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+/** @file
+ * IPRT - Threads.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as
+ * available from https://www.virtualbox.org.
+ *
+ * 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, in version 3 of the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * 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 GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file may alternatively be used under the terms
+ * of the Common Development and Distribution License Version 1.0
+ * (CDDL), a copy of it is provided in the "COPYING.CDDL" file included
+ * in the VirtualBox distribution, in which case the provisions of the
+ * CDDL are applicable instead of those of the GPL.
+ *
+ * You may elect to license modified versions of this file under the
+ * terms and conditions of either the GPL or the CDDL or both.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only OR CDDL-1.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPRT_INCLUDED_thread_h
+#define IPRT_INCLUDED_thread_h
+#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
+#include <iprt/types.h>
+#include <iprt/stdarg.h>
+
+
+RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
+
+/** @defgroup grp_rt_thread RTThread - Thread Management
+ * @ingroup grp_rt
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * The thread state.
+ */
+typedef enum RTTHREADSTATE
+{
+ /** The usual invalid 0 value. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_INVALID = 0,
+ /** The thread is being initialized. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_INITIALIZING,
+ /** The thread has terminated */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_TERMINATED,
+ /** Probably running. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_RUNNING,
+
+ /** Waiting on a critical section. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_CRITSECT,
+ /** Waiting on a event semaphore. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_EVENT,
+ /** Waiting on a event multiple wakeup semaphore. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_EVENT_MULTI,
+ /** Waiting on a fast mutex. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_FAST_MUTEX,
+ /** Waiting on a mutex. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_MUTEX,
+ /** Waiting on a read write semaphore, read (shared) access. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_RW_READ,
+ /** Waiting on a read write semaphore, write (exclusive) access. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_RW_WRITE,
+ /** The thread is sleeping. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_SLEEP,
+ /** Waiting on a spin mutex. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_SPIN_MUTEX,
+ /** End of the thread states. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_END,
+
+ /** The usual 32-bit size hack. */
+ RTTHREADSTATE_32BIT_HACK = 0x7fffffff
+} RTTHREADSTATE;
+
+/** Checks if a thread state indicates that the thread is sleeping. */
+#define RTTHREAD_IS_SLEEPING(enmState) ((enmState) >= RTTHREADSTATE_CRITSECT)
+
+/**
+ * Thread types.
+ * Besides identifying the purpose of the thread, the thread type is
+ * used to select the scheduling properties.
+ *
+ * The types in are placed in a rough order of ascending priority.
+ */
+typedef enum RTTHREADTYPE
+{
+ /** Invalid type. */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_INVALID = 0,
+ /** Infrequent poller thread.
+ * This type of thread will sleep for the most of the time, and do
+ * infrequent polls on resources at 0.5 sec or higher intervals.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_INFREQUENT_POLLER,
+ /** Main heavy worker thread.
+ * Thread of this type is driving asynchronous tasks in the Main
+ * API which takes a long time and might involve a bit of CPU. Like
+ * for instance creating a fixed sized VDI.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_MAIN_HEAVY_WORKER,
+ /** The emulation thread type.
+ * While being a thread with very high workload it still is vital
+ * that it gets scheduled frequently. When possible all other thread
+ * types except DEFAULT and GUI should interrupt this one ASAP when
+ * they become ready.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_EMULATION,
+ /** The default thread type.
+ * Since it doesn't say much about the purpose of the thread
+ * nothing special is normally done to the scheduling. This type
+ * should be avoided.
+ * The main thread is registered with default type during RTR3Init()
+ * and that's what the default process priority is derived from.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_DEFAULT,
+ /** The GUI thread type
+ * The GUI normally have a low workload but is frequently scheduled
+ * to handle events. When possible the scheduler should not leave
+ * threads of this kind waiting for too long (~50ms).
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_GUI,
+ /** Main worker thread.
+ * Thread of this type is driving asynchronous tasks in the Main API.
