PRThread
syntax #include <prthread.h> typedef struct prthread prthread; description in nspr, a thread is represented by a pointer to an opaque structure of type prthread.
... a prthread* is the successful result of creating a new thread.

PRThreadScope
syntax #include <prthread.h> typedef enum prthreadscope { pr_local_thread, pr_global_thread pr_global_bound_thread } prthreadscope; enumerators pr_local_thread a local thread, scheduled locally by nspr within the process.
... pr_global_bound_thread a global bound (kernel) thread, scheduled by the host os description an enumerator of type prthreadscope specifies how a thread is scheduled: either locally by nspr within the process (a local thread) or globally by the host (a global thread).

PRThreadPriority
syntax #include <prthread.h> typedef enum prthreadpriority { pr_priority_first = 0, pr_priority_low = 0, pr_priority_normal = 1, pr_priority_high = 2, pr_priority_urgent = 3, pr_priority_last = 3 } prthreadpriority; enumerators pr_priority_first placeholder.

PRThreadPrivateDTOR
syntax #include <prthread.h> typedef void (pr_callback *prthreadprivatedtor)(void *priv); description until the data associated with an index is actually set with a call to pr_setthreadprivate, the value of the data is null.

PRThreadState
syntax #include <prthread.h> typedef enum prthreadstate { pr_joinable_thread, pr_unjoinable_thread } prthreadstate; enumerators pr_unjoinable_thread thread termination happens implicitly when the thread returns from the root function.

PRThreadType
syntax #include <prthread.h> typedef enum prthreadtype { pr_user_thread, pr_system_thread } prthreadtype; enumerators pr_user_thread pr_cleanup blocks until the last thread of type pr_user_thread terminates.

nsIThreadManager
last changed in gecko 1.9 (firefox 3) inherits from: nsisupports method overview nsithread getthreadfromprthread(in prthread prthread); native code only!
...if the calling thread does not already have a nsithread associated with it, one is created and associate with the current prthread.
... methods native code only!getthreadfromprthread given a prthread, this method returns the corresponding nsithread.
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PR_AttachThread
associates a prthread object with an existing native thread.
... syntax #include <pprthread.h> prthread* pr_attachthread( prthreadtype type, prthreadpriority priority, prthreadstack *stack); parameters pr_attachthread has the following parameters: type specifies that the thread is either a user thread (pr_user_thread) or a system thread (pr_system_thread).
... returns the function returns one of these values: if successful, a pointer to a prthread object.
...pr_attachthread informs nspr about the new thread by associating a prthread object with the native thread.

Threads
to an nspr client, a thread is represented by a pointer to an opaque structure of type prthread.
... threading types and constants prthread prthreadtype prthreadscope prthreadstate prthreadpriority prthreadprivatedtor threading functions most of the functions described here accept a pointer to the thread as an argument.
... pr_attachthread associates a prthread object with an existing native thread.
... pr_detachthread disassociates a prthread object from a native thread.

Using IO Timeout And Interrupt On NT - Archive of obsolete content
when a thread calls an io function, the thread issues an overlapped io request using the overlapped buffer in its <tt>prthread</tt> structure.
...the os still has a pointer to the overlapped buffer in the thread's <tt>prthread</tt> structure.
... if the thread subsequently exists and its <tt>prthread</tt> structure gets deleted, the pointer to the overlapped buffer will be pointing to freed memory.

Introduction to NSPR
to an nspr client, a thread is represented by a pointer to an opaque structure of type prthread.
...(prthread and functions for creating and manipulating threads are described in detail in threads.) nspr threads are lightweight in the sense that they are cheaper than full-blown processes, but they are not free.
... to interrupt a thread, the caller of pr_interrupt must have the nspr reference to the target thread (prthread*).

PR_NewThreadPrivateIndex
syntax #include <prthread.h> prstatus pr_newthreadprivateindex( pruintn *newindex, prthreadprivatedtor destructor); parameters pr_newthreadprivateindex has the following parameters: newindex on output, an index that is valid for all threads in the process.
... destructor specifies a destructor function prthreadprivatedtor for the private data associated with the index.
... when you allocate the index, you may also register a destructor function of type prthreadprivatedtor.

