// Copyright (C) 2003 Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
// License: Boost Software License See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
#ifndef DLIB_THREADS_KERNEL_1_CPp_
#define DLIB_THREADS_KERNEL_1_CPp_
#include "../platform.h"
#ifdef WIN32
#include "threads_kernel_1.h"
#include <process.h>
namespace dlib
{
namespace threads_kernel_shared_helpers
{
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
struct info
{
void* param;
void (*funct)(void*);
};
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
unsigned int __stdcall thread_starter (
void* param
)
{
info* alloc_p = static_cast<info*>(param);
info p = *alloc_p;
delete alloc_p;
p.funct(p.param);
return 0;
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool spawn_thread (
void (*funct)(void*),
void* param
)
{
info* p;
try { p = new info; }
catch (...) { return false; }
p->funct = funct;
p->param = param;
unsigned int garbage;
HANDLE thandle = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex (NULL,0,thread_starter,p,0,&garbage);
// make thread and add it to the pool
// return false if _beginthreadex didn't work
if ( thandle == 0)
{
delete p;
return false;
}
// throw away the thread handle
CloseHandle(thandle);
return true;
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
}
}
#endif // WIN32
#endif // DLIB_THREADS_KERNEL_1_CPp_