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11 use sys::mutex as imp;
13 /// An OS-based mutual exclusion lock.
15 /// This is the thinnest cross-platform wrapper around OS mutexes. All usage of
16 /// this mutex is unsafe and it is recommended to instead use the safe wrapper
17 /// at the top level of the crate instead of this type.
18 pub struct Mutex(imp::Mutex);
20 unsafe impl Sync for Mutex {}
23 /// Creates a new mutex for use.
25 /// Behavior is undefined if the mutex is moved after it is
26 /// first used with any of the functions below.
27 /// Also, until `init` is called, behavior is undefined if this
28 /// mutex is ever used reentrantly, i.e., `raw_lock` or `try_lock`
29 /// are called by the thread currently holding the lock.
30 #[unstable(feature = "sys_internals", issue = "0")] // FIXME: min_const_fn
31 pub const fn new() -> Mutex { Mutex(imp::Mutex::new()) }
33 /// Prepare the mutex for use.
35 /// This should be called once the mutex is at a stable memory address.
36 /// If called, this must be the very first thing that happens to the mutex.
37 /// Calling it in parallel with or after any operation (including another
38 /// `init()`) is undefined behavior.
40 pub unsafe fn init(&mut self) { self.0.init() }
42 /// Locks the mutex blocking the current thread until it is available.
44 /// Behavior is undefined if the mutex has been moved between this and any
45 /// previous function call.
47 pub unsafe fn raw_lock(&self) { self.0.lock() }
49 /// Calls raw_lock() and then returns an RAII guard to guarantee the mutex
52 pub unsafe fn lock(&self) -> MutexGuard {
57 /// Attempts to lock the mutex without blocking, returning whether it was
58 /// successfully acquired or not.
60 /// Behavior is undefined if the mutex has been moved between this and any
61 /// previous function call.
63 pub unsafe fn try_lock(&self) -> bool { self.0.try_lock() }
65 /// Unlocks the mutex.
67 /// Behavior is undefined if the current thread does not actually hold the
70 /// Consider switching from the pair of raw_lock() and raw_unlock() to
71 /// lock() whenever possible.
73 pub unsafe fn raw_unlock(&self) { self.0.unlock() }
75 /// Deallocates all resources associated with this mutex.
77 /// Behavior is undefined if there are current or will be future users of
80 pub unsafe fn destroy(&self) { self.0.destroy() }
83 // not meant to be exported to the outside world, just the containing module
84 pub fn raw(mutex: &Mutex) -> &imp::Mutex { &mutex.0 }
87 /// A simple RAII utility for the above Mutex without the poisoning semantics.
88 pub struct MutexGuard<'a>(&'a imp::Mutex);
90 impl<'a> Drop for MutexGuard<'a> {
93 unsafe { self.0.unlock(); }