*
* @{
*/
- /** \brief Thread data type (opaque structure) */
+ /** @brief Thread data type (opaque object)
+ * @hideinitializer
+ */
typedef struct s_xbt_thread_ *xbt_thread_t;
+/** @brief Creates a new thread.
+ *
+ * @param name the name used in the logs for the newly created thread
+ * @param start_routine function to run
+ * @param param parameter to pass to the function to run
+ * @param joinable whether the new thread should be started joinable or detached
+ */
XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_thread_t) xbt_thread_create(const char *name,
void_f_pvoid_t start_routine,
void *param, int joinable);
+
+/** @brief Get a reference to the currently running thread */
XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_thread_t) xbt_thread_self(void);
+
+/** @brief Get the name of a given thread */
XBT_PUBLIC(const char *) xbt_thread_name(xbt_thread_t t);
+
+/** @brief Get a reference to the name of the currently running thread */
XBT_PUBLIC(const char *) xbt_thread_self_name(void);
- /* xbt_thread_join frees the joined thread (ie the XBT wrapper around it, the OS frees the rest) */
+
+/** @brief Wait for the termination of the given thread, and free it (ie the XBT wrapper around it, the OS frees the rest) */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_join(xbt_thread_t thread);
- /* Ends the life of the poor victim (not always working if it's computing, but working if it's blocked in the OS) */
+
+/** @brief Ends the life of the poor victim (not always working if it's computing, but working if it's blocked in the OS) */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_cancel(xbt_thread_t thread);
- /* suicide */
+
+/** @brief commit suicide */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_exit(void);
- /* current thread pass control to any possible thread wanting it */
+
+/** @brief the current thread passes control to any possible thread wanting it */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_yield(void);
- /** \brief Thread mutex data type (opaque structure) */
+
+/** @brief Thread mutex data type (opaque object)
+ * @hideinitializer
+ */
typedef struct s_xbt_mutex_ *xbt_mutex_t;
+/** @brief Creates a new mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_mutex_t) xbt_mutex_init(void);
+
+/** @brief Blocks onto the given mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_mutex_acquire(xbt_mutex_t mutex);
+
+/** @brief Releases the given mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_mutex_release(xbt_mutex_t mutex);
+
+/** @brief Blocks onto the given mutex variable, but only for the given amount of time. a timeout exception is raised if it was impossible to acquire it in the given time frame */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_mutex_timedacquire(xbt_mutex_t mutex, double delay);
+
+/** @brief Destroyes the given mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_mutex_destroy(xbt_mutex_t mutex);
- /** \brief Thread condition data type (opaque structure) */
+/** @brief Thread condition data type (opaque object)
+ * @hideinitializer
+ */
typedef struct s_xbt_cond_ *xbt_cond_t;
+/** @brief Creates a condition variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_cond_t) xbt_cond_init(void);
+
+/** @brief Blocks onto the given condition variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_cond_wait(xbt_cond_t cond, xbt_mutex_t mutex);
+/** @brief Blocks onto the given condition variable, but only for the given amount of time. a timeout exception is raised if it was impossible to acquire it in the given time frame */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_cond_timedwait(xbt_cond_t cond,
xbt_mutex_t mutex, double delay);
+/** @brief Signals the given mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_cond_signal(xbt_cond_t cond);
+/** @brief Broadcasts the given mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_cond_broadcast(xbt_cond_t cond);
+/** @brief Destroys the given mutex variable */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_cond_destroy(xbt_cond_t cond);
/** @} */