Wrappers around thread signaling functions for object:

 - vlc_object_lock, vlc_object_unlock: take/release object_lock
 - vlc_object_signal: trigger object_wait
 - vlc_object_wait, vlc_object_timedwait: wait on object_wait

include/vlc_objects.h

@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ struct vlc_object_t
  *****************************************************************************/
 VLC_EXPORT( void *, __vlc_object_create, ( vlc_object_t *, int ) );
 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_destroy, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
-VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_kill, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
-VLC_EXPORT( vlc_bool_t, __vlc_object_dying_unlocked, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
-VLC_EXPORT( vlc_bool_t, __vlc_object_dying, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_attach, ( vlc_object_t *, vlc_object_t * ) );
 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_detach, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
 VLC_EXPORT( void *, __vlc_object_get, ( vlc_object_t *, int ) );
@@ -118,9 +115,6 @@ VLC_EXPORT( void, vlc_list_release, ( vlc_list_t * ) );
     __vlc_object_destroy( VLC_OBJECT(a) ); \
     (a) = NULL; } while(0)
 
-#define vlc_object_kill(a) \
-    __vlc_object_kill( VLC_OBJECT(a) )
-
 #define vlc_object_detach(a) \
     __vlc_object_detach( VLC_OBJECT(a) )
 
@@ -144,3 +138,44 @@ VLC_EXPORT( void, vlc_list_release, ( vlc_list_t * ) );
 
 #define vlc_list_find(a,b,c) \
     __vlc_list_find( VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c)
+
+
+/* Objects and threading */
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_lock, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
+#define vlc_object_lock( obj ) \
+    __vlc_object_lock( VLC_OBJECT( obj ) )
+
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_unlock, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
+#define vlc_object_unlock( obj ) \
+    __vlc_object_unlock( VLC_OBJECT( obj ) )
+
+VLC_EXPORT( vlc_bool_t, __vlc_object_wait, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
+#define vlc_object_wait( obj ) \
+    __vlc_object_wait( VLC_OBJECT( obj ) )
+
+static inline
+vlc_bool_t __vlc_object_lock_and_wait( vlc_object_t *obj )
+{
+    vlc_bool_t b;
+
+    vlc_object_lock( obj );
+    b = vlc_object_wait( obj );
+    vlc_object_unlock( obj );
+    return b;
+}
+
+VLC_EXPORT( int, __vlc_object_timedwait, ( vlc_object_t *, mtime_t ) );
+#define vlc_object_timedwait( obj, d ) \
+    __vlc_object_timedwait( VLC_OBJECT( obj ), d )
+
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_signal_unlocked, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
+#define vlc_object_signal_unlocked( obj ) \
+    __vlc_object_signal_unlocked( VLC_OBJECT( obj ) )
+
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_signal, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
+#define vlc_object_signal( obj ) \
+    __vlc_object_signal( VLC_OBJECT( obj ) )
+
+VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_object_kill, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
+#define vlc_object_kill(a) \
+    __vlc_object_kill( VLC_OBJECT(a) )

src/misc/objects.c

@@ -446,34 +446,92 @@ void __vlc_object_destroy( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 }
 
 
-void __vlc_object_kill( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+/** Inter-object signaling */
+
+void __vlc_object_lock( vlc_object_t *obj )
 {
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_this->object_lock );
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &obj->object_lock );
+}
 
-    if( p_this->i_object_type == VLC_OBJECT_LIBVLC )
-        for( int i = 0; i < p_this->i_children ; i++ )
-            vlc_object_kill( p_this->pp_children[i] );
+void __vlc_object_unlock( vlc_object_t *obj )
+{
+    vlc_assert_locked( &p_this->object_lock );
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &obj->object_lock );
+}
 
-    p_this->b_die = VLC_TRUE;
-    vlc_cond_signal( &p_this->object_wait );
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_this->object_lock );
+/**
+ * Waits for the object to be signaled (using vlc_object_signal()).
+ * If the object already has a signal pending, this function will return
+ * immediately. It is asserted that the caller holds the object lock.
+ *
+ * @return true if the object is dying and should terminate.
+ */
+vlc_bool_t __vlc_object_wait( vlc_object_t *obj )
+{
+    vlc_assert_locked( &obj->object_lock );
+    vlc_cond_wait( &obj->object_wait, &obj->object_lock );
+    return obj->b_die;
 }
 
 
-vlc_bool_t __vlc_object_dying_unlocked( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+/**
+ * Waits for the object to be signaled (using vlc_object_signal()), or for
+ * a timer to expire.
+ * If the object already has a signal pending, this function will return
+ * immediately. It is asserted that the caller holds the object lock.
+ *
+ * @return negative if the object is dying and should terminate,
+ * positive if the the object has been signaled but is not dying,
+ * 0 if timeout has been reached.
+ */
+int __vlc_object_timedwait( vlc_object_t *obj, mtime_t deadline )
 {
-    vlc_assert_locked( &p_this->object_lock );
-    return p_this->b_die;
+    int v;
+
+    vlc_assert_locked( &obj->object_lock );
+    v = vlc_cond_timedwait( &obj->object_wait, &obj->object_lock, deadline );
+    if( v == 0 ) /* signaled */
+        return obj->b_die ? -1 : 1;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
-vlc_bool_t __vlc_object_dying( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+/**
+ * Signals an object for which the lock is held.
+ */
+void __vlc_object_signal_unlocked( vlc_object_t *obj )
+{
+    vlc_assert_locked( &obj->object_lock );
+    vlc_cond_signal( &obj->object_wait );
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Signals an object for which the lock is NOT held.
+ */
+void __vlc_object_signal( vlc_object_t *obj )
+{
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &obj->object_lock );
+    vlc_object_signal_unlocked( obj );
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &obj->object_lock );
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Requests termination of an object.
+ * If the object is LibVLC, also request to terminate all its children.
+ */
+void __vlc_object_kill( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
-     vlc_bool_t b;
     vlc_mutex_lock( &p_this->object_lock );
-     b = __vlc_object_dying_unlocked( p_this );
+
+    if( p_this->i_object_type == VLC_OBJECT_LIBVLC )
+        for( int i = 0; i < p_this->i_children ; i++ )
+            vlc_object_kill( p_this->pp_children[i] );
+
+    p_this->b_die = VLC_TRUE;
+    vlc_object_signal_unlocked( p_this );
     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_this->object_lock );
-     return b;
 }