pjs/nsprpub/pr/include/prlock.h

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/*
** File: prlock.h
** Description: API to basic locking functions of NSPR.
**
**
** NSPR provides basic locking mechanisms for thread synchronization. Locks
** are lightweight resource contention controls that prevent multiple threads
** from accessing something (code/data) simultaneously.
**/
#ifndef prlock_h___
#define prlock_h___
#include "prtypes.h"
PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
/**********************************************************************/
/************************* TYPES AND CONSTANTS ************************/
/**********************************************************************/
/*
* PRLock --
*
* NSPR represents the lock as an opaque entity to the client of the
* API. All routines operate on a pointer to this opaque entity.
*/
typedef struct PRLock PRLock;
/**********************************************************************/
/****************************** FUNCTIONS *****************************/
/**********************************************************************/
/***********************************************************************
** FUNCTION: PR_NewLock
** DESCRIPTION:
** Returns a pointer to a newly created opaque lock object.
** INPUTS: void
** OUTPUTS: void
** RETURN: PRLock*
** If the lock can not be created because of resource constraints, NULL
** is returned.
**
***********************************************************************/
NSPR_API(PRLock*) PR_NewLock(void);
/***********************************************************************
** FUNCTION: PR_DestroyLock
** DESCRIPTION:
** Destroys a given opaque lock object.
** INPUTS: PRLock *lock
** Lock to be freed.
** OUTPUTS: void
** RETURN: None
***********************************************************************/
NSPR_API(void) PR_DestroyLock(PRLock *lock);
/***********************************************************************
** FUNCTION: PR_Lock
** DESCRIPTION:
** Lock a lock.
** INPUTS: PRLock *lock
** Lock to locked.
** OUTPUTS: void
** RETURN: None
***********************************************************************/
NSPR_API(void) PR_Lock(PRLock *lock);
/***********************************************************************
** FUNCTION: PR_Unlock
** DESCRIPTION:
** Unlock a lock. Unlocking an unlocked lock has undefined results.
** INPUTS: PRLock *lock
** Lock to unlocked.
** OUTPUTS: void
** RETURN: PR_STATUS
** Returns PR_FAILURE if the caller does not own the lock.
***********************************************************************/
NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_Unlock(PRLock *lock);
PR_END_EXTERN_C
#endif /* prlock_h___ */