SDL/src/thread/generic/SDL_sysmutex.c

/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>

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  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
  freely, subject to the following restrictions:

  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
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     appreciated but is not required.
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*/
#include "SDL_internal.h"

// An implementation of mutexes using semaphores

#include "SDL_systhread_c.h"

struct SDL_Mutex
{
    int recursive;
    SDL_ThreadID owner;
    SDL_Semaphore *sem;
};

SDL_Mutex *SDL_CreateMutex(void)
{
    SDL_Mutex *mutex = (SDL_Mutex *)SDL_calloc(1, sizeof(*mutex));

#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (mutex) {
        // Create the mutex semaphore, with initial value 1
        mutex->sem = SDL_CreateSemaphore(1);
        mutex->recursive = 0;
        mutex->owner = 0;
        if (!mutex->sem) {
            SDL_free(mutex);
            mutex = NULL;
        }
    }
#endif // !SDL_THREADS_DISABLED

    return mutex;
}

void SDL_DestroyMutex(SDL_Mutex *mutex)
{
    if (mutex) {
        if (mutex->sem) {
            SDL_DestroySemaphore(mutex->sem);
        }
        SDL_free(mutex);
    }
}

void SDL_LockMutex(SDL_Mutex *mutex) SDL_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS  // clang doesn't know about NULL mutexes
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (mutex != NULL) {
        SDL_ThreadID this_thread = SDL_GetCurrentThreadID();
        if (mutex->owner == this_thread) {
            ++mutex->recursive;
        } else {
            /* The order of operations is important.
               We set the locking thread id after we obtain the lock
               so unlocks from other threads will fail.
             */
            SDL_WaitSemaphore(mutex->sem);
            mutex->owner = this_thread;
            mutex->recursive = 0;
        }
    }
#endif // SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
}

bool SDL_TryLockMutex(SDL_Mutex *mutex)
{
    bool result = true;
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (mutex) {
        SDL_ThreadID this_thread = SDL_GetCurrentThreadID();
        if (mutex->owner == this_thread) {
            ++mutex->recursive;
        } else {
            /* The order of operations is important.
               We set the locking thread id after we obtain the lock
               so unlocks from other threads will fail.
             */
            result = SDL_TryWaitSemaphore(mutex->sem);
            if (result) {
                mutex->owner = this_thread;
                mutex->recursive = 0;
            }
        }
    }
#endif // SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    return result;
}

void SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL_Mutex *mutex) SDL_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS  // clang doesn't know about NULL mutexes
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (mutex != NULL) {
        // If we don't own the mutex, we can't unlock it
        if (SDL_GetCurrentThreadID() != mutex->owner) {
            SDL_assert(!"Tried to unlock a mutex we don't own!");
            return; // (undefined behavior!) SDL_SetError("mutex not owned by this thread");
        }

        if (mutex->recursive) {
            --mutex->recursive;
        } else {
            /* The order of operations is important.
               First reset the owner so another thread doesn't lock
               the mutex and set the ownership before we reset it,
               then release the lock semaphore.
             */
            mutex->owner = 0;
            SDL_SignalSemaphore(mutex->sem);
        }
    }
#endif // SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
}