OSX/libsecurity_asn1/lib/prlock.h

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  35 /*
  36 ** File:                prlock.h
  37 ** Description: API to basic locking functions of NSPR.
  38 **
  39 **
  40 ** NSPR provides basic locking mechanisms for thread synchronization.  Locks
  41 ** are lightweight resource contention controls that prevent multiple threads
  42 ** from accessing something (code/data) simultaneously.
  43 **/
  44
  45 #ifndef prlock_h___
  46 #define prlock_h___
  47
  48 #include <security_asn1/prtypes.h>
  49
  50 PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
  51
  52 /**********************************************************************/
  53 /************************* TYPES AND CONSTANTS ************************/
  54 /**********************************************************************/
  55
  56 /*
  57  * PRLock --
  58  *
  59  *     NSPR represents the lock as an opaque entity to the client of the
  60  *         API.  All routines operate on a pointer to this opaque entity.
  61  */
  62
  63 #if defined(__APPLE_) & defined(__GNUC__)
  64 /* dmitch - actually a pthread_mutex_t */
  65 typedef void PRLock;
  66 #else
  67 typedef struct PRLock PRLock;
  68 #endif
  69
  70 /**********************************************************************/
  71 /****************************** FUNCTIONS *****************************/
  72 /**********************************************************************/
  73
  74 /***********************************************************************
  75 ** FUNCTION:    PR_NewLock
  76 ** DESCRIPTION:
  77 **  Returns a pointer to a newly created opaque lock object.
  78 ** INPUTS:      void
  79 ** OUTPUTS:     void
  80 ** RETURN:      PRLock*
  81 **   If the lock can not be created because of resource constraints, NULL
  82 **   is returned.
  83 **
  84 ***********************************************************************/
  85 NSPR_API(PRLock*) PR_NewLock(void);
  86
  87 /***********************************************************************
  88 ** FUNCTION:    PR_DestroyLock
  89 ** DESCRIPTION:
  90 **  Destroys a given opaque lock object.
  91 ** INPUTS:      PRLock *lock
  92 **              Lock to be freed.
  93 ** OUTPUTS:     void
  94 ** RETURN:      None
  95 ***********************************************************************/
  96 NSPR_API(void) PR_DestroyLock(PRLock *lock);
  97
  98 /***********************************************************************
  99 ** FUNCTION:    PR_Lock
 100 ** DESCRIPTION:
 101 **  Lock a lock.
 102 ** INPUTS:      PRLock *lock
 103 **              Lock to locked.
 104 ** OUTPUTS:     void
 105 ** RETURN:      None
 106 ***********************************************************************/
 107 NSPR_API(void) PR_Lock(PRLock *lock);
 108
 109 /***********************************************************************
 110 ** FUNCTION:    PR_Unlock
 111 ** DESCRIPTION:
 112 **  Unlock a lock.  Unlocking an unlocked lock has undefined results.
 113 ** INPUTS:      PRLock *lock
 114 **              Lock to unlocked.
 115 ** OUTPUTS:     void
 116 ** RETURN:      PR_STATUS
 117 **              Returns PR_FAILURE if the caller does not own the lock.
 118 ***********************************************************************/
 119 NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_Unlock(PRLock *lock);
 120
 121 PR_END_EXTERN_C
 122
 123 #endif /* prlock_h___ */