jobqueue.h File Reference

Header for jobqueue.c. More...

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Functions
JobQueue *	JobQueue_new (int nthreads, void *threadData, void *(*ThreadState_new)(void *), void(*ThreadState_free)(void *))
	Construct a JobQueue.
void	JobQueue_addJob (JobQueue *jq, int(*jobfun)(void *, void *), void *param)
	Add a job to the queue. More...
void	JobQueue_noMoreJobs (JobQueue *jq)
	Stop accepting jobs.
void	JobQueue_waitOnJobs (JobQueue *jq)
	Wait until all threads are idle.
void	JobQueue_free (JobQueue *jq)
	Destroy a JobQueue.

Detailed Description

Header for jobqueue.c.

Author

Alan R. Rogers

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2014, Alan R. Rogers roger.nosp@m.s@an.nosp@m.thro..nosp@m.utah.nosp@m..edu. This file is released under the Internet Systems Consortium License, which can be found in file "LICENSE".

Function Documentation

JobQueue_addJob()

void JobQueue_addJob	(	JobQueue *	jq,
		int(*)(void *, void *)	jobfun,
		void *	param
	)

Add a job to the queue.

Parameters

jq	the JobQueue
jobfun	function to be executed. Takes two void* arguments. The first points to a structure containing data associated with this job. The second points to data associated with the thread that runs the job. For example, the 2nd argument can be used to maintain a separate random number generator within each thread.
param	pointer to structure with parameters for this job