+ * In most cases this means little work an a lot of waiting.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_MAIN_WORKER,
+ /** VRDP I/O thread.
+ * These threads are I/O threads in the RDP server will hang around
+ * waiting for data, process it and pass it on.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_VRDP_IO,
+ /** The debugger type.
+ * Threads involved in servicing the debugger. It must remain
+ * responsive even when things are running wild in.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_DEBUGGER,
+ /** Message pump thread.
+ * Thread pumping messages from one thread/process to another
+ * thread/process. The workload is very small, most of the time
+ * it's blocked waiting for messages to be produced or processed.
+ * This type of thread will be favored after I/O threads.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_MSG_PUMP,
+ /** The I/O thread type.
+ * Doing I/O means shuffling data, waiting for request to arrive and
+ * for them to complete. The thread should be favored when competing
+ * with any other threads except timer threads.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_IO,
+ /** The timer thread type.
+ * A timer thread is mostly waiting for the timer to tick
+ * and then perform a little bit of work. Accuracy is important here,
+ * so the thread should be favoured over all threads. If premention can
+ * be configured at thread level, it could be made very short.
+ */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_TIMER,
+ /** Only used for validation. */
+ RTTHREADTYPE_END
+} RTTHREADTYPE;
+
+
+#if !defined(IN_RC) || defined(DOXYGEN_RUNNING)
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the IPRT thread component has been initialized.
+ *
+ * This is used to avoid calling into RTThread before the runtime has been
+ * initialized.
+ *
+ * @returns @c true if it's initialized, @c false if not.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadIsInitialized(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the thread handle of the current thread.
+ *
+ * @returns Thread handle.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREAD) RTThreadSelf(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the native thread handle of the current thread.
+ *
+ * @returns Native thread handle.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTNATIVETHREAD) RTThreadNativeSelf(void);
+
+/**
+ * Millisecond granular sleep function.
+ *
+ * @returns VINF_SUCCESS on success.
+ * @returns VERR_INTERRUPTED if a signal or other asynchronous stuff happened
+ * which interrupt the peaceful sleep.
+ * @param cMillies Number of milliseconds to sleep.
+ * 0 milliseconds means yielding the timeslice - deprecated!
+ * @remark See RTThreadNanoSleep() for sleeping for smaller periods of time.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadSleep(RTMSINTERVAL cMillies);
+
+/**
+ * Millisecond granular sleep function, no logger calls.
+ *
+ * Same as RTThreadSleep, except it will never call into the IPRT logger. It
+ * can therefore safely be used in places where the logger is off limits, like
+ * at termination or init time. The electric fence heap is one consumer of
+ * this API.
+ *
+ * @returns VINF_SUCCESS on success.
+ * @returns VERR_INTERRUPTED if a signal or other asynchronous stuff happened
+ * which interrupt the peaceful sleep.
+ * @param cMillies Number of milliseconds to sleep.
+ * 0 milliseconds means yielding the timeslice - deprecated!
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadSleepNoLog(RTMSINTERVAL cMillies);
+
+/**
+ * Yields the CPU.
+ *
+ * @returns true if we yielded.
+ * @returns false if it's probable that we didn't yield.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadYield(void);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Thread function.
+ *
+ * @returns 0 on success.
+ * @param ThreadSelf Thread handle to this thread.
+ * @param pvUser User argument.
+ */
+typedef DECLCALLBACKTYPE(int, FNRTTHREAD,(RTTHREAD ThreadSelf, void *pvUser));
+/** Pointer to a FNRTTHREAD(). */
+typedef FNRTTHREAD *PFNRTTHREAD;
+
+/**
+ * Thread creation flags.
+ */
+typedef enum RTTHREADFLAGS
+{
+ /** This flag is used to keep the thread structure around so it can
+ * be waited on after termination. @sa RTThreadWait and
+ * RTThreadWaitNoResume. Not required for RTThreadUserWait and friends!
