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@@ -257,35 +257,33 @@ typedef struct SDL_rwlock SDL_rwlock;
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/**
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* Create a new read/write lock.
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*
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- * A read/write lock is useful for situations where you have multiple
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- * threads trying to access a resource that is rarely updated. All threads
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- * requesting a read-only lock will be allowed to run in parallel; if a
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- * thread requests a write lock, it will be provided exclusive access.
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- * This makes it safe for multiple threads to use a resource at the same
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- * time if they promise not to change it, and when it has to be changed,
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- * the rwlock will serve as a gateway to make sure those changes can be
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- * made safely.
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- *
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- * In the right situation, a rwlock can be more efficient than a mutex,
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- * which only lets a single thread proceed at a time, even if it won't be
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- * modifying the data.
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+ * A read/write lock is useful for situations where you have multiple threads
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+ * trying to access a resource that is rarely updated. All threads requesting
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+ * a read-only lock will be allowed to run in parallel; if a thread requests a
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+ * write lock, it will be provided exclusive access. This makes it safe for
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+ * multiple threads to use a resource at the same time if they promise not to
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+ * change it, and when it has to be changed, the rwlock will serve as a
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+ * gateway to make sure those changes can be made safely.
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+ *
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+ * In the right situation, a rwlock can be more efficient than a mutex, which
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+ * only lets a single thread proceed at a time, even if it won't be modifying
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+ * the data.
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*
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* All newly-created read/write locks begin in the _unlocked_ state.
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*
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- * Calls to SDL_LockRWLockForReading() and SDL_LockRWLockForWriting will
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- * not return while the rwlock is locked _for writing_ by another thread.
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- * See SDL_TryLockRWLockForReading() and SDL_TryLockRWLockForWriting() to
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- * attempt to lock without blocking.
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+ * Calls to SDL_LockRWLockForReading() and SDL_LockRWLockForWriting will not
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+ * return while the rwlock is locked _for writing_ by another thread. See
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+ * SDL_TryLockRWLockForReading() and SDL_TryLockRWLockForWriting() to attempt
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+ * to lock without blocking.
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*
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- * SDL read/write locks are only recursive for read-only locks! They
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- * are not guaranteed to be fair, or provide access in a FIFO manner! They
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- * are not guaranteed to favor writers. You may not lock a rwlock for
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- * both read-only and write access at the same time from the same thread
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- * (so you can't promote your read-only lock to a write lock without
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- * unlocking first).
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+ * SDL read/write locks are only recursive for read-only locks! They are not
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+ * guaranteed to be fair, or provide access in a FIFO manner! They are not
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+ * guaranteed to favor writers. You may not lock a rwlock for both read-only
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+ * and write access at the same time from the same thread (so you can't
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+ * promote your read-only lock to a write lock without unlocking first).
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*
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- * \returns the initialized and unlocked read/write lock or NULL on
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- * failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
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+ * \returns the initialized and unlocked read/write lock or NULL on failure;
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+ * call SDL_GetError() for more information.
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*
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* \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
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*
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@@ -301,25 +299,25 @@ extern DECLSPEC SDL_rwlock *SDLCALL SDL_CreateRWLock(void);
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/**
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* Lock the read/write lock for _read only_ operations.
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*
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- * This will block until the rwlock is available, which is to say it is
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- * not locked for writing by any other thread. Of all threads waiting to
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- * lock the rwlock, all may do so at the same time as long as they are
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- * requesting read-only access; if a thread wants to lock for writing,
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- * only one may do so at a time, and no other threads, read-only or not,
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- * may hold the lock at the same time.
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+ * This will block until the rwlock is available, which is to say it is not
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+ * locked for writing by any other thread. Of all threads waiting to lock the
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+ * rwlock, all may do so at the same time as long as they are requesting
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+ * read-only access; if a thread wants to lock for writing, only one may do so
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+ * at a time, and no other threads, read-only or not, may hold the lock at the
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+ * same time.
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*
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- * It is legal for the owning thread to lock an already-locked rwlock
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- * for reading. It must unlock it the same number of times before it is
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- * actually made available for other threads in the system (this is known
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- * as a "recursive rwlock").
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+ * It is legal for the owning thread to lock an already-locked rwlock for
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+ * reading. It must unlock it the same number of times before it is actually
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+ * made available for other threads in the system (this is known as a
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+ * "recursive rwlock").
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*
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- * Note that locking for writing is not recursive (this is only available
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- * to read-only locks).
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+ * Note that locking for writing is not recursive (this is only available to
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+ * read-only locks).
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*
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- * It is illegal to request a read-only lock from a thread that already
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- * holds the write lock. Doing so results in undefined behavior. Unlock the
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- * write lock before requesting a read-only lock. (But, of course, if you
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- * have the write lock, you don't need further locks to read in any case.)
