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1 /******************************************************************************
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3  *  Copyright (C) 2014 Google, Inc.
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17  ******************************************************************************/
18 
19 #pragma once
20 
21 #define THREAD_NAME_MAX 16
22 
23 typedef struct thread_t thread_t;
24 typedef void (*thread_fn)(void *context);
25 
26 // Creates and starts a new thread with the given name. Only THREAD_NAME_MAX
27 // bytes from |name| will be assigned to the newly-created thread. Returns a
28 // thread object if the thread was successfully started, NULL otherwise. The
29 // returned thread object must be freed with |thread_free|. |name| may not
30 // be NULL.
31 thread_t *thread_new(const char *name);
32 
33 // Frees the given |thread|. If the thread is still running, it is stopped
34 // and the calling thread will block until |thread| terminates. |thread|
35 // may be NULL.
36 void thread_free(thread_t *thread);
37 
38 // Call |func| with the argument |context| on |thread|. This function typically
39 // does not block unless there are an excessive number of functions posted to
40 // |thread| that have not been dispatched yet. Neither |thread| nor |func| may
41 // be NULL. |context| may be NULL.
42 bool thread_post(thread_t *thread, thread_fn func, void *context);
43 
44 // Requests |thread| to stop. Only |thread_free| and |thread_name| may be called
45 // after calling |thread_stop|. This function is guaranteed to not block.
46 // |thread| may not be NULL.
47 void thread_stop(thread_t *thread);
48 
49 // Returns the name of the given |thread|. |thread| may not be NULL.
50 const char *thread_name(const thread_t *thread);
51