lockThenWaitFl' is set and the mutex is not already locked
// then the result is undefined.
//
// Note that this function does NOT check for 'spurious wakeups' - when
// the condition var. returns (w/ the mutex locked) even though it was
// not acutally signals. If it matters to the application then it must
// provide this logic.
rc_t waitOnCondVar( handle_t h, bool lockThenWaitFl, unsigned timeOutMs );
rc_t signalCondVar( handle_t h);
}
}
#endif