prrwlock.h 4.3 KB

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  37. /*
  38. ** File: prrwlock.h
  39. ** Description: API to basic reader-writer lock functions of NSPR.
  40. **
  41. **/
  42. #ifndef prrwlock_h___
  43. #define prrwlock_h___
  44. #include "prtypes.h"
  45. PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
  46. /*
  47. * PRRWLock --
  48. *
  49. * The reader writer lock, PRRWLock, is an opaque object to the clients
  50. * of NSPR. All routines operate on a pointer to this opaque entity.
  51. */
  52. typedef struct PRRWLock PRRWLock;
  53. #define PR_RWLOCK_RANK_NONE 0
  54. /***********************************************************************
  55. ** FUNCTION: PR_NewRWLock
  56. ** DESCRIPTION:
  57. ** Returns a pointer to a newly created reader-writer lock object.
  58. ** INPUTS: Lock rank
  59. ** Lock name
  60. ** OUTPUTS: void
  61. ** RETURN: PRRWLock*
  62. ** If the lock cannot be created because of resource constraints, NULL
  63. ** is returned.
  64. **
  65. ***********************************************************************/
  66. NSPR_API(PRRWLock*) PR_NewRWLock(PRUint32 lock_rank, const char *lock_name);
  67. /***********************************************************************
  68. ** FUNCTION: PR_DestroyRWLock
  69. ** DESCRIPTION:
  70. ** Destroys a given RW lock object.
  71. ** INPUTS: PRRWLock *lock - Lock to be freed.
  72. ** OUTPUTS: void
  73. ** RETURN: None
  74. ***********************************************************************/
  75. NSPR_API(void) PR_DestroyRWLock(PRRWLock *lock);
  76. /***********************************************************************
  77. ** FUNCTION: PR_RWLock_Rlock
  78. ** DESCRIPTION:
  79. ** Apply a read lock (non-exclusive) on a RWLock
  80. ** INPUTS: PRRWLock *lock - Lock to be read-locked.
  81. ** OUTPUTS: void
  82. ** RETURN: None
  83. ***********************************************************************/
  84. NSPR_API(void) PR_RWLock_Rlock(PRRWLock *lock);
  85. /***********************************************************************
  86. ** FUNCTION: PR_RWLock_Wlock
  87. ** DESCRIPTION:
  88. ** Apply a write lock (exclusive) on a RWLock
  89. ** INPUTS: PRRWLock *lock - Lock to write-locked.
  90. ** OUTPUTS: void
  91. ** RETURN: None
  92. ***********************************************************************/
  93. NSPR_API(void) PR_RWLock_Wlock(PRRWLock *lock);
  94. /***********************************************************************
  95. ** FUNCTION: PR_RWLock_Unlock
  96. ** DESCRIPTION:
  97. ** Release a RW lock. Unlocking an unlocked lock has undefined results.
  98. ** INPUTS: PRRWLock *lock - Lock to unlocked.
  99. ** OUTPUTS: void
  100. ** RETURN: void
  101. ***********************************************************************/
  102. NSPR_API(void) PR_RWLock_Unlock(PRRWLock *lock);
  103. PR_END_EXTERN_C
  104. #endif /* prrwlock_h___ */