NAME¶

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

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_atomic.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_TryLockSpinlock(SDL_SpinLock *lock);

DESCRIPTION¶

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.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns true if the lock succeeded, false if the lock is already held.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

SEE ALSO¶

•(3), SDL_LockSpinlock(3), •(3), SDL_UnlockSpinlock(3)