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2 * vlc_threads.h : threads implementation for the VideoLAN client
3 * This header provides portable declarations for mutexes & conditions
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5 * Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 VLC authors and VideoLAN
6 * Copyright © 2007-2016 Rémi Denis-Courmont
8 * Authors: Jean-Marc Dressler <polux@via.ecp.fr>
9 * Samuel Hocevar <sam@via.ecp.fr>
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28 #ifndef VLC_THREADS_H_
29 #define VLC_THREADS_H_
31 /**
32 * \ingroup os
33 * \defgroup thread Threads and synchronization primitives
34 * @{
35 * \file
36 * Thread primitive declarations
39 /**
40 * Issues an explicit deferred cancellation point.
42 * This has no effects if thread cancellation is disabled.
43 * This can be called when there is a rather slow non-sleeping operation.
44 * This is also used to force a cancellation point in a function that would
45 * otherwise <em>not always</em> be one (block_FifoGet() is an example).
47 VLC_API void vlc_testcancel(void);
49 #if defined (_WIN32)
50 # include <process.h>
51 # ifndef ETIMEDOUT
52 # define ETIMEDOUT 10060 /* This is the value in winsock.h. */
53 # endif
55 typedef struct vlc_thread *vlc_thread_t;
56 # define VLC_THREAD_CANCELED NULL
57 # define LIBVLC_NEED_SLEEP
58 typedef struct
60 bool dynamic;
61 union
63 struct
65 bool locked;
66 unsigned long contention;
68 CRITICAL_SECTION mutex;
70 } vlc_mutex_t;
71 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX { false, { { false, 0 } } }
72 #define LIBVLC_NEED_CONDVAR
73 #define LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
74 #define LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
75 typedef struct vlc_threadvar *vlc_threadvar_t;
76 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
78 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
79 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL
80 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST
81 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
82 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL
83 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL
85 static inline int vlc_poll(struct pollfd *fds, unsigned nfds, int timeout)
87 int val;
89 vlc_testcancel();
90 val = poll(fds, nfds, timeout);
91 if (val < 0)
92 vlc_testcancel();
93 return val;
95 # define poll(u,n,t) vlc_poll(u, n, t)
97 #elif defined (__OS2__)
98 # include <errno.h>
100 typedef struct vlc_thread *vlc_thread_t;
101 #define VLC_THREAD_CANCELED NULL
102 typedef struct
104 bool dynamic;
105 union
107 struct
109 bool locked;
110 unsigned long contention;
112 HMTX hmtx;
114 } vlc_mutex_t;
115 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX { false, { { false, 0 } } }
116 typedef struct
118 HEV hev;
119 unsigned waiters;
120 HEV hevAck;
121 unsigned signaled;
122 } vlc_cond_t;
123 #define VLC_STATIC_COND { NULLHANDLE, 0, NULLHANDLE, 0 }
124 #define LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
125 #define LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
126 typedef struct vlc_threadvar *vlc_threadvar_t;
127 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
129 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
130 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT \
131 MAKESHORT(PRTYD_MAXIMUM / 2, PRTYC_REGULAR)
132 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO MAKESHORT(PRTYD_MAXIMUM, PRTYC_REGULAR)
133 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
134 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT \
135 MAKESHORT(PRTYD_MAXIMUM / 2, PRTYC_REGULAR)
136 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST MAKESHORT(0, PRTYC_TIMECRITICAL)
138 # define pthread_sigmask sigprocmask
140 static inline int vlc_poll (struct pollfd *fds, unsigned nfds, int timeout)
142 static int (*vlc_poll_os2)(struct pollfd *, unsigned, int) = NULL;
144 if (!vlc_poll_os2)
146 HMODULE hmod;
147 CHAR szFailed[CCHMAXPATH];
149 if (DosLoadModule(szFailed, sizeof(szFailed), "vlccore", &hmod))
150 return -1;
152 if (DosQueryProcAddr(hmod, 0, "_vlc_poll_os2", (PFN *)&vlc_poll_os2))
153 return -1;
156 return (*vlc_poll_os2)(fds, nfds, timeout);
158 # define poll(u,n,t) vlc_poll(u, n, t)
160 #elif defined (__ANDROID__) /* pthreads subset without pthread_cancel() */
161 # include <unistd.h>
162 # include <pthread.h>
163 # include <poll.h>
164 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP 1
