/** @file
 * IPRT - Execute Once.
 */

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#ifndef ___iprt_once_h
#define ___iprt_once_h

#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
#include <iprt/types.h>
#include <iprt/err.h>

__BEGIN_DECLS

/** @defgroup grp_rt_once       RTOnce - Execute Once
 * @ingroup grp_rt
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Execute once structure.
 *
 * This is typically a global variable that is statically initialized
 * by RTONCE_INITIALIZER.
 */
typedef struct RTONCE
{
    /** Event semaphore that the other guys are blocking on. */
    RTSEMEVENTMULTI volatile hEventMulti;
    /** Reference counter for hEventMulti. */
    int32_t volatile cEventRefs;
    /** -1 when uninitialized, 1 when initializing (busy) and 2 when done. */
    int32_t volatile iState;
    /** The return code of pfnOnce. */
    int32_t volatile rc;
} RTONCE;
/** Pointer to a execute once struct. */
typedef RTONCE *PRTONCE;

/** Static initializer for RTONCE variables. */
#define RTONCE_INITIALIZER      { NIL_RTSEMEVENTMULTI, 0, -1, VERR_INTERNAL_ERROR }


/**
 * Callback that gets executed once.
 *
 * @returns IPRT style status code, RTOnce returns this.
 *
 * @param   pvUser1         The first user parameter.
 * @param   pvUser2         The second user parameter.
 */
typedef DECLCALLBACK(int32_t) FNRTONCE(void *pvUser1, void *pvUser2);
/** Pointer to a FNRTONCE. */
typedef FNRTONCE *PFNRTONCE;

/**
 * Serializes execution of the pfnOnce function, making sure it's
 * executed exactly once and that nobody returns from RTOnce before
 * it has executed successfully.
 *
 * @returns IPRT like status code returned by pfnOnce.
 *
 * @param   pOnce           Pointer to the execute once variable.
 * @param   pfnOnce         The function to executed once.
 * @param   pvUser1         The first user parameter for pfnOnce.
 * @param   pvUser2         The second user parameter for pfnOnce.
 */
RTDECL(int) RTOnce(PRTONCE pOnce, PFNRTONCE pfnOnce, void *pvUser1, void *pvUser2);

/** @} */

__END_DECLS

#endif