source: python/vendor/current/Python/thread_wince.h

/* This code implemented by Mark Hammond (MHammond@skippinet.com.au) */

#include <windows.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <pydebug.h>

long PyThread_get_thread_ident(void);

/*
 * Change all headers to pure ANSI as no one will use K&R style on an
 * NT
 */

/*
 * Initialization of the C package, should not be needed.
 */
static void PyThread__init_thread(void)
{
}

/*
 * Thread support.
 */
long PyThread_start_new_thread(void (*func)(void *), void *arg)
{
    long rv;
    int success = -1;

    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_start_new_thread called\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident()));
    if (!initialized)
        PyThread_init_thread();

    rv = _beginthread(func, 0, arg); /* use default stack size */

    if (rv != -1) {
        success = 0;
        dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_start_new_thread succeeded:\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident()));
    }

    return success;
}

/*
 * Return the thread Id instead of an handle. The Id is said to uniquely identify the
 * thread in the system
 */
long PyThread_get_thread_ident(void)
{
    if (!initialized)
        PyThread_init_thread();

    return GetCurrentThreadId();
}

void PyThread_exit_thread(void)
{
    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_exit_thread called\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident()));
    if (!initialized)
        exit(0);
    _endthread();
}

/*
 * Lock support. It has to be implemented using Mutexes, as
 * CE doesnt support semaphores.  Therefore we use some hacks to
 * simulate the non reentrant requirements of Python locks
 */
PyThread_type_lock PyThread_allocate_lock(void)
{
    HANDLE aLock;

    dprintf(("PyThread_allocate_lock called\n"));
    if (!initialized)
    PyThread_init_thread();

    aLock = CreateEvent(NULL,           /* Security attributes      */
            0,              /* Manual-Reset               */
                        1,              /* Is initially signalled  */
            NULL);          /* Name of event            */

    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_allocate_lock() -> %p\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident(), aLock));

    return (PyThread_type_lock) aLock;
}

void PyThread_free_lock(PyThread_type_lock aLock)
{
    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_free_lock(%p) called\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident(),aLock));

    CloseHandle(aLock);
}

/*
 * Return 1 on success if the lock was acquired
 *
 * and 0 if the lock was not acquired. This means a 0 is returned
 * if the lock has already been acquired by this thread!
 */
int PyThread_acquire_lock(PyThread_type_lock aLock, int waitflag)
{
    int success = 1;
    DWORD waitResult;

    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_acquire_lock(%p, %d) called\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident(),aLock, waitflag));

#ifndef DEBUG
    waitResult = WaitForSingleObject(aLock, (waitflag ? INFINITE : 0));
#else
    /* To aid in debugging, we regularly wake up.  This allows us to
    break into the debugger */
    while (TRUE) {
        waitResult = WaitForSingleObject(aLock, waitflag ? 3000 : 0);
        if (waitflag==0 || (waitflag && waitResult == WAIT_OBJECT_0))
            break;
    }
#endif

    if (waitResult != WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
                success = 0;    /* We failed */
    }

    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_acquire_lock(%p, %d) -> %d\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident(),aLock, waitflag, success));

    return success;
}

void PyThread_release_lock(PyThread_type_lock aLock)
{
    dprintf(("%ld: PyThread_release_lock(%p) called\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident(),aLock));

    if (!SetEvent(aLock))
    dprintf(("%ld: Could not PyThread_release_lock(%p) error: %l\n", PyThread_get_thread_ident(), aLock, GetLastError()));
}