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MaxScale/core/thread.c
Mark Riddoch 8257eadf12 Addition of an arbitary bitmask handling set of functions
New memory deallocation routines for the DCBS
2013-06-28 17:39:43 +02:00

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/*
* This file is distributed as part of the SkySQL Gateway. It is free
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* version 2.
*
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*
* Copyright SkySQL Ab 2013
*/
#include <thread.h>
#include <pthread.h>
/**
* @file thread.c - Implementation of thread related operations
*
* @verbatim
* Revision History
*
* Date Who Description
* 25/06/13 Mark Riddoch Initial implementation
*
* @endverbatim
*/
/**
* Start a polling thread
*
* @param entry The entry point to call
* @param arg The argument to pass the thread entry point
* @return The thread handle
*/
void *
thread_start(void (*entry)(void *), void *arg)
{
pthread_t thd;
if (pthread_create(&thd, NULL, (void *(*)(void *))entry, arg) != 0)
{
return NULL;
}
return (void *)thd;
}
/**
* Wait for a running threads to complete.
*
* @param thd The thread handle
*/
void
thread_wait(void *thd)
{
void *rval;
pthread_join((pthread_t)thd, &rval);
}