* qemu_add_wait_object.
*
* Polling callbacks really have nothing Windows specific in them, but
- * as they are a hack and are currenly not necessary under POSIX systems,
+ * as they are a hack and are currently not necessary under POSIX systems,
* they are only available when QEMU is running under Windows.
*
* @func: The function that does the polling, and returns 1 to force
int qemu_add_child_watch(pid_t pid);
#endif
+/**
+ * qemu_mutex_lock_iothread: Lock the main loop mutex.
+ *
+ * This function locks the main loop mutex. The mutex is taken by
+ * qemu_init_main_loop and always taken except while waiting on
+ * external events (such as with select). The mutex should be taken
+ * by threads other than the main loop thread when calling
+ * qemu_bh_new(), qemu_set_fd_handler() and basically all other
+ * functions documented in this file.
+ *
+ * NOTE: tools currently are single-threaded and qemu_mutex_lock_iothread
+ * is a no-op there.
+ */
+void qemu_mutex_lock_iothread(void);
+
+/**
+ * qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread: Unlock the main loop mutex.
+ *
+ * This function unlocks the main loop mutex. The mutex is taken by
+ * qemu_init_main_loop and always taken except while waiting on
+ * external events (such as with select). The mutex should be unlocked
+ * as soon as possible by threads other than the main loop thread,
+ * because it prevents the main loop from processing callbacks,
+ * including timers and bottom halves.
+ *
+ * NOTE: tools currently are single-threaded and qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread
+ * is a no-op there.
+ */
+void qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread(void);
+
/* internal interfaces */
void qemu_iohandler_fill(int *pnfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *xfds);