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Like * for instance creating a fixed sized VDI. */ RTTHREADTYPE_MAIN_HEAVY_WORKER, /** The emulation thread type. * While being a thread with very high workload it still is vital * that it gets scheduled frequently. When possible all other thread * types except DEFAULT and GUI should interrupt this one ASAP when * they become ready. */ RTTHREADTYPE_EMULATION, /** The default thread type. * Since it doesn't say much about the purpose of the thread * nothing special is normally done to the scheduling. This type * should be avoided. * The main thread is registered with default type during RTR3Init() * and that's what the default process priority is derived from. */ RTTHREADTYPE_DEFAULT, /** The GUI thread type * The GUI normally have a low workload but is frequently scheduled * to handle events. When possible the scheduler should not leave * threads of this kind waiting for too long (~50ms). */ RTTHREADTYPE_GUI, /** Main worker thread. * Thread of this type is driving asynchronous tasks in the Main API. * In most cases this means little work an a lot of waiting. */ RTTHREADTYPE_MAIN_WORKER, /** VRDP I/O thread. * These threads are I/O threads in the RDP server will hang around * waiting for data, process it and pass it on. */ RTTHREADTYPE_VRDP_IO, /** The debugger type. * Threads involved in servicing the debugger. It must remain * responsive even when things are running wild in. */ RTTHREADTYPE_DEBUGGER, /** Message pump thread. * Thread pumping messages from one thread/process to another * thread/process. The workload is very small, most of the time * it's blocked waiting for messages to be procduced or processed. * This type of thread will be favored after I/O threads. */ RTTHREADTYPE_MSG_PUMP, /** The I/O thread type. * Doing I/O means shuffling data, waiting for request to arrive and * for them to complete. The thread should be favored when competing * with any other threads except timer threads. */ RTTHREADTYPE_IO, /** The timer thread type. * A timer thread is mostly waiting for the timer to tick * and then perform a little bit of work. Accuracy is important here, * so the thread should be favoured over all threads. If premention can * be configured at thread level, it could be made very short. */ RTTHREADTYPE_TIMER, /** Only used for validation. */ RTTHREADTYPE_END } RTTHREADTYPE; /** * Thread creation flags. */ typedef enum RTTHREADFLAGS { /** * This flag is used to keep the thread structure around so it can * be waited on after termination. */ RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE = RT_BIT(0), /** The bit number corresponding to the RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE mask. */ RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE_BIT = 0, /** Mask of valid flags, use for validation. */ RTTHREADFLAGS_MASK = RT_BIT(0) } RTTHREADFLAGS; /** * Create a new thread. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param pThread Where to store the thread handle to the new thread. (optional) * @param pfnThread The thread function. * @param pvUser User argument. * @param cbStack The size of the stack for the new thread. * Use 0 for the default stack size. * @param enmType The thread type. Used for deciding scheduling attributes * of the thread. * @param fFlags Flags of the RTTHREADFLAGS type (ORed together). * @param pszName Thread name. * * @remark When called in Ring-0, this API will create a new kernel thread and not a thread in * the context of the calling process. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadCreate(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack, RTTHREADTYPE enmType, unsigned fFlags, const char *pszName); /** * Create a new thread. * * Same as RTThreadCreate except the name is given in the RTStrPrintfV form. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param pThread See RTThreadCreate. * @param pfnThread See RTThreadCreate. * @param pvUser See RTThreadCreate. * @param cbStack See RTThreadCreate. * @param enmType See RTThreadCreate. * @param fFlags See RTThreadCreate. * @param pszName Thread name format. * @param va Format arguments. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadCreateV(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack, RTTHREADTYPE enmType, uint32_t fFlags, const char *pszNameFmt, va_list va); /** * Create a new thread. * * Same as RTThreadCreate except the name is given in the RTStrPrintf form. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param pThread See RTThreadCreate. * @param pfnThread See RTThreadCreate. * @param pvUser See RTThreadCreate. * @param cbStack See RTThreadCreate. * @param enmType See RTThreadCreate. * @param fFlags See RTThreadCreate. * @param pszName Thread name format. * @param ... Format arguments. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadCreateF(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack, RTTHREADTYPE enmType, uint32_t fFlags, const char *pszNameFmt, ...); /** * Gets the native thread id of a IPRT thread. * * @returns The native thread id. * @param Thread The IPRT thread. */ RTDECL(RTNATIVETHREAD) RTThreadGetNative(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Gets the IPRT thread of a native thread. * * @returns The IPRT thread handle * @returns NIL_RTTHREAD if not a thread known to IPRT. * @param NativeThread The native thread handle/id. */ RTDECL(RTTHREAD) RTThreadFromNative(RTNATIVETHREAD NativeThread); /** * Changes the type of the specified thread. