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/*
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*/
/** A write-biased readers-writer lock
* NOTE: DO NOT attempt to obtain a write lock on a thread that is already holding a read lock or vice versa - this
* will result in a deadlock. Multiple read locks from the same thread are safe, multiple write locks are NOT.
*/
#ifndef BCMOS_RW_LOCK_H_
#define BCMOS_RW_LOCK_H_
#include "bcmos_system.h"
typedef struct bcmos_rw_lock bcmos_rw_lock;
/** Initialize a lock
* \param[out] lock the newly created lock
* \return error code
*/
bcmos_errno bcmos_rw_lock_create(bcmos_rw_lock **lock);
/** Obtain a write lock
* \param[in] lock the lock to operate on
*/
void bcmos_rw_write_lock(bcmos_rw_lock* lock);
/** Release a write lock
* \param[in] lock the lock to operate on
*/
void bcmos_rw_write_release(bcmos_rw_lock* lock);
/** Obtain a read lock
* \param[in] lock the lock to operate on
*/
void bcmos_rw_read_lock(bcmos_rw_lock* lock);
/** Release a read lock
* \param[in] lock the lock to operate on
*/
void bcmos_rw_read_release(bcmos_rw_lock* lock);
#endif