pjproject/pjlib/include/pj/lock.h

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/* $Id$
*
*/
#ifndef __PJ_LOCK_H__
#define __PJ_LOCK_H__
/**
* @file lock.h
* @brief Higher abstraction for locking objects.
*/
#include <pj/types.h>
PJ_BEGIN_DECL
/**
* @defgroup PJ_LOCK Lock Objects
* @ingroup PJ_OS
* @{
*
* <b>Lock Objects</b> are higher abstraction for different lock mechanisms.
* It offers the same API for manipulating different lock types (e.g.
* @ref PJ_MUTEX "mutex", @ref PJ_SEM "semaphores", or null locks).
* Because Lock Objects have the same API for different types of lock
* implementation, it can be passed around in function arguments. As the
* result, it can be used to control locking policy for a particular
* feature.
*/
/**
* Create simple, non recursive mutex lock object.
*
* @param pool Memory pool.
* @param name Lock object's name.
* @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_simple_mutex( pj_pool_t *pool,
const char *name,
pj_lock_t **lock );
/**
* Create recursive mutex lock object.
*
* @param pool Memory pool.
* @param name Lock object's name.
* @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_recursive_mutex( pj_pool_t *pool,
const char *name,
pj_lock_t **lock );
/**
* Create NULL mutex. A NULL mutex doesn't actually have any synchronization
* object attached to it.
*
* @param pool Memory pool.
* @param name Lock object's name.
* @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_null_mutex( pj_pool_t *pool,
const char *name,
pj_lock_t **lock );
#if defined(PJ_HAS_SEMAPHORE) && PJ_HAS_SEMAPHORE != 0
/**
* Create semaphore lock object.
*
* @param pool Memory pool.
* @param name Lock object's name.
* @param initial Initial value of the semaphore.
* @param max Maximum value of the semaphore.
* @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_semaphore( pj_pool_t *pool,
const char *name,
unsigned initial,
unsigned max,
pj_lock_t **lock );
#endif /* PJ_HAS_SEMAPHORE */
/**
* Acquire lock on the specified lock object.
*
* @param lock The lock object.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_acquire( pj_lock_t *lock );
/**
* Try to acquire lock on the specified lock object.
*
* @param lock The lock object.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_tryacquire( pj_lock_t *lock );
/**
* Release lock on the specified lock object.
*
* @param lock The lock object.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_release( pj_lock_t *lock );
/**
* Destroy the lock object.
*
* @param lock The lock object.
*
* @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
*/
PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_destroy( pj_lock_t *lock );
/** @} */
PJ_END_DECL
#endif /* __PJ_LOCK_H__ */