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1 /*****************************************************************************
2 * vlc_threads.h : threads implementation for the VideoLAN client
3 * This header provides portable declarations for mutexes & conditions
4 *****************************************************************************
5 * Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 VLC authors and VideoLAN
6 * Copyright © 2007-2008 Rémi Denis-Courmont
8 * Authors: Jean-Marc Dressler <polux@via.ecp.fr>
9 * Samuel Hocevar <sam@via.ecp.fr>
10 * Gildas Bazin <gbazin@netcourrier.com>
11 * Christophe Massiot <massiot@via.ecp.fr>
13 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
14 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
15 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
16 * (at your option) any later version.
18 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
19 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
20 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
21 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
23 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
24 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
25 * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
26 *****************************************************************************/
28 #ifndef VLC_THREADS_H_
29 #define VLC_THREADS_H_
31 /**
32 * \file
33 * This file defines structures and functions for handling threads in vlc
37 #if defined (_WIN32)
38 # include <process.h>
39 # ifndef ETIMEDOUT
40 # define ETIMEDOUT 10060 /* This is the value in winsock.h. */
41 # endif
43 typedef struct vlc_thread *vlc_thread_t;
44 typedef struct
46 bool dynamic;
47 union
49 struct
51 bool locked;
52 unsigned long contention;
54 CRITICAL_SECTION mutex;
56 } vlc_mutex_t;
57 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX { false, { { false, 0 } } }
58 typedef struct
60 HANDLE handle;
61 unsigned clock;
62 } vlc_cond_t;
63 #define VLC_STATIC_COND { 0, 0 }
64 typedef HANDLE vlc_sem_t;
65 #define LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
66 typedef struct vlc_threadvar *vlc_threadvar_t;
67 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
69 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
70 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL
71 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST
72 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
73 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL
74 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL
76 #elif defined (__OS2__)
77 # include <errno.h>
79 typedef struct vlc_thread *vlc_thread_t;
80 typedef struct
82 bool dynamic;
83 union
85 struct
87 bool locked;
88 unsigned long contention;
90 HMTX hmtx;
92 } vlc_mutex_t;
93 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX { false, { { false, 0 } } }
94 typedef struct
96 HEV hev;
97 unsigned clock;
98 } vlc_cond_t;
99 #define VLC_STATIC_COND { 0, 0 }
100 #define LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
101 #define LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
102 typedef struct vlc_threadvar *vlc_threadvar_t;
103 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
105 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
106 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT \
107 MAKESHORT(PRTYD_MAXIMUM / 2, PRTYC_REGULAR)
108 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO MAKESHORT(PRTYD_MAXIMUM, PRTYC_REGULAR)
109 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
110 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT \
111 MAKESHORT(PRTYD_MAXIMUM / 2, PRTYC_REGULAR)
112 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST MAKESHORT(0, PRTYC_TIMECRITICAL)
114 # define pthread_sigmask sigprocmask
116 #elif defined (__ANDROID__) /* pthreads subset without pthread_cancel() */
117 # include <unistd.h>
118 # include <pthread.h>
119 # include <poll.h>
120 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP 1
121 # define LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
122 # define LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
124 typedef struct vlc_thread *vlc_thread_t;
125 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
126 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
127 typedef struct
129 pthread_cond_t cond;
130 unsigned clock;
131 } vlc_cond_t;
132 #define VLC_STATIC_COND { PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER, CLOCK_REALTIME }
134 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
135 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
137 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
138 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 0
139 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 0
140 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
141 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 0
142 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 0
144 #elif defined (__APPLE__)
145 # define _APPLE_C_SOURCE 1 /* Proper pthread semantics on OSX */
146 # include <unistd.h>
147 # include <pthread.h>
148 /* Unnamed POSIX semaphores not supported on Mac OS X */
149 # include <mach/semaphore.h>
150 # include <mach/task.h>
151 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD 1
152 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP 1
153 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CANCEL 1
155 typedef pthread_t vlc_thread_t;
156 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
157 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
158 typedef pthread_cond_t vlc_cond_t;
159 #define VLC_STATIC_COND PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
160 typedef semaphore_t vlc_sem_t;
161 typedef pthread_rwlock_t vlc_rwlock_t;
162 #define VLC_STATIC_RWLOCK PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
163 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
164 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
166 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
167 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 22
168 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 22
169 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
170 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 22
171 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 22
173 #else /* POSIX threads */
174 # include <unistd.h> /* _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS */
