1 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/misc/thread_pool.h b/misc/thread_pool.h
index c7af7b2b57..14954da58f 100644
--- a/misc/thread_pool.h
+++ b/misc/thread_pool.h
@@ -3,8 +3,32 @@
 
 struct mp_thread_pool;
 
-struct mp_thread_pool *mp_thread_pool_create(void *ta_parent, int threads);
-void mp_thread_pool_queue(struct mp_thread_pool *pool, void (*fn)(void *ctx),
+// Create a thread pool with the given number of worker threads. This can return
+// NULL if the worker threads could not be created. The thread pool can be
+// destroyed with talloc_free(pool), or indirectly with talloc_free(ta_parent).
+// If there are still work items on freeing, it will block until all work items
+// are done, and the threads terminate.
+// init_threads is the number of threads created in this function (and it fails
+// if it could not be done). min_threads must be >=, if it's >, then the
+// remaining threads will be created on demand, but never destroyed.
+// If init_threads > 0, then mp_thread_pool_queue() can never fail.
+// If init_threads == 0, mp_thread_pool_create() itself can never fail.
+struct mp_thread_pool *mp_thread_pool_create(void *ta_parent, int init_threads,
+                                             int min_threads, int max_threads);
+
+// Queue a function to be run on a worker thread: fn(fn_ctx)
+// If no worker thread is currently available, it's appended to a list in memory
+// with unbounded size. This function always returns immediately.
+// Concurrent queue calls are allowed, as long as it does not overlap with
+// pool destruction.
+// This function is explicitly thread-safe.
+// Cannot fail if thread pool was created with at least 1 thread.
+bool mp_thread_pool_queue(struct mp_thread_pool *pool, void (*fn)(void *ctx),
                           void *fn_ctx);
 
+// Like mp_thread_pool_queue(), but only queue the item and succeed if a thread
+// can be reserved for the item (i.e. minimal wait time instead of unbounded).
+bool mp_thread_pool_run(struct mp_thread_pool *pool, void (*fn)(void *ctx),
+                        void *fn_ctx);
+
 #endif