Reference: IVEThreadMutex

Overview

An IVEThreadMutex is used to synchronize access to a resource shared by multiple threads in the same process. Only one thread can lock (via IVEThreadAcquireMutex) an IVEThreadMutex at a time; other threads will wait. A thread which has locked an IVEThreadMutex unlocks it with IVEThreadReleaseMutex at which point the same or another thread can lock it. IVEThreadMutex locks are not recursive; a thread which holds a lock on a IVEThreadMutex can not it lock it again.

Include ive_standards.h and ive_thread.h to declare IVEThreadMutex. Beware that inclusion of ive_standards.h sets feature-set macros. It is safest to include it before any other header.

Cross references

IVEThreadInitMutex, IVEThreadDestroyMutex, IVEThreadAcquireMutex, IVEThreadTryAcquireMutex, and IVEThreadReleaseMutex

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modified May 7, 2002