Modeled after "WITH_QEMU_LOCK_GUARD" (see qemu's include/qemu/lockable.h).
See comment for typical usage.
Signed-off-by: Tim Wiederhake <twiederh(a)redhat.com>
---
src/util/virthread.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/util/virthread.h b/src/util/virthread.h
index 6cdaf2820e..23abe0b6c9 100644
--- a/src/util/virthread.h
+++ b/src/util/virthread.h
@@ -209,3 +209,24 @@ int virThreadLocalSet(virThreadLocal *l, void*)
G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
return 0; \
} \
struct classname ## EatSemicolon
+
+#define VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD_(m, name) \
+ for (g_auto(virLockGuard) name = virLockGuardLock(m); name.mutex; \
+ name.mutex = (virLockGuardUnlock(&name), NULL))
+/**
+ * VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD:
+ *
+ * This macro defines a lock scope such that entering the scope takes the lock
+ * and leaving the scope releases the lock. Return statements are allowed
+ * within the scope and release the lock. Break and continue statements leave
+ * the scope early and release the lock.
+ *
+ * virMutex *mutex = ...;
+ *
+ * VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD(mutex) {
+ * // `mutex` is locked, and released automatically on scope exit
+ * ...
+ * }
+ */
+#define VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD(m) \
+ VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD_(m, CONCAT(var, __COUNTER__))
--
2.31.1