165 # define LIBVLC_NEED_SLEEP
166 # define LIBVLC_NEED_CONDVAR
167 # define LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
168 # define LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
170 typedef struct vlc_thread *vlc_thread_t;
171 #define VLC_THREAD_CANCELED NULL
172 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
173 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
175 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
176 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
178 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
179 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 0
180 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 0
181 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
182 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 0
183 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 0
185 static inline int vlc_poll (struct pollfd *fds, unsigned nfds, int timeout)
187 int val;
191 int ugly_timeout = ((unsigned)timeout >= 50) ? 50 : timeout;
192 if (timeout >= 0)
193 timeout -= ugly_timeout;
195 vlc_testcancel ();
196 val = poll (fds, nfds, ugly_timeout);
198 while (val == 0 && timeout != 0);
200 return val;
203 # define poll(u,n,t) vlc_poll(u, n, t)
205 #elif defined (__APPLE__)
206 # define _APPLE_C_SOURCE 1 /* Proper pthread semantics on OSX */
207 # include <unistd.h>
208 # include <pthread.h>
209 /* Unnamed POSIX semaphores not supported on Mac OS X */
210 # include <mach/semaphore.h>
211 # include <mach/task.h>
212 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD 1
213 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP 1
215 typedef pthread_t vlc_thread_t;
216 #define VLC_THREAD_CANCELED PTHREAD_CANCELED
217 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
218 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
219 typedef pthread_cond_t vlc_cond_t;
220 #define VLC_STATIC_COND PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
221 typedef semaphore_t vlc_sem_t;
222 typedef pthread_rwlock_t vlc_rwlock_t;
223 #define VLC_STATIC_RWLOCK PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
224 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
225 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
227 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
228 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 22
229 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 22
230 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
231 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 22
232 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 22
234 #else /* POSIX threads */
235 # include <unistd.h> /* _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS */
236 # include <pthread.h>
237 # include <semaphore.h>
240 * Whether LibVLC threads are based on POSIX threads.
242 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD 1
245 * Whether LibVLC thread cancellation is based on POSIX threads.
247 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP 1
250 * Thread handle.
252 typedef struct
254 pthread_t handle;
255 } vlc_thread_t;
258 * Return value of a canceled thread.
260 #define VLC_THREAD_CANCELED PTHREAD_CANCELED
263 * Mutex.
265 * Storage space for a mutual exclusion lock.
267 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
270 * Static initializer for (static) mutex.
272 #define VLC_STATIC_MUTEX PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
275 * Condition variable.
277 * Storage space for a thread condition variable.
279 typedef pthread_cond_t vlc_cond_t;
282 * Static initializer for (static) condition variable.
284 * \note
285 * The condition variable will use the default clock, which is OS-dependent.
286 * Therefore, where timed waits are necessary the condition variable should
287 * always be initialized dynamically explicit instead of using this
288 * initializer.
290 #define VLC_STATIC_COND PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
293 * Semaphore.
295 * Storage space for a thread-safe semaphore.
297 typedef sem_t vlc_sem_t;
300 * Read/write lock.
302 * Storage space for a slim reader/writer lock.
304 typedef pthread_rwlock_t vlc_rwlock_t;
307 * Static initializer for (static) read/write lock.
309 #define VLC_STATIC_RWLOCK PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
312 * Thread-local key handle.
314 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
317 * Threaded timer handle.