+ */
+ RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE = RT_BIT(0),
+ /** The bit number corresponding to the RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE mask. */
+ RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE_BIT = 0,
+
+ /** Call CoInitializeEx w/ COINIT_MULTITHREADED, COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE and
+ * COINIT_SPEED_OVER_MEMORY. Ignored on non-windows platforms. */
+ RTTHREADFLAGS_COM_MTA = RT_BIT(1),
+ /** Call CoInitializeEx w/ COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED and
+ * COINIT_SPEED_OVER_MEMORY. Ignored on non-windows platforms. */
+ RTTHREADFLAGS_COM_STA = RT_BIT(2),
+
+ /** Mask all signals that we can mask. Ignored on most non-posix platforms.
+ * @note RTThreadPoke() will not necessarily work for a thread create with
+ * this flag. */
+ RTTHREADFLAGS_NO_SIGNALS = RT_BIT(3),
+
+ /** Mask of valid flags, use for validation. */
+ RTTHREADFLAGS_MASK = UINT32_C(0xf)
+} RTTHREADFLAGS;
+
+/** Max thread name length (including zero terminator). */
+#define RTTHREAD_NAME_LEN 16
+
+/**
+ * Create a new thread.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pThread Where to store the thread handle to the new thread. (optional)
+ * @param pfnThread The thread function.
+ * @param pvUser User argument.
+ * @param cbStack The size of the stack for the new thread.
+ * Use 0 for the default stack size.
+ * @param enmType The thread type. Used for deciding scheduling attributes
+ * of the thread.
+ * @param fFlags Flags of the RTTHREADFLAGS type (ORed together).
+ * @param pszName Thread name.
+ *
+ * @remark When called in Ring-0, this API will create a new kernel thread and not a thread in
+ * the context of the calling process.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCreate(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack,
+ RTTHREADTYPE enmType, unsigned fFlags, const char *pszName);
+#ifndef RT_OS_LINUX /* XXX crashes genksyms at least on 32-bit Linux hosts */
+/** Pointer to a RTThreadCreate function. */
+typedef DECLCALLBACKPTR(int, PFNRTTHREADCREATE,(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack,
+ RTTHREADTYPE enmType, unsigned fFlags, const char *pszName));
+#endif
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new thread.
+ *
+ * Same as RTThreadCreate except the name is given in the RTStrPrintfV form.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pThread See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param pfnThread See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param pvUser See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param cbStack See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param enmType See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param fFlags See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param pszNameFmt Thread name format.
+ * @param va Format arguments.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCreateV(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack,
+ RTTHREADTYPE enmType, uint32_t fFlags, const char *pszNameFmt, va_list va) RT_IPRT_FORMAT_ATTR(7, 0);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new thread.
+ *
+ * Same as RTThreadCreate except the name is given in the RTStrPrintf form.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pThread See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param pfnThread See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param pvUser See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param cbStack See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param enmType See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param fFlags See RTThreadCreate.
+ * @param pszNameFmt Thread name format.
+ * @param ... Format arguments.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCreateF(PRTTHREAD pThread, PFNRTTHREAD pfnThread, void *pvUser, size_t cbStack,
+ RTTHREADTYPE enmType, uint32_t fFlags, const char *pszNameFmt, ...) RT_IPRT_FORMAT_ATTR(7, 8);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the native thread id of a IPRT thread.
+ *
+ * @returns The native thread id.
+ * @param Thread The IPRT thread.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTNATIVETHREAD) RTThreadGetNative(RTTHREAD Thread);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the native thread handle for a IPRT thread.
+ *
+ * @returns The thread handle. INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE on failure.
+ * @param hThread The IPRT thread handle.
+ *
+ * @note Windows only.
+ * @note Only valid after parent returns from the thread creation call.
+ */
+RTDECL(uintptr_t) RTThreadGetNativeHandle(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the IPRT thread of a native thread.
+ *
+ * @returns The IPRT thread handle
+ * @returns NIL_RTTHREAD if not a thread known to IPRT.