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+ * It is illegal to request a read-only lock from a thread that already holds
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+ * the write lock. Doing so results in undefined behavior. Unlock the write
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+ * lock before requesting a read-only lock. (But, of course, if you have the
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+ * write lock, you don't need further locks to read in any case.)
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*
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* \param rwlock the read/write lock to lock
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* \returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
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@@ -334,18 +332,18 @@ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_LockRWLockForReading(SDL_rwlock * rwlock) SDL_AC
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/**
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* Lock the read/write lock for _write_ operations.
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*
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- * This will block until the rwlock is available, which is to say it is
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- * not locked for reading or writing by any other thread. Only one thread
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- * may hold the lock when it requests write access; all other threads,
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- * whether they also want to write or only want read-only access, must wait
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- * until the writer thread has released the lock.
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+ * This will block until the rwlock is available, which is to say it is not
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+ * locked for reading or writing by any other thread. Only one thread may hold
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+ * the lock when it requests write access; all other threads, whether they
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+ * also want to write or only want read-only access, must wait until the
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+ * writer thread has released the lock.
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*
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- * It is illegal for the owning thread to lock an already-locked rwlock
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- * for writing (read-only may be locked recursively, writing can not). Doing
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- * so results in undefined behavior.
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+ * It is illegal for the owning thread to lock an already-locked rwlock for
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+ * writing (read-only may be locked recursively, writing can not). Doing so
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+ * results in undefined behavior.
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*
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- * It is illegal to request a write lock from a thread that already holds
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- * a read-only lock. Doing so results in undefined behavior. Unlock the
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+ * It is illegal to request a write lock from a thread that already holds a
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+ * read-only lock. Doing so results in undefined behavior. Unlock the
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* read-only lock before requesting a write lock.
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*
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* \param rwlock the read/write lock to lock
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@@ -364,8 +362,8 @@ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_LockRWLockForWriting(SDL_rwlock * rwlock) SDL_AC
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* This works just like SDL_LockRWLockForReading(), but if the rwlock is not
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* available, then this function returns `SDL_RWLOCK_TIMEDOUT` immediately.
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*
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- * This technique is useful if you need access to a resource but
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- * don't want to wait for it, and will return to it to try again later.
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+ * This technique is useful if you need access to a resource but don't want to
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+ * wait for it, and will return to it to try again later.
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*
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* Trying to lock for read-only access can succeed if other threads are
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* holding read-only locks, as this won't prevent access.
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@@ -386,18 +384,18 @@ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_TryLockRWLockForReading(SDL_rwlock * rwlock) SDL
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/**
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* Try to lock a read/write lock _for writing_ without blocking.
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*
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- * This works just like SDL_LockRWLockForWriting(), but if the rwlock is not available,
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- * this function returns `SDL_RWLOCK_TIMEDOUT` immediately.
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+ * This works just like SDL_LockRWLockForWriting(), but if the rwlock is not
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+ * available, this function returns `SDL_RWLOCK_TIMEDOUT` immediately.
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*
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* This technique is useful if you need exclusive access to a resource but
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* don't want to wait for it, and will return to it to try again later.
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*
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- * It is illegal for the owning thread to lock an already-locked rwlock
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- * for writing (read-only may be locked recursively, writing can not). Doing
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- * so results in undefined behavior.
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+ * It is illegal for the owning thread to lock an already-locked rwlock for
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+ * writing (read-only may be locked recursively, writing can not). Doing so
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+ * results in undefined behavior.
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*
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- * It is illegal to request a write lock from a thread that already holds
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- * a read-only lock. Doing so results in undefined behavior. Unlock the
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+ * It is illegal to request a write lock from a thread that already holds a
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+ * read-only lock. Doing so results in undefined behavior. Unlock the
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* read-only lock before requesting a write lock.
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*
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* \param rwlock the rwlock to try to lock
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@@ -438,11 +436,11 @@ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_UnlockRWLock(SDL_rwlock * rwlock) SDL_RELEASE_SH
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/**
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* Destroy a read/write lock created with SDL_CreateRWLock().
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*
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- * This function must be called on any read/write lock that is no longer needed.
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- * Failure to destroy a rwlock will result in a system memory or resource leak. While
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- * it is safe to destroy a rwlock that is _unlocked_, it is not safe to attempt
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- * to destroy a locked rwlock, and may result in undefined behavior depending
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- * on the platform.
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+ * This function must be called on any read/write lock that is no longer
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+ * needed. Failure to destroy a rwlock will result in a system memory or
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+ * resource leak. While it is safe to destroy a rwlock that is _unlocked_, it
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+ * is not safe to attempt to destroy a locked rwlock, and may result in
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+ * undefined behavior depending on the platform.
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*
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* \param rwlock the rwlock to destroy
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*
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