319 typedef struct vlc_timer *vlc_timer_t;
321 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
322 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 10
323 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 5
324 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
325 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 15
326 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 20
328 #endif
330 #ifdef LIBVLC_NEED_CONDVAR
331 typedef struct
333 unsigned value;
334 } vlc_cond_t;
335 # define VLC_STATIC_COND { 0 }
336 #endif
338 #ifdef LIBVLC_NEED_SEMAPHORE
339 typedef struct vlc_sem
341 vlc_mutex_t lock;
342 vlc_cond_t wait;
343 unsigned value;
344 } vlc_sem_t;
345 #endif
347 #ifdef LIBVLC_NEED_RWLOCK
348 typedef struct vlc_rwlock
350 vlc_mutex_t mutex;
351 vlc_cond_t wait;
352 long state;
353 } vlc_rwlock_t;
354 # define VLC_STATIC_RWLOCK { VLC_STATIC_MUTEX, VLC_STATIC_COND, 0 }
355 #endif
358 * Initializes a fast mutex.
360 * Recursive locking of a fast mutex is undefined behaviour. (In debug builds,
361 * recursive locking will cause an assertion failure.)
363 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_init(vlc_mutex_t *);
366 * Initializes a recursive mutex.
367 * \warning This is strongly discouraged. Please use normal mutexes.
369 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_init_recursive(vlc_mutex_t *);
372 * Deinitializes a mutex.
374 * The mutex must not be locked, otherwise behaviour is undefined.
376 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_destroy(vlc_mutex_t *);
379 * Acquires a mutex.
381 * If needed, this waits for any other thread to release it.
383 * \warning Beware of deadlocks when locking multiple mutexes at the same time,
384 * or when using mutexes from callbacks.
386 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
388 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_lock(vlc_mutex_t *);
391 * Tries to acquire a mutex.
393 * This function acquires the mutex if and only if it is not currently held by
394 * another thread. This function never sleeps and can be used in delay-critical
395 * code paths.
397 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
399 * \warning If this function fails, then the mutex is held... by another
400 * thread. The calling thread must deal with the error appropriately. That
401 * typically implies postponing the operations that would have required the
402 * mutex. If the thread cannot defer those operations, then it must use
403 * vlc_mutex_lock(). If in doubt, use vlc_mutex_lock() instead.
405 * @return 0 if the mutex could be acquired, an error code otherwise.
407 VLC_API int vlc_mutex_trylock( vlc_mutex_t * ) VLC_USED;
410 * Releases a mutex.
412 * If the mutex is not held by the calling thread, the behaviour is undefined.
414 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
416 VLC_API void vlc_mutex_unlock(vlc_mutex_t *);
419 * Initializes a condition variable.
421 VLC_API void vlc_cond_init(vlc_cond_t *);
424 * Initializes a condition variable (wall clock).
426 * This function initializes a condition variable for timed waiting using the
427 * UTC wall clock time. The time reference is the same as with time() and with
428 * timespec_get() and TIME_UTC.
429 * vlc_cond_timedwait_daytime() must be instead of
430 * vlc_cond_timedwait() for actual waiting.
432 void vlc_cond_init_daytime(vlc_cond_t *);
435 * Deinitializes a condition variable.
437 * No threads shall be waiting or signaling the condition, otherwise the
438 * behavior is undefined.
440 VLC_API void vlc_cond_destroy(vlc_cond_t *);
443 * Wakes up one thread waiting on a condition variable.
445 * If any thread is currently waiting on the condition variable, at least one
446 * of those threads will be woken up. Otherwise, this function has no effects.
448 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
450 VLC_API void vlc_cond_signal(vlc_cond_t *);
453 * Wakes up all threads waiting on a condition variable.
455 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
457 VLC_API void vlc_cond_broadcast(vlc_cond_t *);
460 * Waits on a condition variable.
462 * The calling thread will be suspended until another thread calls
463 * vlc_cond_signal() or vlc_cond_broadcast() on the same condition variable,
464 * the thread is cancelled with vlc_cancel(), or the system causes a
465 * <em>spurious</em> unsolicited wake-up.
