Thread

Threading utility interfaces. More...

Files
file	thread.h
	spa/support/thread.h

Data Structures
struct	spa_thread_utils
struct	spa_thread_utils_methods
	thread utils More...
struct	spa_thread

Macros
#define	SPA_TYPE_INFO_Thread   SPA_TYPE_INFO_POINTER_BASE "Thread"
	a thread object. More...
#define	SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_ThreadUtils   SPA_TYPE_INFO_INTERFACE_BASE "ThreadUtils"
#define	SPA_VERSION_THREAD_UTILS   0
#define	SPA_VERSION_THREAD_UTILS_METHODS   0
#define	SPA_KEY_THREAD_NAME   "thread.name" /* the thread name */
#define	SPA_KEY_THREAD_STACK_SIZE   "thread.stack-size" /* the stack size of the thread */

Functions
static struct spa_thread *	spa_thread_utils_create (struct spa_thread_utils *o, const struct spa_dict *props, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg)
	create a new thread that runs start with arg More...
static int	spa_thread_utils_join (struct spa_thread_utils *o, struct spa_thread *thread, void **retval)
	stop and join a thread More...
static int	spa_thread_utils_get_rt_range (struct spa_thread_utils *o, const struct spa_dict *props, int *min, int *max)
	get realtime priority range for threads created with props More...
static int	spa_thread_utils_acquire_rt (struct spa_thread_utils *o, struct spa_thread *thread, int priority)
	acquire realtime priority, a priority of -1 refers to the priority configured in the realtime module More...
static int	spa_thread_utils_drop_rt (struct spa_thread_utils *o, struct spa_thread *thread)
	drop realtime priority More...

Detailed Description

Threading utility interfaces.

Macro Definition Documentation

SPA_TYPE_INFO_Thread

#define SPA_TYPE_INFO_Thread   SPA_TYPE_INFO_POINTER_BASE "Thread"

a thread object.

This can be cast to a platform native thread, like pthread on posix systems

SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_ThreadUtils

#define SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_ThreadUtils   SPA_TYPE_INFO_INTERFACE_BASE "ThreadUtils"

SPA_VERSION_THREAD_UTILS

#define SPA_VERSION_THREAD_UTILS   0

SPA_VERSION_THREAD_UTILS_METHODS

#define SPA_VERSION_THREAD_UTILS_METHODS   0

SPA_KEY_THREAD_NAME

#define SPA_KEY_THREAD_NAME   "thread.name" /* the thread name */

SPA_KEY_THREAD_STACK_SIZE

#define SPA_KEY_THREAD_STACK_SIZE   "thread.stack-size" /* the stack size of the thread */

Function Documentation

spa_thread_utils_create()

static struct spa_thread* spa_thread_utils_create ( struct spa_thread_utils *  o, const struct spa_dict *  props, void *(*)(void *)  start_routine, void *  arg  )

inlinestatic

create a new thread that runs start with arg

See also

spa_thread_utils_methods.create

spa_thread_utils_join()

static int spa_thread_utils_join ( struct spa_thread_utils *  o, struct spa_thread *  thread, void **  retval  )

inlinestatic

stop and join a thread

See also

spa_thread_utils_methods.join

spa_thread_utils_get_rt_range()

static int spa_thread_utils_get_rt_range ( struct spa_thread_utils *  o, const struct spa_dict *  props, int *  min, int *  max  )

inlinestatic

get realtime priority range for threads created with props

See also

spa_thread_utils_methods.get_rt_range

spa_thread_utils_acquire_rt()

static int spa_thread_utils_acquire_rt ( struct spa_thread_utils *  o, struct spa_thread *  thread, int  priority  )

inlinestatic

acquire realtime priority, a priority of -1 refers to the priority configured in the realtime module

See also

spa_thread_utils_methods.acquire_rt

spa_thread_utils_drop_rt()

static int spa_thread_utils_drop_rt ( struct spa_thread_utils *  o, struct spa_thread *  thread  )

inlinestatic

drop realtime priority

See also

spa_thread_utils_methods.drop_rt