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SDL_AtomicLock
Use this function to lock a spin lock by setting it to a non-zero value.
Syntax
void SDL_AtomicLock(SDL_SpinLock* lock)
Function Parameters
lock |
a pointer to a lock variable |
Code Examples
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Remarks
The atomic locks are efficient spinlocks using CPU instructions, but are vulnerable to starvation and can spin forever if a thread holding a lock has been terminated. For this reason you should minimize the code executed inside an atomic lock and never do expensive things like API or system calls while holding them.
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The atomic locks are not safe to lock recursively.
