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+// Copyright (c) 2006-2008 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "base/platform_thread.h"
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+#include "base/logging.h"
+#include "base/scoped_nsautorelease_pool.h"
+
+// A simple class that demonstrates our impressive ability to do nothing.
+@interface NoOp : NSObject
+
+// Does the deed. Or does it?
++ (void)noOp;
+
+@end
+
+@implementation NoOp
+
++ (void)noOp {
+}
+
+@end
+
+namespace base {
+
+// If Cocoa is to be used on more than one thread, it must know that the
+// application is multithreaded. Since it's possible to enter Cocoa code
+// from threads created by pthread_thread_create, Cocoa won't necessarily
+// be aware that the application is multithreaded. Spawning an NSThread is
+// enough to get Cocoa to set up for multithreaded operation, so this is done
+// if necessary before pthread_thread_create spawns any threads.
+//
+// http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Multithreading/CreatingThreads/chapter_4_section_4.html
+void InitThreading() {
+ // this is called early in startup, before the event loop, so provide
+ // an autorelease pool to prevent leaks here
+ ScopedNSAutoreleasePool pool;
+
+ static BOOL multithreaded = [NSThread isMultiThreaded];
+ if (!multithreaded) {
+ [NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(noOp) toTarget:[NoOp class] withObject:nil];
+ multithreaded = YES;
+
+ DCHECK([NSThread isMultiThreaded]);
+ }
+}
+
+} // namespace base
+
+// static
+void PlatformThread::SetName(const char* name) {
+ // pthread_setname_np is only available in 10.6 or later, so test
+ // for it at runtime.
+ int (*dynamic_pthread_setname_np)(const char*);
+ *reinterpret_cast<void**>(&dynamic_pthread_setname_np) =
+ dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "pthread_setname_np");
+ if (!dynamic_pthread_setname_np) return;
+
+ // Mac OS X does not expose the length limit of the name, so
+ // hardcode it.
+ const int kMaxNameLength = 63;
+ std::string shortened_name = std::string(name).substr(0, kMaxNameLength);
+ // pthread_setname() fails (harmlessly) in the sandbox, ignore when it does.
+ // See http://crbug.com/47058
+
+ // The name parameter is copied thus it's safe to release it after calling.
+ // Checked against the bionic implementation in bionic/libc/bionic/pthread.c
+ dynamic_pthread_setname_np(shortened_name.c_str());
+}