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1#ifndef _URCU_H
2#define _URCU_H
3
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4/*
5 * urcu.h
6 *
7 * Userspace RCU header
8 *
6982d6d7 9 * Copyright (c) 2009 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
af02d47e 10 * Copyright (c) 2009 Paul E. McKenney, IBM Corporation.
5e7e64b9 11 *
121a5d44 12 * LGPL-compatible code should include this header with :
5e7e64b9 13 *
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14 * #define _LGPL_SOURCE
15 * #include <urcu.h>
16 *
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17 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
18 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
19 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
20 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
21 *
22 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
23 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
24 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
25 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
26 *
27 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
28 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
29 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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30 *
31 * IBM's contributions to this file may be relicensed under LGPLv2 or later.
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32 */
33
1430ee0b 34#include <stdlib.h>
69a757c9 35#include <pthread.h>
1430ee0b 36
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37/*
38 * See urcu-pointer.h and urcu-pointer-static.h for pointer publication headers.
39 */
40#include <urcu-pointer.h>
41
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42#ifdef __cplusplus
43extern "C" {
44#endif
45
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46/*
47 * Important !
48 *
49 * Each thread containing read-side critical sections must be registered
50 * with rcu_register_thread() before calling rcu_read_lock().
51 * rcu_unregister_thread() should be called before the thread exits.
52 */
53
121a5d44 54#ifdef _LGPL_SOURCE
b0d5e790 55
121a5d44 56#include <urcu-static.h>
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57
58/*
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59 * Mappings for static use of the userspace RCU library.
60 * Should only be used in LGPL-compatible code.
3a86deba 61 */
3a86deba 62
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63/*
64 * rcu_read_lock()
65 * rcu_read_unlock()
66 *
67 * Mark the beginning and end of a read-side critical section.
68 * DON'T FORGET TO USE RCU_REGISTER/UNREGISTER_THREAD() FOR EACH THREAD WITH
69 * READ-SIDE CRITICAL SECTION.
70 */
71#define rcu_read_lock() _rcu_read_lock()
72#define rcu_read_unlock() _rcu_read_unlock()
41718ff9 73
121a5d44 74#else /* !_LGPL_SOURCE */
27b012e2 75
40e140c9 76/*
121a5d44 77 * library wrappers to be used by non-LGPL compatible source code.
7e30abe3 78 * See LGPL-only urcu-pointer-static.h for documentation.
40e140c9 79 */
cf380c2f 80
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81extern void rcu_read_lock(void);
82extern void rcu_read_unlock(void);
cf380c2f 83
121a5d44 84#endif /* !_LGPL_SOURCE */
f4a486ac 85
e462817e 86extern void synchronize_rcu(void);
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87
88/*
89 * Reader thread registration.
90 */
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91extern void rcu_register_thread(void);
92extern void rcu_unregister_thread(void);
27b012e2 93
e95f4e7f 94/*
02be5561 95 * Explicit rcu initialization, for "early" use within library constructors.
e95f4e7f 96 */
02be5561 97extern void rcu_init(void);
e95f4e7f 98
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99#ifdef __cplusplus
100}
101#endif
102
27b012e2 103#endif /* _URCU_H */
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