467 * A mutex is needed to wait on a condition variable. It must <b>not</b> be
468 * a recursive mutex. Although it is possible to use the same mutex for
469 * multiple condition, it is not valid to use different mutexes for the same
470 * condition variable at the same time from different threads.
472 * The canonical way to use a condition variable to wait for event foobar is:
473 @code
474 vlc_mutex_lock(&lock);
475 mutex_cleanup_push(&lock); // release the mutex in case of cancellation
477 while (!foobar)
478 vlc_cond_wait(&wait, &lock);
480 // -- foobar is now true, do something about it here --
482 vlc_cleanup_pop();
483 vlc_mutex_unlock(&lock);
484 @endcode
486 * \note This function is a cancellation point. In case of thread cancellation,
487 * the mutex is always locked before cancellation proceeds.
489 * \param cond condition variable to wait on
490 * \param mutex mutex which is unlocked while waiting,
491 * then locked again when waking up.
493 VLC_API void vlc_cond_wait(vlc_cond_t *cond, vlc_mutex_t *mutex);
496 * Waits on a condition variable up to a certain date.
498 * This works like vlc_cond_wait() but with an additional time-out.
499 * The time-out is expressed as an absolute timestamp using the same arbitrary
500 * time reference as the mdate() and mwait() functions.
502 * \note This function is a cancellation point. In case of thread cancellation,
503 * the mutex is always locked before cancellation proceeds.
505 * \param cond condition variable to wait on
506 * \param mutex mutex which is unlocked while waiting,
507 * then locked again when waking up
508 * \param deadline <b>absolute</b> timeout
510 * \warning If the variable was initialized with vlc_cond_init_daytime(), or
511 * was statically initialized with \ref VLC_STATIC_COND, the time reference
512 * used by this function is unspecified (depending on the implementation, it
513 * might be the Unix epoch or the mdate() clock).
515 * \return 0 if the condition was signaled, an error code in case of timeout.
517 VLC_API int vlc_cond_timedwait(vlc_cond_t *cond, vlc_mutex_t *mutex,
518 mtime_t deadline);
520 int vlc_cond_timedwait_daytime(vlc_cond_t *, vlc_mutex_t *, time_t);
523 * Initializes a semaphore.
525 * @param count initial semaphore value (typically 0)
527 VLC_API void vlc_sem_init(vlc_sem_t *, unsigned count);
530 * Deinitializes a semaphore.
532 VLC_API void vlc_sem_destroy(vlc_sem_t *);
535 * Increments the value of a semaphore.
537 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
539 * \return 0 on success, EOVERFLOW in case of integer overflow.
541 VLC_API int vlc_sem_post(vlc_sem_t *);
544 * Waits on a semaphore.
546 * This function atomically waits for the semaphore to become non-zero then
547 * decrements it, and returns. If the semaphore is non-zero on entry, it is
548 * immediately decremented.
550 * \note This function may be a point of cancellation.
552 VLC_API void vlc_sem_wait(vlc_sem_t *);
555 * Initializes a read/write lock.
557 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_init(vlc_rwlock_t *);
560 * Destroys an initialized unused read/write lock.
562 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_destroy(vlc_rwlock_t *);
565 * Acquires a read/write lock for reading.
567 * \note Recursion is allowed.
568 * \note This function may be a point of cancellation.
570 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_rdlock(vlc_rwlock_t *);
573 * Acquires a read/write lock for writing. Recursion is not allowed.
574 * \note This function may be a point of cancellation.
576 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_wrlock(vlc_rwlock_t *);
579 * Releases a read/write lock.
581 * The calling thread must hold the lock. Otherwise behaviour is undefined.
583 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
585 VLC_API void vlc_rwlock_unlock(vlc_rwlock_t *);
588 * Allocates a thread-specific variable.
