Re: [PATCHES] Compiling libpq with VisualC

[ Thread moved to hackers and win32.]

Andreas Pflug wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >Agreed.  My pthread book says pthread_mutex_init() should be called only
> >once, and we have to guarantee that.  If the Windows implentation allows
> >it to be called multiple times, just create a function to be called only
> >by Win32 that does that and leave the Unix safe.
> >
> >  
> >
> Ok, so here's the win32 workaround with the unix stuff left untouched.
> There's no memory interlocking api in win32 that wouldn't need some 
> initializing api call itself, so we'd have to go for assembly level 
> test-and-set code or introduce a mandatory global libpq initializing 
> api. Considering the probably quite low usage of kerberos/ssl together 
> with threads under win32, and the very low probability of two 
> threads/processors (!) trying to initiate a connection at the same time, 
> it doesn't seem to be worth the compiler hassle with assembly inline.

What is the recommended way to create mutex objects (CreateMutex) from
Win32 libraries?  There must be a clean way like there is in pthreads.

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In the patch Win32, pthread_mutex_init() == CreateMutex():
	
	+#ifndef WIN32
	        static pthread_mutex_t singlethread_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
	+#else
	+       static pthread_mutex_t singlethread_lock;
	+        static int mutex_initialized = 0;
	+        if (!mutex_initialized)
	+        {
	+                mutex_initialized = 1;
	+                pthread_mutex_init(&singlethread_lock, NULL);
	+        }
	+#endif

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