#ifndef __CORE_RWLOCK_H__ #define __CORE_RWLOCK_H__ /** * @file rwlock.h * @brief CORE Reader/Writer Lock Routines */ #include "core.h" #include "core_errno.h" #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /* __cplusplus */ /** * @defgroup rwlock Reader/Writer Lock Routines * @ingroup CORE * @{ */ /** Opaque read-write thread-safe lock. */ typedef c_uintptr_t rwlock_id; /** * Initialize Read-Write Lock Pool */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_init(void); /** * Finalize Read-Write Lock Pool */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_final(void); /** * Note: The following operations have undefined results: unlocking a * read-write lock which is not locked in the calling thread; write * locking a read-write lock which is already locked by the calling * thread; destroying a read-write lock more than once; clearing or * destroying the pool from which a locked read-write lock is * allocated. */ /** * Create and initialize a read-write lock that can be used to synchronize * threads. * @param id the memory address where the newly created readwrite lock * will be stored. */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_create(rwlock_id *id); /** * Acquire a shared-read lock on the given read-write lock. This will allow * multiple threads to enter the same critical section while they have acquired * the read lock. * @param id the read-write lock on which to acquire the shared read. */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_rdlock(rwlock_id id); /** * Attempt to acquire the shared-read lock on the given read-write lock. This * is the same as rwlock_rdlock(), only that the function fails * if there is another thread holding the write lock, or if there are any * write threads blocking on the lock. If the function fails for this case, * CORE_EBUSY will be returned. Note: it is important that the * CORE_STATUS_IS_EBUSY(s) macro be used to determine if the return value was * CORE_EBUSY, for portability reasons. * @param id the rwlock on which to attempt the shared read. */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_tryrdlock(rwlock_id id); /** * Acquire an exclusive-write lock on the given read-write lock. This will * allow only one single thread to enter the critical sections. If there * are any threads currently holding the read-lock, this thread is put to * sleep until it can have exclusive access to the lock. * @param id the read-write lock on which to acquire the exclusive write. */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_wrlock(rwlock_id id); /** * Attempt to acquire the exclusive-write lock on the given read-write lock. * This is the same as rwlock_wrlock(), only that the function fails * if there is any other thread holding the lock (for reading or writing), * in which case the function will return CORE_EBUSY. Note: it is important * that the CORE_STATUS_IS_EBUSY(s) macro be used to determine if the return * value was CORE_EBUSY, for portability reasons. * @param id the rwlock on which to attempt the exclusive write. */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_trywrlock(rwlock_id id); /** * Release either the read or write lock currently held by the calling thread * associated with the given read-write lock. * @param id the read-write lock to be released (unlocked). */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_unlock(rwlock_id id); /** * Destroy the read-write lock and free the associated memory. * @param id the rwlock to destroy. */ CORE_DECLARE(status_t) rwlock_delete(rwlock_id id); /** @} */ #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif /* __cplusplus */ #endif /* ! __CORE_RWLOCK_H__ */