pdmcritsect.h revision 9e4ffa5eee96cacf5f648e86c9c32bf380a13f46
/** @file
* PDM - Pluggable Device Manager, Critical Sections.
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2006-2007 innotek GmbH
*
* This file is part of VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE), as
* available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
* General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
* in version 2 as it comes in the "COPYING" file of the VirtualBox OSE
* distribution. VirtualBox OSE is distributed in the hope that it will
* be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind.
*/
#ifndef ___VBox_pdmcritsect_h
#define ___VBox_pdmcritsect_h
#include <iprt/critsect.h>
/** @defgroup grp_pdm_critsect The PDM Critical Section
* @ingroup grp_pdm
* @{
*/
/**
* A PDM critical section.
* Initialize using PDMDRVHLP::pfnCritSectInit().
*/
typedef union PDMCRITSECT
{
/** Padding. */
#ifdef PDMCRITSECTINT_DECLARED
/** The internal structure (not normally visible). */
struct PDMCRITSECTINT s;
#endif
} PDMCRITSECT;
/** Pointer to a PDM critical section. */
typedef PDMCRITSECT *PPDMCRITSECT;
/** Pointer to a const PDM critical section. */
typedef const PDMCRITSECT *PCPDMCRITSECT;
/**
* Initializes a PDM critical section for internal use.
*
* The PDM critical sections are derived from the IPRT critical sections, but
* works in GC as well.
*
* @returns VBox status code.
* @param pVM The VM handle.
* @param pDevIns Device instance.
* @param pCritSect Pointer to the critical section.
* @param pszName The name of the critical section (for statistics).
*/
/**
* Leaves a critical section entered with PDMCritSectEnter().
*
* @returns VINF_SUCCESS if entered successfully.
* @returns VERR_SEM_DESTROYED if the critical section is dead.
*
* @param pCritSect The PDM critical section to enter.
* @param rcBusy The status code to return when we're in GC or R0
* and the section is busy.
*/
/**
* Leaves a critical section entered with PDMCritSectEnter().
*
* @param pCritSect The PDM critical section to leave.
*/
/**
* Checks the caller is the owner of the critical section.
*
* @returns true if owner.
* @returns false if not owner.
* @param pCritSect The critical section.
*/
/**
* Checks if a critical section is initialized or not.
*
* @returns true if initialized.
* @returns false if not initialized.
* @param pCritSect The critical section.
*/
/**
* Try enter a critical section.
*
* @returns VINF_SUCCESS on success.
* @returns VERR_SEM_BUSY if the critsect was owned.
* @returns VERR_SEM_NESTED if nested enter on a no nesting section. (Asserted.)
* @returns VERR_SEM_DESTROYED if RTCritSectDelete was called while waiting.
* @param pCritSect The critical section.
*/
/**
* Schedule a event semaphore for signalling upon critsect exit.
*
* @returns VINF_SUCCESS on success.
* @returns VERR_TOO_MANY_SEMAPHORES if an event was already scheduled.
* @returns VERR_NOT_OWNER if we're not the critsect owner.
* @returns VERR_SEM_DESTROYED if RTCritSectDelete was called while waiting.
* @param pCritSect The critical section.
* @param EventToSignal The semapore that should be signalled.
*/
/**
* Deletes the critical section.
*
* @returns VBox status code.
* @param pCritSect The PDM critical section to destroy.
*/
/**
* Deletes all remaining critical sections.
*
* This is called at the end of the termination process.
*
* @returns VBox status.
* First error code, rest is lost.
* @param pVM The VM handle.
* @remark Don't confuse this with PDMR3CritSectDelete.
*/
/**
* Process the critical sections queued for ring-3 'leave'.
*
* @param pVM The VM handle.
*/
/** @} */
#endif