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+/* Copyright (c) 2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
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+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
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+ *
+ */
+#ifndef __LOC_SHARED_LOCK__
+#define __LOC_SHARED_LOCK__
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <cutils/atomic.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+// This is a utility created for use cases such that there are more than
+// one client who need to share the same lock, but it is not predictable
+// which of these clients is to last to go away. This shared lock deletes
+// itself when the last client calls its drop() method. To add a cient,
+// this share lock's share() method has to be called, so that the obj
+// can maintain an accurate client count.
+class LocSharedLock {
+    volatile int32_t mRef;
+    pthread_mutex_t mMutex;
+    inline ~LocSharedLock() { pthread_mutex_destroy(&mMutex); }
+public:
+    // first client to create this LockSharedLock
+    inline LocSharedLock() : mRef(1) { pthread_mutex_init(&mMutex, NULL); }
+    // following client(s) are to *share()* this lock created by the first client
+    inline LocSharedLock* share() { android_atomic_inc(&mRef); return this; }
+    // whe a client no longer needs this shared lock, drop() shall be called.
+    inline void drop() { if (1 == android_atomic_dec(&mRef)) delete this; }
+    // locking the lock to enter critical section
+    inline void lock() { pthread_mutex_lock(&mMutex); }
+    // unlocking the lock to leave the critical section
+    inline void unlock() { pthread_mutex_unlock(&mMutex); }
+};
+
+#endif //__LOC_SHARED_LOCK__