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/*
 * barrier -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
 * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Symless Ltd.
 * Copyright (C) 2002 Chris Schoeneman
 *
 * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
 *
 * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#pragma once

#include "arch/IArchMultithread.h"

//! Mutual exclusion
/*!
A non-recursive mutual exclusion object.  Only one thread at a time can
hold a lock on a mutex.  Any thread that attempts to lock a locked mutex
will block until the mutex is unlocked.  At that time, if any threads are
blocked, exactly one waiting thread will acquire the lock and continue
running.  A thread may not lock a mutex it already owns the lock on;  if
it tries it will deadlock itself.
*/
class Mutex {
public:
    Mutex();
    //! Equivalent to default c'tor
    /*!
    Copy c'tor doesn't copy anything.  It just makes it possible to
    copy objects that contain a mutex.
    */
    Mutex(const Mutex&);
    ~Mutex();

    //! @name manipulators
    //@{

    //! Does nothing
    /*!
    This does nothing.  It just makes it possible to assign objects
    that contain a mutex.
    */
    Mutex&                operator=(const Mutex&);

    //@}
    //! @name accessors
    //@{

    //! Lock the mutex
    /*!
    Locks the mutex, which must not have been previously locked by the
    calling thread.  This blocks if the mutex is already locked by another
    thread.

    (cancellation point)
    */
    void                lock() const;

    //! Unlock the mutex
    /*!
    Unlocks the mutex, which must have been previously locked by the
    calling thread.
    */
    void                unlock() const;

    //@}

private:
    friend class CondVarBase;
    ArchMutex            m_mutex;
};