175 # include <pthread.h>
176 # include <semaphore.h>
177 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD 1
178 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP 1
179 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CANCEL 1
181 typedef pthread_t vlc_thread_t;
182 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
183 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
184 typedef pthread_cond_t vlc_cond_t;
185 #define VLC_STATIC_COND PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
186 typedef sem_t vlc_sem_t;
187 typedef pthread_rwlock_t vlc_rwlock_t;
188 #define VLC_STATIC_RWLOCK PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
189 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
190 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
192 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
193 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 10
194 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 5
195 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
196 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 15
197 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 20
199 #endif
201 #ifdef LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
202 typedef struct vlc_sem
204 vlc_mutex_t lock;
205 vlc_cond_t wait;
206 unsigned value;
207 } vlc_sem_t;
208 #endif
210 #ifdef LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
211 typedef struct vlc_rwlock
213 vlc_mutex_t mutex;
214 vlc_cond_t wait;
215 long state;
216 } vlc_rwlock_t;
217 # define VLC_STATIC_RWLOCK { VLC_STATIC_MUTEX, VLC_STATIC_COND, 0 }
218 #endif
220 /*****************************************************************************
221 * Function definitions
222 *****************************************************************************/
223 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_init( vlc_mutex_t * );
224 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_init_recursive( vlc_mutex_t * );
225 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_destroy( vlc_mutex_t * );
226 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_lock( vlc_mutex_t * );
227 VLC_API int vlc_mutex_trylock( vlc_mutex_t * ) VLC_USED;
228 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_unlock( vlc_mutex_t * );
229 VLC_API void vlc_cond_init( vlc_cond_t * );
230 VLC_API void vlc_cond_init_daytime( vlc_cond_t * );
231 VLC_API void vlc_cond_destroy( vlc_cond_t * );
232 VLC_API void vlc_cond_signal(vlc_cond_t *);
233 VLC_API void vlc_cond_broadcast(vlc_cond_t *);
234 VLC_API void vlc_cond_wait(vlc_cond_t *, vlc_mutex_t *);
235 VLC_API int vlc_cond_timedwait(vlc_cond_t *, vlc_mutex_t *, mtime_t);
236 VLC_API void vlc_sem_init(vlc_sem_t *, unsigned);
237 VLC_API void vlc_sem_destroy(vlc_sem_t *);
238 VLC_API int vlc_sem_post(vlc_sem_t *);
239 VLC_API void vlc_sem_wait(vlc_sem_t *);
241 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_init(vlc_rwlock_t *);
242 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_destroy(vlc_rwlock_t *);
243 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_rdlock(vlc_rwlock_t *);
244 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_wrlock(vlc_rwlock_t *);
245 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_unlock(vlc_rwlock_t *);
246 VLC_API int vlc_threadvar_create(vlc_threadvar_t * , void (*) (void *) );
247 VLC_API void vlc_threadvar_delete(vlc_threadvar_t *);
248 VLC_API int vlc_threadvar_set(vlc_threadvar_t, void *);
249 VLC_API void * vlc_threadvar_get(vlc_threadvar_t);
251 VLC_API int vlc_clone(vlc_thread_t *, void * (*) (void *), void *, int) VLC_USED;
252 VLC_API void vlc_cancel(vlc_thread_t);
253 VLC_API void vlc_join(vlc_thread_t, void **);
254 VLC_API void vlc_control_cancel (int cmd, ...);
256 VLC_API mtime_t mdate(void);
257 VLC_API void mwait(mtime_t deadline);
258 VLC_API void msleep(mtime_t delay);
260 #define VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP 10000 /* 10 milliseconds = 1 tick at 100Hz */
261 #define VLC_SOFT_MIN_SLEEP 9000000 /* 9 seconds */
263 #if VLC_GCC_VERSION(4,3)
264 /* Linux has 100, 250, 300 or 1000Hz
266 * HZ=100 by default on FreeBSD, but some architectures use a 1000Hz timer
269 static
270 __attribute__((unused))
271 __attribute__((noinline))
272 __attribute__((error("sorry, cannot sleep for such short a time")))
273 mtime_t impossible_delay( mtime_t delay )
275 (void) delay;
276 return VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP;
279 static
280 __attribute__((unused))
281 __attribute__((noinline))
282 __attribute__((warning("use proper event handling instead of short delay")))
283 mtime_t harmful_delay( mtime_t delay )
285 return delay;
288 # define check_delay( d ) \
289 ((__builtin_constant_p(d < VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP) \
290 && (d < VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP)) \
291 ? impossible_delay(d) \
292 : ((__builtin_constant_p(d < VLC_SOFT_MIN_SLEEP) \
293 && (d < VLC_SOFT_MIN_SLEEP)) \
294 ? harmful_delay(d) \
295 : d))
297 static
298 __attribute__((unused))
299 __attribute__((noinline))
300 __attribute__((error("deadlines can not be constant")))
301 mtime_t impossible_deadline( mtime_t deadline )
303 return deadline;
306 # define check_deadline( d ) \
307 (__builtin_constant_p(d) ? impossible_deadline(d) : d)
308 #else
309 # define check_delay(d) (d)
310 # define check_deadline(d) (d)
311 #endif
313 #define msleep(d) msleep(check_delay(d))
314 #define mwait(d) mwait(check_deadline(d))
316 VLC_API int vlc_timer_create(vlc_timer_t *, void (*) (void *), void *) VLC_USED;
317 VLC_API void vlc_timer_destroy(vlc_timer_t);
318 VLC_API void vlc_timer_schedule(vlc_timer_t, bool, mtime_t, mtime_t);
319 VLC_API unsigned vlc_timer_getoverrun(vlc_timer_t) VLC_USED;
321 VLC_API unsigned vlc_GetCPUCount(void);
323 VLC_API int vlc_savecancel(void);
324 VLC_API void vlc_restorecancel(int state);
325 VLC_API void vlc_testcancel(void);
327 #if defined (LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP)
329 * Registers a new procedure to run if the thread is cancelled (or otherwise
330 * exits prematurely). Any call to vlc_cleanup_push() <b>must</b> paired with a
331 * call to either vlc_cleanup_pop() or vlc_cleanup_run(). Branching into or out
332 * of the block between these two function calls is not allowed (read: it will
333 * likely crash the whole process). If multiple procedures are registered,
334 * they are handled in last-in first-out order.