+ * @param NativeThread The native thread handle/id.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREAD) RTThreadFromNative(RTNATIVETHREAD NativeThread);
+
+/**
+ * Changes the type of the specified thread.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param Thread The thread which type should be changed.
+ * @param enmType The new thread type.
+ * @remark In Ring-0 it only works if Thread == RTThreadSelf().
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadSetType(RTTHREAD Thread, RTTHREADTYPE enmType);
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the thread to terminate, resume on interruption.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * Will not return VERR_INTERRUPTED.
+ * @param Thread The thread to wait for.
+ * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for
+ * an indefinite wait.
+ * @param prc Where to store the return code of the thread. Optional.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadWait(RTTHREAD Thread, RTMSINTERVAL cMillies, int *prc);
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the thread to terminate, return on interruption.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param Thread The thread to wait for.
+ * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for
+ * an indefinite wait.
+ * @param prc Where to store the return code of the thread. Optional.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadWaitNoResume(RTTHREAD Thread, RTMSINTERVAL cMillies, int *prc);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the name of the current thread thread.
+ *
+ * @returns Pointer to readonly name string.
+ * @returns NULL on failure.
+ */
+RTDECL(const char *) RTThreadSelfName(void);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the name of a thread.
+ *
+ * @returns Pointer to readonly name string.
+ * @returns NULL on failure.
+ * @param Thread Thread handle of the thread to query the name of.
+ */
+RTDECL(const char *) RTThreadGetName(RTTHREAD Thread);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the type of the specified thread.
+ *
+ * @returns The thread type.
+ * @returns RTTHREADTYPE_INVALID if the thread handle is invalid.
+ * @param Thread The thread in question.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREADTYPE) RTThreadGetType(RTTHREAD Thread);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the name of a thread.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param Thread Thread handle of the thread to query the name of.
+ * @param pszName The thread name.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadSetName(RTTHREAD Thread, const char *pszName);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the specified thread is the main thread.
+ *
+ * @returns true if it is, false if it isn't.
+ *
+ * @param hThread The thread handle.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadIsMain(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the calling thread is known to IPRT.
+ *
+ * @returns @c true if it is, @c false if it isn't.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadIsSelfKnown(void);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the calling thread is know to IPRT and is alive.
+ *
+ * @returns @c true if it is, @c false if it isn't.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadIsSelfAlive(void);
+
+#ifdef IN_RING0
+/**
+ * Checks whether the specified thread is terminating.
+ *
+ * @retval VINF_SUCCESS if not terminating.
+ * @retval VINF_THREAD_IS_TERMINATING if terminating.
+ * @retval VERR_INVALID_HANDLE if hThread is not NIL_RTTHREAD.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if the OS doesn't provide ways to check.
+ *
+ * @param hThread The thread to query about, NIL_RTTHREAD is an alias for
+ * the calling thread. Must be NIL_RTTHREAD for now.
+ *
+ * @note Not suppored on all OSes, so check for VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadQueryTerminationStatus(RTTHREAD hThread);
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Signal the user event.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserSignal(RTTHREAD Thread);
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the user event.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param Thread The thread to wait for.
+ * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for
+ * an indefinite wait.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserWait(RTTHREAD Thread, RTMSINTERVAL cMillies);
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the user event, return on interruption.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param Thread The thread to wait for.
+ * @param cMillies The number of milliseconds to wait. Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT for
+ * an indefinite wait.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserWaitNoResume(RTTHREAD Thread, RTMSINTERVAL cMillies);
+
+/**
+ * Reset the user event.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param Thread The thread to reset.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadUserReset(RTTHREAD Thread);
+
+/**
+ * Pokes the thread.
+ *
+ * This will wake up or/and signal the thread, attempting to interrupt whatever
+ * it's currently doing.
+ *
+ * The posixy version of this will send a signal to the thread, quite likely
+ * waking it up from normal sleeps, waits, and I/O. When IPRT is in
+ * non-obtrusive mode, the posixy version will definitely return
+ * VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, and it may also do so if no usable signal was found.