590 * @param key where to store the thread-specific variable handle
591 * @param destr a destruction callback. It is called whenever a thread exits
592 * and the thread-specific variable has a non-NULL value.
594 * @return 0 on success, a system error code otherwise.
595 * This function can actually fail: on most systems, there is a fixed limit to
596 * the number of thread-specific variables in a given process.
598 VLC_API int vlc_threadvar_create(vlc_threadvar_t *key, void (*destr) (void *));
601 * Deallocates a thread-specific variable.
603 VLC_API void vlc_threadvar_delete(vlc_threadvar_t *);
606 * Sets a thread-specific variable.
608 * \param key thread-local variable key (created with vlc_threadvar_create())
609 * \param value new value for the variable for the calling thread
610 * \return 0 on success, a system error code otherwise.
612 VLC_API int vlc_threadvar_set(vlc_threadvar_t key, void *value);
615 * Gets the value of a thread-local variable for the calling thread.
616 * This function cannot fail.
618 * \return the value associated with the given variable for the calling
619 * or NULL if no value was set.
621 VLC_API void *vlc_threadvar_get(vlc_threadvar_t);
624 * Waits on an address.
626 * Puts the calling thread to sleep if a specific value is stored at a
627 * specified address. The thread will sleep until it is woken up by a call to
628 * vlc_addr_signal() or vlc_addr_broadcast() in another thread, or spuriously.
630 * If the value does not match, do nothing and return immediately.
632 * \param addr address to check for
633 * \param val value to match at the address
635 void vlc_addr_wait(void *addr, unsigned val);
638 * Waits on an address with a time-out.
640 * This function operates as vlc_addr_wait() but provides an additional
641 * time-out. If the time-out elapses, the thread resumes and the function
642 * returns.
644 * \param addr address to check for
645 * \param val value to match at the address
646 * \param delay time-out duration
648 * \return true if the function was woken up before the time-out,
649 * false if the time-out elapsed.
651 bool vlc_addr_timedwait(void *addr, unsigned val, mtime_t delay);
654 * Wakes up one thread on an address.
656 * Wakes up (at least) one of the thread sleeping on the specified address.
657 * The address must be equal to the first parameter given by at least one
658 * thread sleeping within the vlc_addr_wait() or vlc_addr_timedwait()
659 * functions. If no threads are found, this function does nothing.
661 * \param addr address identifying which threads may be woken up
663 void vlc_addr_signal(void *addr);
666 * Wakes up all thread on an address.
668 * Wakes up all threads sleeping on the specified address (if any).
669 * Any thread sleeping within a call to vlc_addr_wait() or vlc_addr_timedwait()
670 * with the specified address as first call parameter will be woken up.
672 * \param addr address identifying which threads to wake up
674 void vlc_addr_broadcast(void *addr);
677 * Creates and starts a new thread.
679 * The thread must be <i>joined</i> with vlc_join() to reclaim resources
680 * when it is not needed anymore.
682 * @param th storage space for the handle of the new thread (cannot be NULL)
683 * [OUT]
684 * @param entry entry point for the thread
685 * @param data data parameter given to the entry point
686 * @param priority thread priority value
687 * @return 0 on success, a standard error code on error.
688 * @note In case of error, the value of *th is undefined.
690 VLC_API int vlc_clone(vlc_thread_t *th, void *(*entry)(void *), void *data,
691 int priority) VLC_USED;
694 * Marks a thread as cancelled.
696 * Next time the target thread reaches a cancellation point (while not having
697 * disabled cancellation), it will run its cancellation cleanup handler, the
698 * thread variable destructors, and terminate.
700 * vlc_join() must be used regardless of a thread being cancelled or not, to
701 * avoid leaking resources.
703 VLC_API void vlc_cancel(vlc_thread_t);
706 * Waits for a thread to complete (if needed), then destroys it.
708 * \note This is a cancellation point. In case of cancellation, the thread is
709 * <b>not</b> joined.
