Source/wtf/Threading.h

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#ifndef Threading_h
#define Threading_h

#include <wtf/Platform.h>

#include <stdint.h>
#include <wtf/Assertions.h>
#include <wtf/Atomics.h>
#include <wtf/Locker.h>
#include <wtf/Noncopyable.h>
#include <wtf/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h>
#include <wtf/ThreadingPrimitives.h>

// For portability, we do not use thread-safe statics natively supported by some compilers (e.g. gcc).
#define AtomicallyInitializedStatic(T, name) \
    WTF::lockAtomicallyInitializedStaticMutex(); \
    static T name; \
    WTF::unlockAtomicallyInitializedStaticMutex();

namespace WTF {

typedef uint32_t ThreadIdentifier;
typedef void (*ThreadFunction)(void* argument);

// This function must be called from the main thread. It is safe to call it repeatedly.
// Darwin is an exception to this rule: it is OK to call it from any thread, the only 
// requirement is that the calls are not reentrant.
void initializeThreading();

// Returns 0 if thread creation failed.
// The thread name must be a literal since on some platforms it's passed in to the thread.
ThreadIdentifier createThread(ThreadFunction, void*, const char* threadName);

// Internal platform-specific createThread implementation.
ThreadIdentifier createThreadInternal(ThreadFunction, void*, const char* threadName);

// Called in the thread during initialization.
// Helpful for platforms where the thread name must be set from within the thread.
void initializeCurrentThreadInternal(const char* threadName);

ThreadIdentifier currentThread();
int waitForThreadCompletion(ThreadIdentifier);
void detachThread(ThreadIdentifier);

void yield();

void lockAtomicallyInitializedStaticMutex();
void unlockAtomicallyInitializedStaticMutex();

} // namespace WTF

using WTF::ThreadIdentifier;
using WTF::createThread;
using WTF::currentThread;
using WTF::detachThread;
using WTF::waitForThreadCompletion;
using WTF::yield;

#endif // Threading_h