+ *
+ * On Windows the thread will be alerted, waking it up from most sleeps and
+ * waits, but not probably very little in the I/O area (needs testing). On NT
+ * 3.50 and 3.1 VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED will be returned.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ *
+ * @param hThread The thread to poke. This must not be the
+ * calling thread.
+ *
+ * @note This is *NOT* implemented on all platforms and may cause unresolved
+ * symbols during linking or VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED at runtime.
+ *
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadPoke(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Controls the masking of the signal used by RTThreadPoke on posix systems.
+ *
+ * This function is not available on non-posix systems.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ *
+ * @param hThread The current thread.
+ * @param fEnable Whether to enable poking (unblock) or to disable it
+ * (block the signal).
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadControlPokeSignal(RTTHREAD hThread, bool fEnable);
+
+
+# ifdef IN_RING0
+
+/**
+ * Check if preemption is currently enabled or not for the current thread.
+ *
+ * @note This may return true even on systems where preemption isn't
+ * possible. In that case, it means no call to RTThreadPreemptDisable
+ * has been made and interrupts are still enabled.
+ *
+ * @returns true if preemption is enabled, false if preemetion is disabled.
+ * @param hThread Must be NIL_RTTHREAD for now.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsEnabled(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Check if preemption is pending for the current thread.
+ *
+ * This function should be called regularly when executing larger portions of
+ * code with preemption disabled.
+ *
+ * @returns true if pending, false if not.
+ * @param hThread Must be NIL_RTTHREAD for now.
+ *
+ * @note If called with interrupts disabled, the NT kernel may temporarily
+ * re-enable them while checking.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsPending(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Is RTThreadPreemptIsPending reliable?
+ *
+ * @returns true if reliable, false if not.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsPendingTrusty(void);
+
+/**
+ * Is preemption possible on this system.
+ *
+ * @returns true if possible, false if not.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsPossible(void);
+
+/**
+ * Preemption state saved by RTThreadPreemptDisable and used by
+ * RTThreadPreemptRestore to restore the previous state.
+ */
+typedef struct RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE
+{
+ /** In debug builds this will be used to check for cpu migration. */
+ RTCPUID idCpu;
+# ifdef RT_OS_WINDOWS
+ /** The old IRQL. Don't touch! */
+ unsigned char uchOldIrql;
+ /** Reserved, MBZ. */
+ uint8_t bReserved1;
+ /** Reserved, MBZ. */
+ uint8_t bReserved2;
+ /** Reserved, MBZ. */
+ uint8_t bReserved3;
+# define RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE_INITIALIZER { NIL_RTCPUID, 255, 0, 0, 0 }
+# elif defined(RT_OS_HAIKU)
+ /** The cpu_state. Don't touch! */
+ uint32_t uOldCpuState;
+# define RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE_INITIALIZER { NIL_RTCPUID, 0 }
+# elif defined(RT_OS_SOLARIS)
+ /** The Old PIL. Don't touch! */
+ uint32_t uOldPil;
+# define RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE_INITIALIZER { NIL_RTCPUID, UINT32_MAX }
+# else
+ /** Reserved, MBZ. */
+ uint32_t u32Reserved;
+# define RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE_INITIALIZER { NIL_RTCPUID, 0 }
+# endif
+} RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE;
+/** Pointer to a preemption state. */
+typedef RTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE *PRTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE;
+
+/**
+ * Disable preemption.
+ *
+ * A call to this function must be matched by exactly one call to
+ * RTThreadPreemptRestore().
+ *
+ * @param pState Where to store the preemption state.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTThreadPreemptDisable(PRTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE pState);
+
+/**
+ * Restores the preemption state, undoing a previous call to
+ * RTThreadPreemptDisable.
+ *
+ * A call to this function must be matching a previous call to
+ * RTThreadPreemptDisable.