711 * \warning A thread cannot join itself (normally VLC will abort if this is
712 * attempted). Also a detached thread <b>cannot</b> be joined.
714 * @param th thread handle
715 * @param result [OUT] pointer to write the thread return value or NULL
717 VLC_API void vlc_join(vlc_thread_t th, void **result);
720 * Disables thread cancellation.
722 * This functions saves the current cancellation state (enabled or disabled),
723 * then disables cancellation for the calling thread. It must be called before
724 * entering a piece of code that is not cancellation-safe, unless it can be
725 * proven that the calling thread will not be cancelled.
727 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
729 * \return Previous cancellation state (opaque value for vlc_restorecancel()).
731 VLC_API int vlc_savecancel(void);
734 * Restores the cancellation state.
736 * This function restores the cancellation state of the calling thread to
737 * a state previously saved by vlc_savecancel().
739 * \note This function is not a cancellation point.
741 * \param state previous state as returned by vlc_savecancel().
743 VLC_API void vlc_restorecancel(int state);
746 * Internal handler for thread cancellation.
748 * Do not call this function directly. Use wrapper macros instead:
749 * vlc_cleanup_push(), vlc_cleanup_pop().
751 VLC_API void vlc_control_cancel(int cmd, ...);
754 * Thread handle.
756 * This function returns the thread handle of the calling thread.
758 * \note The exact type of the thread handle depends on the platform,
759 * including an integer type, a pointer type or a compound type of any size.
760 * If you need an integer identifier, use vlc_thread_id() instead.
762 * \note vlc_join(vlc_thread_self(), NULL) is undefined,
763 * as it obviously does not make any sense (it might result in a deadlock, but
764 * there are no warranties that it will).
766 * \return the thread handle
768 VLC_API vlc_thread_t vlc_thread_self(void) VLC_USED;
771 * Thread identifier.
773 * This function returns the identifier of the calling thread. The identifier
774 * cannot change for the entire duration of the thread, and no other thread can
775 * have the same identifier at the same time in the same process. Typically,
776 * the identifier is also unique across all running threads of all existing
777 * processes, but that depends on the operating system.
779 * There are no particular semantics to the thread ID with LibVLC.
780 * It is provided mainly for tracing and debugging.
782 * \warning This function is not currently implemented on all supported
783 * platforms. Where not implemented, it returns (unsigned long)-1.
785 * \return the thread identifier (or -1 if unimplemented)
787 VLC_API unsigned long vlc_thread_id(void) VLC_USED;
790 * Precision monotonic clock.
792 * In principles, the clock has a precision of 1 MHz. But the actual resolution
793 * may be much lower, especially when it comes to sleeping with mwait() or
794 * msleep(). Most general-purpose operating systems provide a resolution of
795 * only 100 to 1000 Hz.
797 * \warning The origin date (time value "zero") is not specified. It is
798 * typically the time the kernel started, but this is platform-dependent.
799 * If you need wall clock time, use gettimeofday() instead.
801 * \return a timestamp in microseconds.
803 VLC_API mtime_t mdate(void);
806 * Waits until a deadline.
808 * \param deadline timestamp to wait for (\ref mdate())
810 * \note The deadline may be exceeded due to OS scheduling.
811 * \note This function is a cancellation point.
813 VLC_API void mwait(mtime_t deadline);
816 * Waits for an interval of time.
818 * \param delay how long to wait (in microseconds)
820 * \note The delay may be exceeded due to OS scheduling.
821 * \note This function is a cancellation point.
