mutex.h File Reference

Thread subsystem III. More...

#include <gctypes.h>

Defines
#define	LWP_MUTEX_NULL 0xffffffff
Typedefs
typedef u32	mutex_t
	typedef for the mutex handle
Functions
s32	LWP_MutexDestroy (mutex_t mutex)
	Close mutex lock, release all threads and handles locked on this mutex.
s32	LWP_MutexInit (mutex_t *mutex, bool use_recursive)
	Initializes a mutex lock.
s32	LWP_MutexLock (mutex_t mutex)
	Enter the mutex lock.
s32	LWP_MutexTryLock (mutex_t mutex)
	Try to enter the mutex lock.
s32	LWP_MutexUnlock (mutex_t mutex)
	Release the mutex lock and let other threads process further on this mutex.

Detailed Description

Thread subsystem III.

s32 LWP_MutexDestroy ( mutex_t mutex )

Close mutex lock, release all threads and handles locked on this mutex.

Parameters:

[in] mutex handle to the mutex_t structure.

Initializes a mutex lock.

Parameters:

`[out]`	mutex	pointer to a mutex_t handle.
`[in]`	use_recursive	whether to allow the thread, whithin the same context, to enter multiple times the lock or not.

s32 LWP_MutexLock ( mutex_t mutex )

Enter the mutex lock.

Parameters:

[in] mutex handle to the mutext_t structure.

s32 LWP_MutexTryLock ( mutex_t mutex )

Try to enter the mutex lock.

Parameters:

[in] mutex handle to the mutex_t structure.

s32 LWP_MutexUnlock ( mutex_t mutex )

Release the mutex lock and let other threads process further on this mutex.

Parameters:

[in] mutex handle to the mutex_t structure.