+ *
+ * @param pState The state return by RTThreadPreemptDisable.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTThreadPreemptRestore(PRTTHREADPREEMPTSTATE pState);
+
+/**
+ * Check if the thread is executing in interrupt context.
+ *
+ * @returns true if in interrupt context, false if not.
+ * @param hThread Must be NIL_RTTHREAD for now.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadIsInInterrupt(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+
+/**
+ * Thread context swithcing events.
+ */
+typedef enum RTTHREADCTXEVENT
+{
+ /** This thread is being scheduled out on the current CPU (includes preemption,
+ * waiting, sleep and whatever else may trigger scheduling). */
+ RTTHREADCTXEVENT_OUT = 0,
+ /** This thread is being scheduled in on the current CPU and will resume
+ * execution. */
+ RTTHREADCTXEVENT_IN,
+ /** The usual 32-bit size hack. */
+ RTTHREADCTXEVENT_32BIT_HACK = 0x7fffffff
+} RTTHREADCTXEVENT;
+
+/**
+ * Thread context switching hook callback.
+ *
+ * This hook function is called when a thread is scheduled and preempted. Check
+ * @a enmEvent to see which it is. Since the function is being called from
+ * hooks inside the scheduler, it is limited what you can do from this function.
+ * Do NOT acquire locks, sleep or yield the thread for instance. IRQ safe
+ * spinlocks are fine though.
+ *
+ * @param enmEvent The thread-context event. Please quitely ignore unknown
+ * events, we may add more (thread exit, ++) later.
+ * @param pvUser User argument.
+ */
+typedef DECLCALLBACKTYPE(void, FNRTTHREADCTXHOOK,(RTTHREADCTXEVENT enmEvent, void *pvUser));
+/** Pointer to a context switching hook. */
+typedef FNRTTHREADCTXHOOK *PFNRTTHREADCTXHOOK;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes a thread context switching hook for the current thread.
+ *
+ * The hook is created as disabled, use RTThreadCtxHookEnable to enable it.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param phCtxHook Where to store the hook handle.
+ * @param fFlags Reserved for future extensions, must be zero.
+ * @param pfnCallback Pointer to a the hook function (callback) that
+ * should be called for all context switching events
+ * involving the current thread.
+ * @param pvUser User argument that will be passed to @a pfnCallback.
+ * @remarks Preemption must be enabled.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCtxHookCreate(PRTTHREADCTXHOOK phCtxHook, uint32_t fFlags, PFNRTTHREADCTXHOOK pfnCallback, void *pvUser);
+
+/**
+ * Destroys a thread context switching hook.
+ *
+ * Caller must make sure the hook is disabled before the final reference is
+ * released. Recommended to call this on the owning thread, otherwise the
+ * memory backing it may on some systems only be released when the thread
+ * terminates.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ *
+ * @param hCtxHook The context hook handle. NIL_RTTHREADCTXHOOK is
+ * ignored and the function will return VINF_SUCCESS.
+ * @remarks Preemption must be enabled.
+ * @remarks Do not call from FNRTTHREADCTXHOOK.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCtxHookDestroy(RTTHREADCTXHOOK hCtxHook);
+
+/**
+ * Enables the context switching hooks for the current thread.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hCtxHook The context hook handle.
+ * @remarks Should be called with preemption disabled.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCtxHookEnable(RTTHREADCTXHOOK hCtxHook);
+
+/**
+ * Disables the thread context switching hook for the current thread.
+ *
+ * Will not assert or fail if called twice or with a NIL handle.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param hCtxHook The context hook handle. NIL_RTTHREADCTXHOOK is
+ * ignored and the function wil return VINF_SUCCESS.
+ * @remarks Should be called with preemption disabled.
+ * @remarks Do not call from FNRTTHREADCTXHOOK.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadCtxHookDisable(RTTHREADCTXHOOK hCtxHook);
+
+/**
+ * Is the thread context switching hook enabled?
+ *
+ * @returns true if registered, false if not supported or not registered.
