From 1e2db0eee7b3752507de50788c974e40dcafaf1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacopo Mondi Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 02:28:40 +0200 Subject: libcamera: bound_method: Define connection type for method invocation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Define an enumeration of connection types to describe the delivery method of signals and method invocation. Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund --- src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) (limited to 'src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp') diff --git a/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp b/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp index d89f84c0..ab6ecd94 100644 --- a/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp +++ b/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp @@ -11,8 +11,42 @@ #include "thread.h" #include "utils.h" +/** + * \file bound_method.h + * \brief Method bind and invocation + */ + namespace libcamera { +/** + * \enum ConnectionType + * \brief Connection type for asynchronous communication + * + * This enumeration describes the possible types of asynchronous communication + * between a sender and a receiver. It applies to Signal::emit() and + * Object::invokeMethod(). + * + * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeAuto + * \brief If the sender and the receiver live in the same thread, + * ConnectionTypeDirect is used. Otherwise ConnectionTypeQueued is used. + * + * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeDirect + * \brief The receiver is invoked immediately and synchronously in the sender's + * thread. + * + * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeQueued + * \brief The receiver is invoked asynchronously in its thread when control + * returns to the thread's event loop. The sender proceeds without waiting for + * the invocation to complete. + * + * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeBlocking + * \brief The receiver is invoked asynchronously in its thread when control + * returns to the thread's event loop. The sender blocks until the receiver + * signals the completion of the invocation. This connection type shall not be + * used when the sender and receiver live in the same thread, otherwise + * deadlock will occur. + */ + void BoundMethodBase::activatePack(void *pack) { if (Thread::current() == object_->thread()) { -- cgit v1.2.1