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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pr_notify.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_notify.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c34d07f89b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_notify.rst @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +PR_Notify +========= + +Notifies a monitor that a change in state of the monitored data has +occurred. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prmon.h> + + PRStatus PR_Notify(PRMonitor *mon); + + +Parameters +~~~~~~~~~~ + +The function has the following parameter: + +``mon`` + A reference to an existing structure of type :ref:`PRMonitor`. The + monitor object referenced must be one for which the calling thread + currently holds the lock. + + +Returns +~~~~~~~ + +The function returns one of the following values: + +- If successful, ``PR_SUCCESS``. +- If unsuccessful, ``PR_FAILURE``. + + +Description +----------- + +Notification of a monitor signals the change of state of some monitored +data. The changing of that data and the notification must all be +performed while in the monitor. When the notification occurs, the +runtime promotes a thread that is waiting on the monitor to a ready +state. If more than one thread is waiting, the selection of which thread +gets promoted cannot be determined in advance. This implies that all +threads waiting on a single monitor must have the same semantics. If no +thread is waiting on the monitor, the notify operation is a no-op. |