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#ifndef AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_H
#define AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_H
/**
* @file axutil_thread_mutex.h
* @brief AXIS2 Thread Mutex Routines
*/
#include <axis2_const.h>
#include <axutil_allocator.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif /* __cplusplus */
/**
* @defgroup axis2_mutex thread mutex routines
* @ingroup axis2_util
* @{
*/
/** Opaque thread-local mutex structure */
typedef struct axutil_thread_mutex_t axutil_thread_mutex_t;
#define AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT 0x0 /**< platform-optimal lock behavior */
#define AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_NESTED 0x1 /**< enable nested (recursive) locks */
#define AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_UNNESTED 0x2 /**< disable nested locks */
/**
* Create and initialize a mutex that can be used to synchronize threads.
*
* @param flags Or'ed value of:
* <PRE>
* AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT platform-optimal lock behavior.
* AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_NESTED enable nested (recursive) locks.
* AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_UNNESTED disable nested locks (non-recursive).
* </PRE>
* @param allocator the allocator from which to allocate the mutex.
* @return mutex the memory address where the newly created mutex will be
* stored.
* @warning Be cautious in using AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT. While this is the
* most optimial mutex based on a given platform's performance charateristics,
* it will behave as either a nested or an unnested lock.
*/
AXIS2_EXTERN axutil_thread_mutex_t *AXIS2_CALL
axutil_thread_mutex_create(
axutil_allocator_t * allocator,
unsigned int flags);
/**
* Acquire the lock for the given mutex. If the mutex is already locked,
* the current thread will be put to sleep until the lock becomes available.
* @param mutex the mutex on which to acquire the lock.
*/
AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
axutil_thread_mutex_lock(
axutil_thread_mutex_t * mutex);
/**
* Attempt to acquire the lock for the given mutex. If the mutex has already
* been acquired, the call returns immediately
* @param mutex the mutex on which to attempt the lock acquiring.
*/
AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
axutil_thread_mutex_trylock(
axutil_thread_mutex_t * mutex);
/**
* Release the lock for the given mutex.
* @param mutex the mutex from which to release the lock.
*/
AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
axutil_thread_mutex_unlock(
axutil_thread_mutex_t * mutex);
/**
* Destroy the mutex and free the memory associated with the lock.
* @param mutex the mutex to destroy.
*/
AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
axutil_thread_mutex_destroy(
axutil_thread_mutex_t * mutex);
/** @} */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* AXIS2_THREAD_MUTEX_H */