source: vbox/trunk/include/iprt/spinlock.h@ 40453

/** @file
 * IPRT - Spinlocks.
 */

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Oracle Corporation
 *
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 */

#ifndef ___iprt_spinlock_h
#define ___iprt_spinlock_h

#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
#include <iprt/types.h>

RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN


/** @defgroup grp_rt_spinlock   RTSpinlock - Spinlocks
 * @ingroup grp_rt
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Temporary spinlock state variable.
 * All members are undefined and highly platform specific.
 */
typedef struct RTSPINLOCKTMP
{
#ifdef IN_RING0
# ifdef RT_OS_LINUX
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. */
    unsigned long   flFlags;
#  define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER { 0 }

# elif defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. */
    RTCCUINTREG     uFlags;
    /** The KIRQL. */
    unsigned char   uchIrqL;
#  define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER { 0, 0 }

# elif defined(__L4__)
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. */
    unsigned long   flFlags;
#  define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER { 0 }

# elif defined(RT_OS_DARWIN) || defined(RT_OS_FREEBSD) || defined(RT_OS_SOLARIS)
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. */
    RTCCUINTREG     uFlags;
#  define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER { 0 }

# elif defined(RT_OS_OS2)
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. (dummy) */
    RTCCUINTREG     uFlags;
#  define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER { 0 }

# else
#  error "PORTME\n"
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. */
    RTCCUINTREG     uFlags;
# endif

#else /* !IN_RING0 */
    /** The saved [R|E]FLAGS. (dummy) */
    RTCCUINTREG     uFlags;
# define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER { 0 }
#endif /* !IN_RING0 */
} RTSPINLOCKTMP;
/** Pointer to a temporary spinlock state variable. */
typedef RTSPINLOCKTMP *PRTSPINLOCKTMP;
/** Pointer to a const temporary spinlock state variable. */
typedef const RTSPINLOCKTMP *PCRTSPINLOCKTMP;

/** @def RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER
 * What to assign to a RTSPINLOCKTMP at definition.
 */
#ifdef DOXYGEN_RUNNING
# define RTSPINLOCKTMP_INITIALIZER
#endif



/**
 * Creates a spinlock.
 *
 * @returns iprt status code.
 * @param   pSpinlock   Where to store the spinlock handle.
 */
RTDECL(int)  RTSpinlockCreate(PRTSPINLOCK pSpinlock);

/**
 * Destroys a spinlock created by RTSpinlockCreate().
 *
 * @returns iprt status code.
 * @param   Spinlock    Spinlock returned by RTSpinlockCreate().
 */
RTDECL(int)  RTSpinlockDestroy(RTSPINLOCK Spinlock);

/**
 * Acquires the spinlock.
 * Interrupts are disabled upon return.
 *
 * @param   Spinlock    The spinlock to acquire.
 * @param   pTmp        Where to save the state.
 */
RTDECL(void) RTSpinlockAcquireNoInts(RTSPINLOCK Spinlock, PRTSPINLOCKTMP pTmp);

/**
 * Releases the spinlock.
 *
 * @param   Spinlock    The spinlock to acquire.
 * @param   pTmp        The state to restore. (This better be the same as for the RTSpinlockAcquire() call!)
 */
RTDECL(void) RTSpinlockReleaseNoInts(RTSPINLOCK Spinlock, PRTSPINLOCKTMP pTmp);

/**
 * Acquires the spinlock.
 *
 * @param   Spinlock    The spinlock to acquire.
 * @param   pTmp        Where to save the state.
 */
RTDECL(void) RTSpinlockAcquire(RTSPINLOCK Spinlock, PRTSPINLOCKTMP pTmp);

/**
 * Releases the spinlock.
 *
 * @param   Spinlock    The spinlock to acquire.
 * @param   pTmp        The state to restore. (This better be the same as for the RTSpinlockAcquire() call!)
 */
RTDECL(void) RTSpinlockRelease(RTSPINLOCK Spinlock, PRTSPINLOCKTMP pTmp);


/** @} */

RT_C_DECLS_END

#endif