xrdp-proprietary/sesman/libscp/libscp_lock.h

/*
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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   This program 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
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   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

   xrdp: A Remote Desktop Protocol server.
   Copyright (C) Jay Sorg 2005-2009
*/

#ifndef LIBSCP_LOCK_H
#define LIBSCP_LOCK_H

#include "libscp_types.h"

#define LIBSCP_LOCK_FORK_BLOCKER   1
#define LIBSCP_LOCK_FORK_WAITING   0

/**
 *
 * @brief initializes all the locks
 *
 */
void DEFAULT_CC
scp_lock_init(void);

/**
 *
 * @brief requires to fork a new child process
 *
 */
void DEFAULT_CC
scp_lock_fork_request(void);

/**
 *
 * @brief releases a fork() request
 *
 */
void DEFAULT_CC
scp_lock_fork_release(void);

/**
 *
 * @brief starts a section that is critical for forking
 *
 * starts a section that is critical for forking, that is noone can fork()
 * while i'm in a critical section. But if someone wanted to fork we have
 * to wait until he finishes with lock_fork_release()
 *
 * @return
 *
 */
int DEFAULT_CC
scp_lock_fork_critical_section_start(void);

/**
 *
 * @brief closes the critical section
 *
 */
void DEFAULT_CC
scp_lock_fork_critical_section_end(int blocking);

#endif