+ * @param hCtxHook The context hook handle. NIL_RTTHREADCTXHOOK is
+ * ignored and the function will return false.
+ *
+ * @remarks Can be called from any thread, though is naturally subject to races
+ * when not called from the thread associated with the hook.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadCtxHookIsEnabled(RTTHREADCTXHOOK hCtxHook);
+
+# endif /* IN_RING0 */
+
+
+# ifdef IN_RING3
+
+/**
+ * Adopts a non-IPRT thread.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param enmType The thread type.
+ * @param fFlags The thread flags. RTTHREADFLAGS_WAITABLE is not currently allowed.
+ * @param pszName The thread name. Optional
+ * @param pThread Where to store the thread handle. Optional.
+ */
+RTDECL(int) RTThreadAdopt(RTTHREADTYPE enmType, unsigned fFlags, const char *pszName, PRTTHREAD pThread);
+
+/**
+ * Get the thread handle of the current thread, automatically adopting alien
+ * threads.
+ *
+ * @returns Thread handle.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREAD) RTThreadSelfAutoAdopt(void);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the affinity mask of the current thread.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param pCpuSet Where to return the CPU affienty set of the calling
+ * thread.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTThreadGetAffinity(PRTCPUSET pCpuSet);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the affinity mask of the current thread.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param pCpuSet The set of CPUs this thread can run on. NULL means
+ * all CPUs.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTThreadSetAffinity(PCRTCPUSET pCpuSet);
+
+/**
+ * Binds the thread to one specific CPU.
+ *
+ * @returns iprt status code.
+ * @param idCpu The ID of the CPU to bind this thread to. Use
+ * NIL_RTCPUID to unbind it.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTThreadSetAffinityToCpu(RTCPUID idCpu);
+
+/**
+ * Unblocks a thread.
+ *
+ * This function is paired with RTThreadBlocking and RTThreadBlockingDebug.
+ *
+ * @param hThread The current thread.
+ * @param enmCurState The current state, used to check for nested blocking.
+ * The new state will be running.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTThreadUnblocked(RTTHREAD hThread, RTTHREADSTATE enmCurState);
+
+/**
+ * Change the thread state to blocking.
+ *
+ * @param hThread The current thread.
+ * @param enmState The sleep state.
+ * @param fReallySleeping Really going to sleep now. Use false before calls
+ * to other IPRT synchronization methods.
+ */
+RTDECL(void) RTThreadBlocking(RTTHREAD hThread, RTTHREADSTATE enmState, bool fReallySleeping);
+
+/**
+ * Get the current thread state.
+ *
+ * A thread that is reported as sleeping may actually still be running inside
+ * the lock validator or/and in the code of some other IPRT synchronization
+ * primitive. Use RTThreadGetReallySleeping
+ *
+ * @returns The thread state.
+ * @param hThread The thread.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREADSTATE) RTThreadGetState(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the thread is really sleeping or not.
+ *
+ * @returns RTTHREADSTATE_RUNNING if not really sleeping, otherwise the state it
+ * is sleeping in.
+ * @param hThread The thread.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREADSTATE) RTThreadGetReallySleeping(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Translate a thread state into a string.
+ *
+ * @returns Pointer to a read-only string containing the state name.
+ * @param enmState The state.
+ */
+RTDECL(const char *) RTThreadStateName(RTTHREADSTATE enmState);
+
+
+/**
+ * Native thread states returned by RTThreadNativeState.
+ */
+typedef enum RTTHREADNATIVESTATE
+{
+ /** Invalid thread handle. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_INVALID = 0,
+ /** Unable to determine the thread state. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_UNKNOWN,
+ /** The thread is running. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_RUNNING,
+ /** The thread is blocked. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_BLOCKED,
+ /** The thread is suspended / stopped. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_SUSPENDED,
+ /** The thread has terminated. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_TERMINATED,
+ /** Make sure it's a 32-bit type. */
+ RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_32BIT_HACK = 0x7fffffff
+} RTTHREADNATIVESTATE;
+
+
+/**
+ * Get the native state of a thread.