823 VLC_API void msleep(mtime_t delay);
825 #define VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP 10000 /* 10 milliseconds = 1 tick at 100Hz */
826 #define VLC_SOFT_MIN_SLEEP 9000000 /* 9 seconds */
828 #if defined (__GNUC__) && !defined (__clang__)
829 /* Linux has 100, 250, 300 or 1000Hz
831 * HZ=100 by default on FreeBSD, but some architectures use a 1000Hz timer
834 static
835 __attribute__((unused))
836 __attribute__((noinline))
837 __attribute__((error("sorry, cannot sleep for such short a time")))
838 mtime_t impossible_delay( mtime_t delay )
840 (void) delay;
841 return VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP;
844 static
845 __attribute__((unused))
846 __attribute__((noinline))
847 __attribute__((warning("use proper event handling instead of short delay")))
848 mtime_t harmful_delay( mtime_t delay )
850 return delay;
853 # define check_delay( d ) \
854 ((__builtin_constant_p(d < VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP) \
855 && (d < VLC_HARD_MIN_SLEEP)) \
856 ? impossible_delay(d) \
857 : ((__builtin_constant_p(d < VLC_SOFT_MIN_SLEEP) \
858 && (d < VLC_SOFT_MIN_SLEEP)) \
859 ? harmful_delay(d) \
860 : d))
862 static
863 __attribute__((unused))
864 __attribute__((noinline))
865 __attribute__((error("deadlines can not be constant")))
866 mtime_t impossible_deadline( mtime_t deadline )
868 return deadline;
871 # define check_deadline( d ) \
872 (__builtin_constant_p(d) ? impossible_deadline(d) : d)
873 #else
874 # define check_delay(d) (d)
875 # define check_deadline(d) (d)
876 #endif
878 #define msleep(d) msleep(check_delay(d))
879 #define mwait(d) mwait(check_deadline(d))
882 * Initializes an asynchronous timer.
884 * \param id pointer to timer to be initialized
885 * \param func function that the timer will call
886 * \param data parameter for the timer function
887 * \return 0 on success, a system error code otherwise.
889 * \warning Asynchronous timers are processed from an unspecified thread.
890 * \note Multiple occurrences of a single interval timer are serialized:
891 * they cannot run concurrently.
893 VLC_API int vlc_timer_create(vlc_timer_t *id, void (*func)(void *), void *data)
894 VLC_USED;
897 * Destroys an initialized timer.
899 * If needed, the timer is first disarmed. Behaviour is undefined if the
900 * specified timer is not initialized.
902 * \warning This function <b>must</b> be called before the timer data can be
903 * freed and before the timer callback function can be unmapped/unloaded.
905 * \param timer timer to destroy
907 VLC_API void vlc_timer_destroy(vlc_timer_t timer);
910 * Arms or disarms an initialized timer.
912 * This functions overrides any previous call to itself.
914 * \note A timer can fire later than requested due to system scheduling
915 * limitations. An interval timer can fail to trigger sometimes, either because
916 * the system is busy or suspended, or because a previous iteration of the
917 * timer is still running. See also vlc_timer_getoverrun().
919 * \param timer initialized timer
920 * \param absolute the timer value origin is the same as mdate() if true,
921 * the timer value is relative to now if false.
922 * \param value zero to disarm the timer, otherwise the initial time to wait
923 * before firing the timer.
924 * \param interval zero to fire the timer just once, otherwise the timer
925 * repetition interval.
927 VLC_API void vlc_timer_schedule(vlc_timer_t timer, bool absolute,
928 mtime_t value, mtime_t interval);
931 * Fetches and resets the overrun counter for a timer.
933 * This functions returns the number of times that the interval timer should
934 * have fired, but the callback was not invoked due to scheduling problems.
935 * The call resets the counter to zero.
937 * \param timer initialized timer
938 * \return the timer overrun counter (typically zero)
940 VLC_API unsigned vlc_timer_getoverrun(vlc_timer_t) VLC_USED;
943 * Count CPUs.
945 * \return number of available (logical) CPUs.
947 VLC_API unsigned vlc_GetCPUCount(void);
949 enum
951 VLC_CLEANUP_PUSH,
952 VLC_CLEANUP_POP,
953 VLC_CANCEL_ADDR_SET,
954 VLC_CANCEL_ADDR_CLEAR,
957 #if defined (LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP)
959 * Registers a thread cancellation handler.
