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Added dw_mutex_trylock() that functions like dw_mutex_lock() except it does not block if the mutex is already locked, it instead returns DW_MUTEX_TIMEOUT. Allowing threads to continue to do work while waiting to obtain a mutex.
author bsmith@81767d24-ef19-dc11-ae90-00e081727c95
date Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:13:59 +0000
parents 03b6d9fdfac0
children 924c8087a755
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--- a/gtk3/dw.c	Thu Sep 15 05:10:07 2011 +0000
+++ b/gtk3/dw.c	Thu Sep 15 21:13:59 2011 +0000
@@ -7399,6 +7399,20 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Tries to gain access to the semaphore.
+ * Parameters:
+ *       mutex: The handle to the mutex returned by dw_mutex_new().
+ * Returns:
+ *       DW_ERROR_NONE on success, DW_ERROR_TIMEOUT if it is already locked.
+ */
+int API dw_mutex_trylock(HMTX mutex)
+{
+    if(pthread_mutex_trylock(mutex) == 0)
+        return DW_ERROR_NONE;
+    return DW_ERROR_TIMEOUT;
+}
+
+/*
  * Reliquishes the access to the semaphore.
  * Parameters:
  *       mutex: The handle to the mutex returned by dw_mutex_new().