spinlock.h revision a615e8cde5db189e41cc37c7f38bb58cd99713be
/** @file
* IPRT - Spinlocks.
*/
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#ifndef ___iprt_spinlock_h
#define ___iprt_spinlock_h
/** @defgroup grp_rt_spinlock RTSpinlock - Spinlocks
* @ingroup grp_rt
* @{
*/
/**
* Creates a spinlock.
*
* @returns iprt status code.
* @param pSpinlock Where to store the spinlock handle.
* @param fFlags Creation flags, see RTSPINLOCK_FLAGS_XXX.
* @param pszName Spinlock name, for debugging purposes. String lifetime
* must be the same as the lock as it won't be copied.
*/
/** @name RTSPINLOCK_FLAGS_XXX
* @{ */
/** Disable interrupts when taking the spinlock, making it interrupt safe
* (sans NMI of course).
*
* This is generally the safest option, though it isn't really required unless
* the data being protect is also accessed from interrupt handler context. */
* interrupt handlers. */
/** @} */
/**
* Destroys a spinlock created by RTSpinlockCreate().
*
* @returns iprt status code.
* @param Spinlock Spinlock returned by RTSpinlockCreate().
*/
/**
* Acquires the spinlock.
*
* @param Spinlock The spinlock to acquire.
*/
/**
* Releases the spinlock.
*
* @param Spinlock The spinlock to acquire.
*/
/* Temporarily, only for checking the spinlock creation flags. */
/** @} */
#endif