Introduce simple "mutex" locking code.

Locks are not normally necessary because SeaBIOS uses a cooperative
multitasking system.  However, occasionally it is necessary to be able
to lock a resource across yield calls.  This patch introduces a simple
mechanism for doing that.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/stacks.c b/src/stacks.c
index a35ca3d..c783967 100644
--- a/src/stacks.c
+++ b/src/stacks.c
@@ -248,6 +248,26 @@ wait_threads(void)
         yield();
 }
 
+void
+mutex_lock(struct mutex_s *mutex)
+{
+    ASSERT32FLAT();
+    if (! CONFIG_THREADS)
+        return;
+    while (mutex->isLocked)
+        yield();
+    mutex->isLocked = 1;
+}
+
+void
+mutex_unlock(struct mutex_s *mutex)
+{
+    ASSERT32FLAT();
+    if (! CONFIG_THREADS)
+        return;
+    mutex->isLocked = 0;
+}
+
 
 /****************************************************************
  * Thread preemption