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+/** @file
+ * IPRT - Classes for Scope-based Locking.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2022 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_cpp_lock_h
+#define IPRT_INCLUDED_cpp_lock_h
+#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <iprt/critsect.h>
+#ifdef RT_LOCK_STRICT
+# include <iprt/lockvalidator.h>
+#endif
+
+RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
+
+/** @defgroup grp_rt_cpp_lock C++ Scope-based Locking
+ * @ingroup grp_rt_cpp
+ * @{
+ */
+
+class RTCLock;
+
+/**
+ * The mutex lock.
+ *
+ * This is used as an object data member if the intention is to lock
+ * a single object. This can also be used statically, initialized in
+ * a global variable, for class wide purposes.
+ *
+ * This is best used together with RTCLock.
+ */
+class RTCLockMtx
+{
+friend class RTCLock;
+
+private:
+ RTCRITSECT mMtx;
+
+public:
+ RTCLockMtx()
+ {
+#ifdef RT_LOCK_STRICT_ORDER
+ RTCritSectInitEx(&mMtx, 0 /*fFlags*/,
+ RTLockValidatorClassCreateUnique(RT_SRC_POS, NULL),
+ RTLOCKVAL_SUB_CLASS_NONE, NULL);
+#else
+ RTCritSectInit(&mMtx);
+#endif
+ }
+
+ /** Use to when creating locks that belongs in the same "class". */
+ RTCLockMtx(RT_SRC_POS_DECL, uint32_t uSubClass = RTLOCKVAL_SUB_CLASS_NONE)
+ {
+#ifdef RT_LOCK_STRICT_ORDER
+ RTCritSectInitEx(&mMtx, 0 /*fFlags*/,
+ RTLockValidatorClassForSrcPos(RT_SRC_POS_ARGS, NULL),
+ uSubClass, NULL);
+#else
+ NOREF(uSubClass);
+ RTCritSectInit(&mMtx);
+ RT_SRC_POS_NOREF();
+#endif
+ }
+
+ ~RTCLockMtx()
+ {
+ RTCritSectDelete(&mMtx);
+ }
+
+ /* lock() and unlock() are private so that only friend RTCLock can access
+ them. */
+private:
+ inline void lock()
+ {
+ RTCritSectEnter(&mMtx);
+ }
+
+ inline void unlock()
+ {
+ RTCritSectLeave(&mMtx);
+ }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * The stack object for automatic locking and unlocking.
+ *
+ * This is a helper class for automatic locks, to simplify requesting a
+ * RTCLockMtx and to not forget releasing it. To request a RTCLockMtx, simply
+ * create an instance of RTCLock on the stack and pass the mutex to it:
+ *
+ * @code
+ extern RTCLockMtx gMtx; // wherever this is
+ ...
+ if (...)
+ {
+ RTCLock lock(gMtx);
+ ... // do stuff
+ // when lock goes out of scope, destructor releases the mutex
+ }
+ @endcode
+ *
+ * You can also explicitly release the mutex by calling RTCLock::release().
+ * This might be helpful if the lock doesn't go out of scope early enough
+ * for your mutex to be released.
+ */
+class RTCLock
+{
+private:
+ /** Reference to the lock we're holding. */
+ RTCLockMtx &m_rMtx;
+ /** Whether we're currently holding the lock of if it was already
+ * explictily released by the release() method. */
+ bool m_fLocked;
+
+public:
+ RTCLock(RTCLockMtx &a_rMtx)
+ : m_rMtx(a_rMtx)
+ {
+ m_rMtx.lock();
+ m_fLocked = true;
+ }
+
+ ~RTCLock()
+ {
+ if (m_fLocked)
+ m_rMtx.unlock();
+ }
+
+ inline void release()
+ {
+ if (m_fLocked)
+ {
+ m_rMtx.unlock();
+ m_fLocked = false;
+ }
+ }
+};
+
+
+/** @} */
+
+RT_C_DECLS_END
+
+#endif /* !IPRT_INCLUDED_cpp_lock_h */
+