336 * @param routine procedure to call if the thread ends
337 * @param arg argument for the procedure
339 # define vlc_cleanup_push( routine, arg ) pthread_cleanup_push (routine, arg)
342 * Removes a cleanup procedure that was previously registered with
343 * vlc_cleanup_push().
345 # define vlc_cleanup_pop( ) pthread_cleanup_pop (0)
348 * Removes a cleanup procedure that was previously registered with
349 * vlc_cleanup_push(), and executes it.
351 # define vlc_cleanup_run( ) pthread_cleanup_pop (1)
353 #else
354 enum
356 VLC_CLEANUP_PUSH,
357 VLC_CLEANUP_POP,
359 typedef struct vlc_cleanup_t vlc_cleanup_t;
361 struct vlc_cleanup_t
363 vlc_cleanup_t *next;
364 void (*proc) (void *);
365 void *data;
368 /* This macros opens a code block on purpose. This is needed for multiple
369 * calls within a single function. This also prevent Win32 developers from
370 * writing code that would break on POSIX (POSIX opens a block as well). */
371 # define vlc_cleanup_push( routine, arg ) \
372 do { \
373 vlc_cleanup_t vlc_cleanup_data = { NULL, routine, arg, }; \
374 vlc_control_cancel (VLC_CLEANUP_PUSH, &vlc_cleanup_data)
376 # define vlc_cleanup_pop( ) \
377 vlc_control_cancel (VLC_CLEANUP_POP); \
378 } while (0)
380 # define vlc_cleanup_run( ) \
381 vlc_control_cancel (VLC_CLEANUP_POP); \
382 vlc_cleanup_data.proc (vlc_cleanup_data.data); \
383 } while (0)
385 #endif /* !LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP */
387 #ifndef LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CANCEL
388 /* poll() with cancellation */
389 # ifdef __OS2__
390 int vlc_poll (struct pollfd *fds, unsigned nfds, int timeout);
391 # else
392 static inline int vlc_poll (struct pollfd *fds, unsigned nfds, int timeout)
394 int val;
398 int ugly_timeout = ((unsigned)timeout >= 50) ? 50 : timeout;
399 if (timeout >= 0)
400 timeout -= ugly_timeout;
402 vlc_testcancel ();
403 val = poll (fds, nfds, ugly_timeout);
405 while (val == 0 && timeout != 0);
407 return val;
409 # endif
411 # define poll(u,n,t) vlc_poll(u, n, t)
413 #endif /* LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CANCEL */
415 static inline void vlc_cleanup_lock (void *lock)
417 vlc_mutex_unlock ((vlc_mutex_t *)lock);
419 #define mutex_cleanup_push( lock ) vlc_cleanup_push (vlc_cleanup_lock, lock)
421 #ifdef __cplusplus
423 * Helper C++ class to lock a mutex.
424 * The mutex is locked when the object is created, and unlocked when the object
425 * is destroyed.
427 class vlc_mutex_locker
429 private:
430 vlc_mutex_t *lock;
431 public:
432 vlc_mutex_locker (vlc_mutex_t *m) : lock (m)
434 vlc_mutex_lock (lock);
437 ~vlc_mutex_locker (void)
439 vlc_mutex_unlock (lock);
442 #endif
444 enum
446 VLC_AVCODEC_MUTEX = 0,
447 VLC_GCRYPT_MUTEX,
448 VLC_XLIB_MUTEX,
449 VLC_MOSAIC_MUTEX,
450 VLC_HIGHLIGHT_MUTEX,
451 VLC_ATOMIC_MUTEX,
452 /* Insert new entry HERE */
453 VLC_MAX_MUTEX
456 VLC_API void vlc_global_mutex( unsigned, bool );
457 #define vlc_global_lock( n ) vlc_global_mutex( n, true )
458 #define vlc_global_unlock( n ) vlc_global_mutex( n, false )
460 #endif /* !_VLC_THREADS_H */