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If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient * may use your version of this file under either the MPL or the * GPL. */ /* ** File: nsrwlock.h ** Description: API to basic reader-writer lock functions of NSS. ** These are re-entrant reader writer locks; that is, ** If I hold the write lock, I can ask for it and get it again. ** If I hold the write lock, I can also ask for and get a read lock. ** I can then release the locks in any order (read or write). ** I must release each lock type as many times as I acquired it. ** Otherwise, these are normal reader/writer locks. ** ** For deadlock detection, locks should be ranked, and no lock may be aquired ** while I hold a lock of higher rank number. ** If you don't want that feature, always use NSS_RWLOCK_RANK_NONE. ** Lock name is for debugging, and is optional (may be NULL) **/ #ifndef nssrwlk_h___ #define nssrwlk_h___ #include "prtypes.h" #include "nssrwlkt.h" #define NSS_RWLOCK_RANK_NONE 0 /* SEC_BEGIN_PROTOS */ PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_New ** DESCRIPTION: ** Returns a pointer to a newly created reader-writer lock object. ** INPUTS: Lock rank ** Lock name ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: NSSRWLock* ** If the lock cannot be created because of resource constraints, NULL ** is returned. ** ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(NSSRWLock*) NSSRWLock_New(PRUint32 lock_rank, const char *lock_name); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_AtomicCreate ** DESCRIPTION: ** Given the address of a NULL pointer to a NSSRWLock, ** atomically initializes that pointer to a newly created NSSRWLock. ** Returns the value placed into that pointer, or NULL. ** ** INPUTS: address of NSRWLock pointer ** Lock rank ** Lock name ** OUTPUTS: NSSRWLock* ** RETURN: NSSRWLock* ** If the lock cannot be created because of resource constraints, ** the pointer will be left NULL. ** ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(NSSRWLock *) nssRWLock_AtomicCreate( NSSRWLock ** prwlock, PRUint32 lock_rank, const char * lock_name); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_Destroy ** DESCRIPTION: ** Destroys a given RW lock object. ** INPUTS: NSSRWLock *lock - Lock to be freed. ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: None ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(void) NSSRWLock_Destroy(NSSRWLock *lock); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_LockRead ** DESCRIPTION: ** Apply a read lock (non-exclusive) on a RWLock ** INPUTS: NSSRWLock *lock - Lock to be read-locked. ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: None ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(void) NSSRWLock_LockRead(NSSRWLock *lock); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_LockWrite ** DESCRIPTION: ** Apply a write lock (exclusive) on a RWLock ** INPUTS: NSSRWLock *lock - Lock to write-locked. ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: None ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(void) NSSRWLock_LockWrite(NSSRWLock *lock); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_UnlockRead ** DESCRIPTION: ** Release a Read lock. Unlocking an unlocked lock has undefined results. ** INPUTS: NSSRWLock *lock - Lock to unlocked. ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: void ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(void) NSSRWLock_UnlockRead(NSSRWLock *lock); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_UnlockWrite ** DESCRIPTION: ** Release a Write lock. Unlocking an unlocked lock has undefined results. ** INPUTS: NSSRWLock *lock - Lock to unlocked. ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: void ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(void) NSSRWLock_UnlockWrite(NSSRWLock *lock); /*********************************************************************** ** FUNCTION: NSSRWLock_HaveWriteLock ** DESCRIPTION: ** Tells caller whether the current thread holds the write lock, or not. ** INPUTS: NSSRWLock *lock - Lock to test. ** OUTPUTS: void ** RETURN: PRBool PR_TRUE IFF the current thread holds the write lock. ***********************************************************************/ PR_EXTERN(PRBool) NSSRWLock_HaveWriteLock(NSSRWLock *rwlock); /* SEC_END_PROTOS */ PR_END_EXTERN_C #endif /* nsrwlock_h___ */