961 * This pushes a function to run if the thread is cancelled (or otherwise
962 * exits prematurely).
964 * If multiple procedures are registered,
965 * they are handled in last-in first-out order.
967 * \note Any call to vlc_cleanup_push() <b>must</b> paired with a call to
968 * vlc_cleanup_pop().
969 * \warning Branching into or out of the block between these two function calls
970 * is not allowed (read: it will likely crash the whole process).
972 * \param routine procedure to call if the thread ends
973 * \param arg argument for the procedure
975 # define vlc_cleanup_push( routine, arg ) pthread_cleanup_push (routine, arg)
978 * Unregisters the last cancellation handler.
980 * This pops the cancellation handler that was last pushed with
981 * vlc_cleanup_push() in the calling thread.
983 # define vlc_cleanup_pop( ) pthread_cleanup_pop (0)
985 #else
986 typedef struct vlc_cleanup_t vlc_cleanup_t;
988 struct vlc_cleanup_t
990 vlc_cleanup_t *next;
991 void (*proc) (void *);
992 void *data;
995 /* This macros opens a code block on purpose. This is needed for multiple
996 * calls within a single function. This also prevent Win32 developers from
997 * writing code that would break on POSIX (POSIX opens a block as well). */
998 # define vlc_cleanup_push( routine, arg ) \
999 do { \
1000 vlc_cleanup_t vlc_cleanup_data = { NULL, routine, arg, }; \
1001 vlc_control_cancel (VLC_CLEANUP_PUSH, &vlc_cleanup_data)
1003 # define vlc_cleanup_pop( ) \
1004 vlc_control_cancel (VLC_CLEANUP_POP); \
1005 } while (0)
1007 #endif /* !LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD_CLEANUP */
1009 static inline void vlc_cleanup_lock (void *lock)
1011 vlc_mutex_unlock ((vlc_mutex_t *)lock);
1013 #define mutex_cleanup_push( lock ) vlc_cleanup_push (vlc_cleanup_lock, lock)
1015 static inline void vlc_cancel_addr_set(void *addr)
1017 vlc_control_cancel(VLC_CANCEL_ADDR_SET, addr);
1020 static inline void vlc_cancel_addr_clear(void *addr)
1022 vlc_control_cancel(VLC_CANCEL_ADDR_CLEAR, addr);
1025 #ifdef __cplusplus
1027 * Helper C++ class to lock a mutex.
1029 * The mutex is locked when the object is created, and unlocked when the object
1030 * is destroyed.
1032 class vlc_mutex_locker
1034 private:
1035 vlc_mutex_t *lock;
1036 public:
1037 vlc_mutex_locker (vlc_mutex_t *m) : lock (m)
1039 vlc_mutex_lock (lock);
1042 ~vlc_mutex_locker (void)
1044 vlc_mutex_unlock (lock);
1047 #endif
1049 enum
1051 VLC_AVCODEC_MUTEX = 0,
1052 VLC_GCRYPT_MUTEX,
1053 VLC_XLIB_MUTEX,
1054 VLC_MOSAIC_MUTEX,
1055 VLC_HIGHLIGHT_MUTEX,
1056 #ifdef _WIN32
1057 VLC_MTA_MUTEX,
1058 #endif
1059 /* Insert new entry HERE */
1060 VLC_MAX_MUTEX
1064 * Internal handler for global mutexes.
1066 * Do not use this function directly. Use helper macros instead:
1067 * vlc_global_lock(), vlc_global_unlock().
1069 VLC_API void vlc_global_mutex(unsigned, bool);
1072 * Acquires a global mutex.
1074 #define vlc_global_lock( n ) vlc_global_mutex(n, true)
1077 * Releases a global mutex.
1079 #define vlc_global_unlock( n ) vlc_global_mutex(n, false)
1081 /** @} */
1083 #endif /* !_VLC_THREADS_H */