NSS Sample Code Sample_3_Basic Encryption and MACing
sample code 3 /* nspr headers */ #include <prthread.h> #include <plgetopt.h> #include <prerror.h> #include <prinit.h> #include <prlog.h> #include <prtypes.h> #include <plstr.h> /* nss headers */ #include <keyhi.h> #include <pk11priv.h> /* our samples utilities */ #include "util.h" #define buffersize 80 #define digestsize 16 #define ptext_mac_buffer_size 96 #define ciphersize 96 #define blocksize 32 #define cipher_header "-----begin cipher-----" #define cipher_trailer "-----end cipher-----" #define enckey_header "-----begin aeskey ckaid-----" #define enckey_trailer "-----end aeskey ckaid-----" #defi...
...*/ /* nspr headers */ #include <prthread.h> #include <plgetopt.h> #include <prerror.h> #include <prinit.h> #include <prlog.h> #include <prtypes.h> #include <plstr.h> /* * gather a cka_id */ secstatus gathercka_id(pk11symkey* key, secitem* buf) { secstatus rv = pk11_readrawattribute(pk11_typesymkey, key, cka_id, buf); if (rv != secsuccess) { pr_fprintf(pr_stderr, "pk11_readrawattribute returned (%d)\n", rv); pr...
... pr_fprintf(pr_stderr, "decryptfile : failed\n"); return secfailure; } break; } cleanup: rvshutdown = nss_shutdown(); if (rvshutdown != secsuccess) { pr_fprintf(pr_stderr, "failed : nss_shutdown()\n"); rv = secfailure; } pr_cleanup(); return rv; } </plstr.h></prtypes.h></prlog.h></prinit.h></prerror.h></plgetopt.h></prthread.h></opfilename></ipfilename></ipfilename></ipfilename></ipfilename></ipfilename></opfilename></ipfilename></noisefilename></dbpwdfile></dbpwd></dbdirpath></a|b></opfilename></ipfilename></dbpwdfile></dbpwd></noisefilename></dbdirpath></a|b></pk11priv.h></keyhi.h></plstr.h></prtypes.h></prlog.h></prinit.h></prerror.h></plgetopt.h></prthread.h> ...

nss tech note2
to enable this mode, set: nspr_log_modules=nss_mod_log:1 nspr_log_file=<logfile> the output format is: osthreadid[nsprthreadid]: c_xxx osthreadid[nsprthreadid]: rv = 0xyyyyyyyy for example, 1024[805ef10]: c_initialize 1024[805ef10]: rv = 0x0 1024[805ef10]: c_getinfo 1024[805ef10]: rv = 0x0 1024[805ef10]: c_getslotlist 1024[805ef10]: rv = 0x0 2.
...to enable this mode, set: nspr_log_modules=nss_mod_log:3 nspr_log_file=<logfile> the output format is: osthreadid[nsprthreadid]: c_xxx osthreadid[nsprthreadid]: arg1 = 0xaaaaaaaa ...
... osthreadid[nsprthreadid]: argn = 0xaaaaaaaa osthreadid[nsprthreadid]: rv = 0xyyyyyyyy for example, 1024[805ef10]: c_initialize 1024[805ef10]: pinitargs = 0x4010c938 1024[805ef10]: rv = 0x0 1024[805ef10]: c_getinfo 1024[805ef10]: pinfo = 0xbffff340 1024[805ef10]: rv = 0x0 1024[805ef10]: c_getslotlist 1024[805ef10]: tokenpresent = 0x0 1024[805ef10]: pslotlist = 0x0 1024[805ef10]: pulcount = 0xbffff33c 1024[805ef10]: *pulcount = 0x2 1024[805ef10]: rv = 0x0 note that when a pkcs #11 function takes a pointer argument for which it will set a value (c_getslotlist above), this mode will display the value upon return.