cdesktopenv/cde/lib/DtSvc/DtUtil2/Lock.h

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/*
* CDE - Common Desktop Environment
*
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*
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/*
* File: Lock.h $XConsortium: Lock.h /main/4 1995/10/26 15:24:02 rswiston $
* Language: C
*
* (c) Copyright 1990, Hewlett-Packard Company, all rights reserved.
*
* (c) Copyright 1993, 1994 Hewlett-Packard Company *
* (c) Copyright 1993, 1994 International Business Machines Corp. *
* (c) Copyright 1993, 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. *
* (c) Copyright 1993, 1994 Novell, Inc. *
*/
#ifndef _Dt_lock_h
#define _Dt_lock_h
/*
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The DT lock facility provides simple exclusive locking. It
(as of 6/19/90) is based on the X11 selection-ownership
mechanism, though users of Dt locking do not need to be aware of
this.
X11 server grabs are judiciously used to guarantee atomicity of
operations. If a process which holds a lock dies (or closes its
X11 server connection for some other reason), the lock will be
automatically released.
Locks are identified by a string. There is no mechanism to
allocate unique lock strings to clients; users must take care to
choose a string that will not be easily duplicated by some other
client.
SAMPLE CODE:
#define MY_LOCK "MYAPP_MY_LOCK"
...
if (_DtGetLock (display, MY_LOCK)) {
<do whatever it is I want to do>
_DtReleaseLock (display, MY_LOCK);
}
else {
<do the alternative>
}
*/
extern int _DtGetLock (
Display *display,
char *lock_name);
/*
DESCRIPTION:
_DtGetLock attempts to get the specified lock. If nobody holds
the lock, _DtGetLock will obtain the lock and return 1. If
somebody else already holds the lock, the lock will not be
disturbed and _DtGetLock will return 0.
If the process which owns a lock dies (or closes its X11 server
connection), the lock will be automatically released. To
explicitly release a lock, use _DtReleaseLock.
SYNOPSIS:
success = _DtGetLock (display, lock);
int success; Returns 1 if the lock is obtained,
0 if not.
Display *display; The X11 server connection which will
hold the lock.
char *lock; The string which names the lock.
*/
extern void _DtReleaseLock (
Display *display,
char *lock_name);
/*
DESCRIPTION:
_DtReleaseLock releases a lock obtained by _DtGetLock.
WARNING!! It is perfectly legal for one process to release
a lock held by another process. By convention you should only
release locks previously obtained by your process from _DtGetLock
unless you are playing God and know what you are doing.
SYNOPSIS:
(void) _DtReleaseLock (display, lock);
Display *display; The X11 server connection which holds
the lock.
char *lock; The string which names the lock.
*/
extern int _DtTestLock (
Display *display,
char *lock_name);
/*
DESCRIPTION:
_DtTestLock returns a status indicating whether anybody holds the
specified lock.
SYNOPSIS:
status = _DtTestLock (display, lock);
int success; Returns 1 if anybody holds the lock,
0 otherwise.
Display *display; The X11 server connection.
char *lock; The string which names the lock.
*/
#endif /* _Dt_lock_h */
/* Do not add anything after this endif. */