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param Thread The thread which type should be changed. * @param enmType The new thread type. * @remark In Ring-0 it only works if Thread == RTThreadSelf(). */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadSetType(RTTHREAD Thread, RTTHREADTYPE enmType); /** * Wait for the thread to terminate, resume on interruption. * * @returns iprt status code. * Will not return VERR_INTERRUPTED. * @param Thread The thread to wait for. * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for * an indefinite wait. * @param prc Where to store the return code of the thread. Optional. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadWait(RTTHREAD Thread, unsigned cMillies, int *prc); /** * Wait for the thread to terminate, return on interruption. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param Thread The thread to wait for. * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for * an indefinite wait. * @param prc Where to store the return code of the thread. Optional. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadWaitNoResume(RTTHREAD Thread, unsigned cMillies, int *prc); /** * Gets the name of the current thread thread. * * @returns Pointer to readonly name string. * @returns NULL on failure. */ RTDECL(const char *) RTThreadSelfName(void); /** * Gets the name of a thread. * * @returns Pointer to readonly name string. * @returns NULL on failure. * @param Thread Thread handle of the thread to query the name of. */ RTDECL(const char *) RTThreadGetName(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Gets the type of the specified thread. * * @returns The thread type. * @returns RTTHREADTYPE_INVALID if the thread handle is invalid. * @param Thread The thread in question. */ RTDECL(RTTHREADTYPE) RTThreadGetType(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Sets the name of a thread. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param Thread Thread handle of the thread to query the name of. * @param pszName The thread name. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadSetName(RTTHREAD Thread, const char *pszName); /** * Signal the user event. * * @returns iprt status code. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserSignal(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Wait for the user event. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param Thread The thread to wait for. * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for * an indefinite wait. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserWait(RTTHREAD Thread, unsigned cMillies); /** * Wait for the user event, return on interruption. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param Thread The thread to wait for. * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for * an indefinite wait. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserWaitNoResume(RTTHREAD Thread, unsigned cMillies); /** * Reset the user event. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param Thread The thread to reset. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserReset(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Pokes the thread. * * This will signal the thread, attempting to interrupt whatever it's currently * doing. This is *NOT* implemented on all platforms and may cause unresolved * symbols during linking or VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED at runtime. * * @returns IPRT status code. * * @param hThread The thread to poke. This must not be the * calling thread. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadPoke(RTTHREAD hThread); #ifdef IN_RING0 /** * Check if preemption is currently enabled or not for the current thread. * * @returns true if preemtion is enabled, false if preemetion is disabled. * @param hThread Must be NIL_RTTHREAD for now. */ RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsEnabled(RTTHREAD hThread); /** * Preemption state saved by RTThreadPreemptDisable and used by * RTThreadPreemptRestore to restore the previous state. */ typedef struct RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE { #ifdef RT_OS_WINDOWS /** The old IRQL. Don't touch. */ unsigned char uchOldIrql; # define RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE_INITIALIZER { 255 } #else /** Dummy unused placeholder. */ unsigned char uchDummy; # define RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE_INITIALIZER { 0 } #endif } RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE; /** Pointer to a preemption state. */ typedef RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE *PRTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE; /** * Disable preemption. * * A call to this function must be matched by exactly one call to * RTThreadPreemptRestore(). * * @param pState Where to store the preemption state. */ RTDECL(void) RTThreadPreemptDisable(PRTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE pState); /** * Restores the preemption state, undoing a previous call to * RTThreadPreemptDisable. * * A call to this function must be matching a previous call to * RTThreadPreemptDisable. * * @param pState The state return by RTThreadPreemptDisable. */ RTDECL(void) RTThreadPreemptRestore(PRTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE pState); #endif /* IN_RING0 */ #ifdef IN_RING3 /** * Adopts a non-IPRT thread. * * @returns IPRT status code. * @param enmType The thread type. * @param fFlags The thread flags. RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE is not currently allowed. * @param pszName The thread name. Optional * @param pThread Where to store the thread handle. Optional. */ RTDECL(int) RTThreadAdopt(RTTHREADTYPE enmType, unsigned fFlags, const char *pszName, PRTTHREAD pThread); /** * Gets the affinity mask of the current thread. * * @returns The affinity mask (bit 0 = logical cpu 0). */ RTR3DECL(uint64_t) RTThreadGetAffinity(void); /** * Sets the affinity mask of the current thread. * * @returns iprt status code. * @param u64Mask Affinity mask (bit 0 = logical cpu 0). */ RTR3DECL(int) RTThreadSetAffinity(uint64_t u64Mask); /** * Gets the number of write locks and critical sections the specified * thread owns. * * This number does not include any nested lock/critect entries. * * Note that it probably will return 0 for non-strict builds since * release builds doesn't do unnecessary diagnostic counting like this. * * @returns Number of locks on success (0+) and VERR_INVALID_HANDLER on failure * @param Thread The thread we're inquiring about. * @remarks Will only work for strict builds. */ RTDECL(int32_t) RTThreadGetWriteLockCount(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Works the THREADINT::cWriteLocks member, mostly internal. * * @param Thread The current thread. */ RTDECL(void) RTThreadWriteLockInc(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Works the THREADINT::cWriteLocks member, mostly internal. * * @param Thread The current thread. */ RTDECL(void) RTThreadWriteLockDec(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Gets the number of read locks the specified thread owns. * * Note that nesting read lock entry will be included in the * total sum. And that it probably will return 0 for non-strict * builds since release builds doesn't do unnecessary diagnostic * counting like this. * * @returns Number of read locks on success (0+) and VERR_INVALID_HANDLER on failure * @param Thread The thread we're inquiring about. */ RTDECL(int32_t) RTThreadGetReadLockCount(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Works the THREADINT::cReadLocks member. * * @param Thread The current thread. */ RTDECL(void) RTThreadReadLockInc(RTTHREAD Thread); /** * Works the THREADINT::cReadLocks member. * * @param Thread The current thread. */ RTDECL(void) RTThreadReadLockDec(RTTHREAD Thread); /** @name Thread Local Storage * @{ */ /** * Thread termination callback for destroying a non-zero TLS entry. * * @remarks It is not permittable to use any RTTls APIs at this time. Doing so * may lead to endless loops, crashes, and other bad stuff. * * @param pvValue The current value. */ typedef DECLCALLBACK(void) FNRTTLSDTOR(void *pvValue); /** Pointer to a FNRTTLSDTOR. */ typedef FNRTTLSDTOR *PFNRTTLSDTOR; /** * Allocates a TLS entry. * * @returns the index of the allocated TLS entry. * @returns NIL_RTTLS on failure. */ RTR3DECL(RTTLS) RTTlsAlloc(void); /** * Allocates a TLS entry (with status code). * * @returns IPRT status code. * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if pfnDestructor is non-NULL and the platform * doesn't support this feature. * * @param piTls Where to store the index of the allocated TLS entry. * This is set to NIL_RTTLS on failure. * @param pfnDestructor Optional callback function for cleaning up on * thread termination. WARNING! This feature may not * be implemented everywhere. */ RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsAllocEx(PRTTLS piTls, PFNRTTLSDTOR pfnDestructor); /** * Frees a TLS entry. * * @returns IPRT status code. * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry. */ RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsFree(RTTLS iTls); /** * Get the value stored in a TLS entry. * * @returns value in given TLS entry. * @returns NULL on failure. * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry. */ RTR3DECL(void *) RTTlsGet(RTTLS iTls); /** * Get the value stored in a TLS entry. * * @returns IPRT status code. * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry. * @param ppvValue Where to store the value. */ RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsGetEx(RTTLS iTls, void **ppvValue); /** * Set the value stored in an allocated TLS entry. * * @returns IPRT status. * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry. * @param pvValue The value to store. * * @remarks Note that NULL is considered to special value. */ RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsSet(RTTLS iTls, void *pvValue); /** @} */ #endif /* IN_RING3 */ /** @} */ __END_DECLS #endif