osl_acquireMutex

extern "C"
sal_Bool osl_acquireMutex(

oslMutex

Mutex );

virtual	abstract	const	volatile	template	static	inline	C-linkage
NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES

Summary

Acquire the mutex, block if already acquired by another thread.

Parameters

Mutex

handle to a created mutex.

Return

False if system-call fails.

osl_createMutex

extern "C"
oslMutex osl_createMutex(

void

);

virtual	abstract	const	volatile	template	static	inline	C-linkage
NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES

Summary

Create a thread-local mutex.

Return

0 if the mutex could not be created, otherwise a handle to the mutex.

osl_destroyMutex

extern "C"
void osl_destroyMutex(

oslMutex

Mutex );

virtual	abstract	const	volatile	template	static	inline	C-linkage
NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES

Summary

Release the OS-structures and free mutex data-structure. 

Parameters

Mutex

the mutex-handle

osl_getGlobalMutex

extern "C"
oslMutex * osl_getGlobalMutex();

virtual	abstract	const	volatile	template	static	inline	C-linkage
NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES

Summary

Returns a unique and global mutex.

Return

the global mutex.

osl_releaseMutex

extern "C"
sal_Bool osl_releaseMutex(

oslMutex

Mutex );

virtual	abstract	const	volatile	template	static	inline	C-linkage
NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES

Summary

Release the mutex.

Parameters

Mutex

handle to a created mutex.

Return

False if system-call fails.

osl_tryToAcquireMutex

extern "C"
sal_Bool osl_tryToAcquireMutex(

oslMutex

Mutex );

virtual	abstract	const	volatile	template	static	inline	C-linkage
NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES

Summary

Try to acquire the mutex without blocking.

Parameters

Mutex

handle to a created mutex.

Return

False if it could not be acquired.

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