+ *
+ * @returns Native state.
+ * @param hThread The thread handle.
+ *
+ * @remarks Not yet implemented on all systems, so have a backup plan for
+ * RTTHREADNATIVESTATE_UNKNOWN.
+ */
+RTDECL(RTTHREADNATIVESTATE) RTThreadGetNativeState(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+
+/**
+ * Get the execution times of the specified thread
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param pKernelTime Kernel execution time in ms (out)
+ * @param pUserTime User execution time in ms (out)
+ *
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTThreadGetExecutionTimeMilli(uint64_t *pKernelTime, uint64_t *pUserTime);
+
+/** @name Thread Local Storage
+ * @{
+ */
+/**
+ * Thread termination callback for destroying a non-zero TLS entry.
+ *
+ * @remarks It is not permitable to use any RTTls APIs at this time. Doing so
+ * may lead to endless loops, crashes, and other bad stuff.
+ *
+ * @param pvValue The current value.
+ */
+typedef DECLCALLBACKTYPE(void, FNRTTLSDTOR,(void *pvValue));
+/** Pointer to a FNRTTLSDTOR. */
+typedef FNRTTLSDTOR *PFNRTTLSDTOR;
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a TLS entry (index).
+ *
+ * Example code:
+ * @code
+ RTTLS g_iTls = NIL_RTTLS;
+
+ ...
+
+ // once for the process, allocate the TLS index
+ if (g_iTls == NIL_RTTLS)
+ g_iTls = RTTlsAlloc();
+
+ // set the thread-local value.
+ RTTlsSet(g_iTls, pMyData);
+
+ ...
+
+ // get the thread-local value
+ PMYDATA pMyData = (PMYDATA)RTTlsGet(g_iTls);
+
+ @endcode
+ *
+ * @returns the index of the allocated TLS entry.
+ * @returns NIL_RTTLS on failure.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(RTTLS) RTTlsAlloc(void);
+
+/**
+ * Variant of RTTlsAlloc that returns a status code.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if pfnDestructor is non-NULL and the platform
+ * doesn't support this feature.
+ *
+ * @param piTls Where to store the index of the allocated TLS entry.
+ * This is set to NIL_RTTLS on failure.
+ * @param pfnDestructor Optional callback function for cleaning up on
+ * thread termination.
+ * @note In static builds on windows, the destructor will only be invoked for
+ * IPRT threads.
+ * @note There are probably OS specific restrictions on what operations you
+ * are allowed to perform from a TLS destructor, so keep it simple.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsAllocEx(PRTTLS piTls, PFNRTTLSDTOR pfnDestructor);
+
+/**
+ * Frees a TLS entry.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsFree(RTTLS iTls);
+
+/**
+ * Get the (thread-local) value stored in a TLS entry.
+ *
+ * @returns value in given TLS entry.
+ * @retval NULL if RTTlsSet() has not yet been called on this thread, or if the
+ * TLS index is invalid.
+ *
+ * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(void *) RTTlsGet(RTTLS iTls);
+
+/**
+ * Get the value stored in a TLS entry.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status code.
+ * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry.
+ * @param ppvValue Where to store the value. The value will be NULL if
+ * RTTlsSet has not yet been called on this thread.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsGetEx(RTTLS iTls, void **ppvValue);
+
+/**
+ * Set the value stored in an allocated TLS entry.
+ *
+ * @returns IPRT status.
+ * @param iTls The index of the TLS entry.
+ * @param pvValue The value to store.
+ *
+ * @remarks Note that NULL is considered a special value.
+ */
+RTR3DECL(int) RTTlsSet(RTTLS iTls, void *pvValue);
+
+/** @} */
+
+# endif /* IN_RING3 */
+#endif /* !IN_RC || defined(DOXYGEN_RUNNING) */
+
+/** @} */
+
+RT_C_DECLS_END
+
+#endif /* !IPRT_INCLUDED_thread_h */
+