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+/* $OpenBSD: thread_private.h,v 1.18 2006/02/22 07:16:31 otto Exp $ */
+
+/* PUBLIC DOMAIN: No Rights Reserved. Marco S Hyman <marc@snafu.org> */
+
+#ifndef _THREAD_PRIVATE_H_
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_H_
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+/*
+ * This file defines the thread library interface to libc.  Thread
+ * libraries must implement the functions described here for proper
+ * inter-operation with libc.   libc contains weak versions of the
+ * described functions for operation in a non-threaded environment.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This variable is 0 until a second thread is created.
+ */
+extern int __isthreaded;
+
+/*
+ * Weak symbols are used in libc so that the thread library can
+ * efficiently wrap libc functions.
+ * 
+ * Use WEAK_NAME(n) to get a libc-private name for n (_weak_n),
+ *     WEAK_ALIAS(n) to generate the weak symbol n pointing to _weak_n,
+ *     WEAK_PROTOTYPE(n) to generate a prototype for _weak_n (based on n).
+ */
+#define WEAK_NAME(name)		__CONCAT(_weak_,name)
+#define WEAK_ALIAS(name)	__weak_alias(name, WEAK_NAME(name))
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define WEAK_PROTOTYPE(name)	__typeof__(name) WEAK_NAME(name)
+#else
+#define WEAK_PROTOTYPE(name)	/* typeof() only in gcc */
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * helper macro to make unique names in the thread namespace
+ */
+#define __THREAD_NAME(name)	__CONCAT(_thread_tagname_,name)
+
+struct __thread_private_tag_t {
+    pthread_mutex_t    _private_lock;
+    pthread_key_t      _private_key;
+};
+
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX(name)  \
+	static struct __thread_private_tag_t  __THREAD_NAME(name) = { PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER, -1 }
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX_LOCK(name)  \
+	pthread_mutex_lock( &__THREAD_NAME(name)._private_lock )
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX_UNLOCK(name) \
+	pthread_mutex_unlock( &__THREAD_NAME(name)._private_lock )
+
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_KEY(name)    \
+	static struct __thread_private_tag_t  __THREAD_NAME(name) = { PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER, -1 }
+
+extern void*  __bionic_thread_private_storage( struct __thread_private_tag_t*  ptag, void*  storage, size_t  objsize, void*  error );
+
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE(name, storage, error)    \
+	__bionic_thread_private_storage( &__THREAD_NAME(name), &(storage),sizeof(storage), error)
+	
+#if 0
+/*
+ * helper functions that exist as (weak) null functions in libc and
+ * (strong) functions in the thread library.   These functions:
+ *
+ * _thread_tag_lock:
+ *	lock the mutex associated with the given tag.   If the given
+ *	tag is NULL a tag is first allocated.
+ *
+ * _thread_tag_unlock:
+ *	unlock the mutex associated with the given tag.   If the given
+ *	tag is NULL a tag is first allocated.
+ *
+ * _thread_tag_storage:
+ *	return a pointer to per thread instance of data associated
+ *	with the given tag.  If the given tag is NULL a tag is first
+ *	allocated.
+ */
+void	_thread_tag_lock(void **);
+void	_thread_tag_unlock(void **);
+void   *_thread_tag_storage(void **, void *, size_t, void *);
+
+/*
+ * Macros used in libc to access thread mutex, keys, and per thread storage.
+ * _THREAD_PRIVATE_KEY and _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX are different macros for
+ * historical reasons.   They do the same thing, define a static variable
+ * keyed by 'name' that identifies a mutex and a key to identify per thread
+ * data.
+ */
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_KEY(name)					\
+	static void *__THREAD_NAME(name)
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX(name)					\
+	static void *__THREAD_NAME(name)
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX_LOCK(name)				\
+	_thread_tag_lock(&(__THREAD_NAME(name)))
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE_MUTEX_UNLOCK(name)				\
+	_thread_tag_unlock(&(__THREAD_NAME(name)))
+#define _THREAD_PRIVATE(keyname, storage, error)			\
+	_thread_tag_storage(&(__THREAD_NAME(keyname)), &(storage),	\
+			    sizeof (storage), error)
+/*
+ * Resolver code is special cased in that it uses global keys.
+ */
+extern void *__THREAD_NAME(_res);
+extern void *__THREAD_NAME(_res_ext);
+extern void *__THREAD_NAME(serv_mutex);
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * File descriptor locking definitions.
+ */
+#define FD_READ		0x1
+#define FD_WRITE	0x2
+#define FD_RDWR		(FD_READ | FD_WRITE)
+
+struct timespec;
+int	_thread_fd_lock(int, int, struct timespec *);
+void	_thread_fd_unlock(int, int);
+
+/*
+ * Macros are used in libc code for historical (debug) reasons.
+ * Define them here.
+ */
+#define _FD_LOCK(_fd,_type,_ts)	_thread_fd_lock(_fd, _type, _ts)
+#define _FD_UNLOCK(_fd,_type)	_thread_fd_unlock(_fd, _type)
+
+
+/*
+ * malloc lock/unlock prototypes and definitions
+ */
+void	_thread_malloc_init(void);
+void	_thread_malloc_lock(void);
+void	_thread_malloc_unlock(void);
+
+#define _MALLOC_LOCK()		do {					\
+					if (__isthreaded)		\
+						_thread_malloc_lock();	\
+				} while (0)
+#define _MALLOC_UNLOCK()	do {					\
+					if (__isthreaded)		\
+						_thread_malloc_unlock();\
+				} while (0)
+#define _MALLOC_LOCK_INIT()	do {					\
+					if (__isthreaded)		\
+						_thread_malloc_init();\
+				} while (0)
+
+void	_thread_atexit_lock(void);
+void	_thread_atexit_unlock(void);
+
+#define _ATEXIT_LOCK()		do {					\
+					if (__isthreaded)		\
+						_thread_atexit_lock();	\
+				} while (0)
+#define _ATEXIT_UNLOCK()	do {					\
+					if (__isthreaded)		\
+						_thread_atexit_unlock();\
+				} while (0)
+
+#endif /* _THREAD_PRIVATE_H_ */