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mbed-os / platform / include / platform / CriticalSectionLock.h
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 * Copyright (c) 2017-2019 ARM Limited
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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#ifndef MBED_CRITICALSECTIONLOCK_H
#define MBED_CRITICALSECTIONLOCK_H

#include "platform/mbed_toolchain.h"

namespace mbed {
/** \addtogroup platform-public-api */
/** @{*/
/**
 * \defgroup platform_CriticalSectionLock CriticalSectionLock functions
 * @{
 */

/** RAII object for disabling, then restoring, interrupt state
  * Usage:
  * @code
  *
  * // RAII style usage
  * unsigned int atomic_counter_increment(unsigned int &counter) {
  *     CriticalSectionLock lock;
  *     // Code in this block will run with interrupts disabled
  *     // Interrupts will be restored to their previous state automatically
  *     // at the end of function scope
  *     return ++counter;
  * }
  *
  * // free locking usage
  * unsigned int atomic_counter_decrement(unsigned int &counter) {
  *     CriticalSectionLock::enable();
  *     // Code in this block will run with interrupts disabled
  *     counter--;
  *     CriticalSectionLock::disable(); // need explicitly to disable critical section lock
  *     // interrupts will be restored to their previous state here
  *     return counter;
  * }
  *
  * @endcode
  */
class CriticalSectionLock {
public:
    CriticalSectionLock();

    ~CriticalSectionLock();

    /** Mark the start of a critical section
     */
    static void enable();

    /** Mark the end of a critical section
     */
    static void disable();
};

/**@}*/

/**@}*/

} // namespace mbed

#endif