Modeled after "WITH_QEMU_LOCK_GUARD" (see qemu's include/qemu/lockable.h).
Uses "__LINE__" instead of "__COUNTER__", as the latter is a GNU extension.
See comment for typical usage.
Signed-off-by: Tim Wiederhake <twiederh@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
src/util/virthread.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/util/virthread.h b/src/util/virthread.h
index b394dbd226..eaa64fa73e 100644
--- a/src/util/virthread.h
+++ b/src/util/virthread.h
@@ -209,3 +209,23 @@ int virThreadLocalSet(virThreadLocal *l, void*) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
return 0; \
} \
struct classname ## EatSemicolon
+
+/**
+ * VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD:
+ *
+ * This macro defines a lock scope such that entering the scope takes the lock
+ * and leaving the scope releases the lock. Return statements are allowed
+ * within the scope and release the lock. Break and continue statements leave
+ * the scope early and release the lock.
+ *
+ * virMutex *mutex = ...;
+ *
+ * VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD(mutex) {
+ * // `mutex` is locked, and released automatically on scope exit
+ * ...
+ * }
+ */
+#define VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD(m) \
+ for (g_autoptr(virLockGuard) CONCAT(var, __LINE__) = virLockGuardNew(m); \
+ CONCAT(var, __LINE__); \
+ CONCAT(var, __LINE__) = (virLockGuardFree(CONCAT(var, __LINE__)), NULL))
--
2.31.1
