3 files changed, 56 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
index 05fed7ac..b93b8505 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ libcamera_base_sources = files([
     'flags.cpp',
     'log.cpp',
     'message.cpp',
+    'mutex.cpp',
     'object.cpp',
     'semaphore.cpp',
     'signal.cpp',
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/mutex.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/mutex.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e34e8618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/mutex.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * mutex.cpp - Mutex classes with clang thread safety annotation
+ */
+
+#include <libcamera/base/mutex.h>
+
+/**
+ * \file base/mutex.h
+ * \brief Mutex classes with clang thread safety annotation
+ */
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+/**
+ * \class Mutex
+ * \brief std::mutex wrapper with clang thread safety annotation
+ *
+ * The Mutex class wraps a std::mutex instance to add clang thread safety
+ * annotation support. The class exposes the same interface as std::mutex and
+ * can be used as a transparent replacement. It integrates with the
+ * MutexLocker and ConditionVariable classes.
+ *
+ * See https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/thread/mutex for the complete API
+ * documentation.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \class MutexLocker
+ * \brief std::unique_lock wrapper with clang thread safety annotation
+ *
+ * The MutexLocker class wraps a std::unique_lock instance to add clang thread
+ * safety annotation support. The class exposes the same interface as
+ * std::unique_lock and can be used as a transparent replacement. It integrates
+ * with the Mutex and ConditionVariable classes.
+ *
+ * See https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/thread/unique_lock for the complete API
+ * documentation.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \class ConditionVariable
+ * \brief std::condition_variable wrapper integrating with MutexLocker
+ *
+ * The ConditionVariable class wraps a std::condition_variable instance to
+ * integrate with the MutexLocker class. The class exposes the same interface as
+ * std::condition_variable and can be used as a transparent replacement.
+ *
+ * See https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/thread/condition_variable for the
+ * complete API documentation.
+ */
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp
index b893135f..b2043b7e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/thread.cpp
@@ -205,21 +205,6 @@ ThreadData *ThreadData::current()
 }
 
 /**
- * \typedef ConditionVariable
- * \brief An alias for std::condition_variable
- */
-
-/**
- * \typedef Mutex
- * \brief An alias for std::mutex
- */
-
-/**
- * \typedef MutexLocker
- * \brief An alias for std::unique_lock<std::mutex>
- */
-
-/**
  * \class Thread
  * \brief A thread of execution
  *