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| author | David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> | 2011-03-03 03:27:04 +0000 |
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| committer | David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> | 2011-03-03 03:27:04 +0000 |
| commit | b19cbe8c841055455759d2ba4847f617fdb18d43 (patch) | |
| tree | 27be96b690f4a27d30cbbb5d1d941deede8fef8b | |
| parent | 6ec76420b730b234bf71c5d8f7c06b03b5a8dd9e (diff) | |
| download | lv2-b19cbe8c841055455759d2ba4847f617fdb18d43.tar.xz | |
Clarify host-provided extension function threading rules.
| -rw-r--r-- | core.lv2/lv2.ttl | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/core.lv2/lv2.ttl b/core.lv2/lv2.ttl index 5fc2d6f..d0cdaeb 100644 --- a/core.lv2/lv2.ttl +++ b/core.lv2/lv2.ttl @@ -139,17 +139,19 @@ the functions provided by a plugin are divided into classes:</p> <dd>run(), connect_port()</dd> </dl> -<p>Extensions to this specification which add new functions MUST declare in -which of these classes the functions belong, or define new classes for them. -The rules that hosts MUST follow are:</p> +<p>Extensions to this specification which add new plugin functions MUST declare in +which of these classes the functions belong, or define new classes for them. Extensions +which add new host-provided functions MUST declare from which of these classes the +functions may be called, or otherwise precisely describe their threading rules.</p> +<p>The rules that hosts MUST follow are:</p> <ul> -<li>When a function is running for a plugin instance, +<li>When any function is running for a plugin instance, no other function in the same class may run for that instance.</li> -<li>When a function from the Discovery class is running, +<li>When a <em>Discovery</em> function is running, no other functions in the same shared object file may run.</li> -<li>When a function from the Instantiation class is running for a plugin -instance, no other functions for that instance may run.</li> +<li>When an <em>Instantiation</em> function is running for a plugin instance, +no other functions for that instance may run.</li> </ul> <p>Any simultaneous calls that are not explicitly forbidden by these rules are |