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diff --git a/src/pulsecore/mutex.h b/src/pulsecore/mutex.h
index b3b9c5c6..36e1d635 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/mutex.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/mutex.h
@@ -1,32 +1,41 @@
#ifndef foopulsemutexhfoo
#define foopulsemutexhfoo
-/* $Id$ */
-
/***
This file is part of PulseAudio.
-
+
+ Copyright 2006 Lennart Poettering
+
PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
+
PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
-
+
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with PulseAudio; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
USA.
***/
+#include <pulsecore/macro.h>
+
typedef struct pa_mutex pa_mutex;
-pa_mutex* pa_mutex_new(int recursive);
+/* Please think twice before enabling priority inheritance. This is no
+ * magic wand! Use it only when the potentially priorized threads are
+ * good candidates for it. Don't use this blindly! Also, note that
+ * only very few operating systems actually implement this, hence this
+ * is merely a hint. */
+pa_mutex* pa_mutex_new(pa_bool_t recursive, pa_bool_t inherit_priority);
+
void pa_mutex_free(pa_mutex *m);
void pa_mutex_lock(pa_mutex *m);
+pa_bool_t pa_mutex_try_lock(pa_mutex *m);
void pa_mutex_unlock(pa_mutex *m);
typedef struct pa_cond pa_cond;