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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 Niels Provos and Nick Mathewson
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include "event2/event-config.h"
+
+/* With glibc we need to define this to get PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE. */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+struct event_base;
+#include "event2/thread.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "mm-internal.h"
+#include "evthread-internal.h"
+
+static pthread_mutexattr_t attr_recursive;
+
+static void *
+evthread_posix_lock_alloc(unsigned locktype)
+{
+	pthread_mutexattr_t *attr = NULL;
+	pthread_mutex_t *lock = mm_malloc(sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
+	if (!lock)
+		return NULL;
+	if (locktype & EVTHREAD_LOCKTYPE_RECURSIVE)
+		attr = &attr_recursive;
+	if (pthread_mutex_init(lock, attr)) {
+		mm_free(lock);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return lock;
+}
+
+static void
+evthread_posix_lock_free(void *_lock, unsigned locktype)
+{
+	pthread_mutex_t *lock = _lock;
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(lock);
+	mm_free(lock);
+}
+
+static int
+evthread_posix_lock(unsigned mode, void *_lock)
+{
+	pthread_mutex_t *lock = _lock;
+	if (mode & EVTHREAD_TRY)
+		return pthread_mutex_trylock(lock);
+	else
+		return pthread_mutex_lock(lock);
+}
+
+static int
+evthread_posix_unlock(unsigned mode, void *_lock)
+{
+	pthread_mutex_t *lock = _lock;
+	return pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+}
+
+static unsigned long
+evthread_posix_get_id(void)
+{
+	union {
+		pthread_t thr;
+#if _EVENT_SIZEOF_PTHREAD_T > _EVENT_SIZEOF_LONG
+		ev_uint64_t id;
+#else
+		unsigned long id;
+#endif
+	} r;
+#if _EVENT_SIZEOF_PTHREAD_T < _EVENT_SIZEOF_LONG
+	memset(&r, 0, sizeof(r));
+#endif
+	r.thr = pthread_self();
+	return (unsigned long)r.id;
+}
+
+static void *
+evthread_posix_cond_alloc(unsigned condflags)
+{
+	pthread_cond_t *cond = mm_malloc(sizeof(pthread_cond_t));
+	if (!cond)
+		return NULL;
+	if (pthread_cond_init(cond, NULL)) {
+		mm_free(cond);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return cond;
+}
+
+static void
+evthread_posix_cond_free(void *_cond)
+{
+	pthread_cond_t *cond = _cond;
+	pthread_cond_destroy(cond);
+	mm_free(cond);
+}
+
+static int
+evthread_posix_cond_signal(void *_cond, int broadcast)
+{
+	pthread_cond_t *cond = _cond;
+	int r;
+	if (broadcast)
+		r = pthread_cond_broadcast(cond);
+	else
+		r = pthread_cond_signal(cond);
+	return r ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static int
+evthread_posix_cond_wait(void *_cond, void *_lock, const struct timeval *tv)
+{
+	int r;
+	pthread_cond_t *cond = _cond;
+	pthread_mutex_t *lock = _lock;
+
+	if (tv) {
+		struct timeval now, abstime;
+		struct timespec ts;
+		evutil_gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+		evutil_timeradd(&now, tv, &abstime);
+		ts.tv_sec = abstime.tv_sec;
+		ts.tv_nsec = abstime.tv_usec*1000;
+		r = pthread_cond_timedwait(cond, lock, &ts);
+		if (r == ETIMEDOUT)
+			return 1;
+		else if (r)
+			return -1;
+		else
+			return 0;
+	} else {
+		r = pthread_cond_wait(cond, lock);
+		return r ? -1 : 0;
+	}
+}
+
+int
+evthread_use_pthreads(void)
+{
+	struct evthread_lock_callbacks cbs = {
+		EVTHREAD_LOCK_API_VERSION,
+		EVTHREAD_LOCKTYPE_RECURSIVE,
+		evthread_posix_lock_alloc,
+		evthread_posix_lock_free,
+		evthread_posix_lock,
+		evthread_posix_unlock
+	};
+	struct evthread_condition_callbacks cond_cbs = {
+		EVTHREAD_CONDITION_API_VERSION,
+		evthread_posix_cond_alloc,
+		evthread_posix_cond_free,
+		evthread_posix_cond_signal,
+		evthread_posix_cond_wait
+	};
+	/* Set ourselves up to get recursive locks. */
+	if (pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr_recursive))
+		return -1;
+	if (pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr_recursive, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE))
+		return -1;
+
+	evthread_set_lock_callbacks(&cbs);
+	evthread_set_condition_callbacks(&cond_cbs);
+	evthread_set_id_callback(evthread_posix_get_id);
+	return 0;
+}