openssl/doc/crypto/threads.pod

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=head1 NAME

CRYPTO_set_locking_callback, CRYPTO_set_id_callback - OpenSSL thread support

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/crypto.h>

 void CRYPTO_set_locking_callback(void (*locking_function)(int mode,
        int n, const char *file, int line));

 void CRYPTO_set_id_callback(unsigned long (*id_function)(void));

 int CRYPTO_num_locks(void);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

OpenSSL can safely be used in multi-threaded applications provided
that two callback functions are set.

locking_function(int mode, int type, const char *file, int line) is
needed to perform locking on shared data stuctures. Multi-threaded
applications will crash at random if it is not set.

locking_function() must be able to handle up to CRYPTO_num_locks()
different mutex locks. It sets the B<n>th lock if B<mode> &
B<CRYPTO_LOCK>, and releases it otherwise.

B<file> and B<line> are the file number of the function setting the
lock. They can be useful for debugging.

id_function(void) is a function that returns a thread ID. It is not
needed on Windows nor on platforms where getpid() returns a different
ID for each thread.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

CRYPTO_num_locks() returns the required number of locks.
The other functions return no values.

=head1 NOTE

You can find out if OpenSSL was configured with thread support:

 #define OPENSSL_THREAD_DEFINES
 #include <openssl/opensslconf.h>
 #if defined(THREADS)
   // thread support enabled
 #else
   // no thread support
 #endif

=head1 EXAMPLES

B<crypto/threads/mttest.c> shows examples of the callback functions on
Solaris, Irix and Win32.

=head1 HISTORY

CRYPTO_set_locking_callback() and CRYPTO_set_id_callback() are
available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
CRYPTO_num_locks() was added in OpenSSL 0.9.4.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>

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