SDL_LockSpinlock(3)

SDL_LockSpinlock3

Lock a spin lock by setting it to a non-zero value.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

void SDL_LockSpinlock(SDL_SpinLock *lock);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_atomic.h

Overview

Please note that spinlocks are dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. Please be careful using any sort of spinlock!

Function parameters

lock

a pointer to a lock variable.

Thread safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.