+/**
+ * Initializes a semaphore.
+ */
+void vlc_sem_init (vlc_sem_t *sem, unsigned value)
+{
+ if (unlikely(sem_init (sem, 0, value)))
+ abort ();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroys a semaphore.
+ */
+void vlc_sem_destroy (vlc_sem_t *sem)
+{
+ if (likely(sem_destroy (sem) == 0))
+ return;
+
+ int val = errno;
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("destroying semaphore");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Increments the value of a semaphore.
+ * @return 0 on success, EOVERFLOW in case of integer overflow
+ */
+int vlc_sem_post (vlc_sem_t *sem)
+{
+ if (likely(sem_post (sem) == 0))
+ return 0;
+
+ int val = errno;
+ if (unlikely(val != EOVERFLOW))
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("unlocking semaphore");
+ return val;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Atomically wait for the semaphore to become non-zero (if needed),
+ * then decrements it.
+ */
+void vlc_sem_wait (vlc_sem_t *sem)
+{
+ int val;
+
+ do
+ if (likely(sem_wait (sem) == 0))
+ return;
+ while ((val = errno) == EINTR);
+
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("locking semaphore");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initializes a read/write lock.
+ */
+void vlc_rwlock_init (vlc_rwlock_t *lock)
+{
+ if (unlikely(pthread_rwlock_init (lock, NULL)))
+ abort ();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroys an initialized unused read/write lock.
+ */
+void vlc_rwlock_destroy (vlc_rwlock_t *lock)
+{
+ int val = pthread_rwlock_destroy (lock);
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("destroying R/W lock");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Acquires a read/write lock for reading. Recursion is allowed.
+ */
+void vlc_rwlock_rdlock (vlc_rwlock_t *lock)
+{
+ int val = pthread_rwlock_rdlock (lock);
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("acquiring R/W lock for reading");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Acquires a read/write lock for writing. Recursion is not allowed.
+ */
+void vlc_rwlock_wrlock (vlc_rwlock_t *lock)
+{
+ int val = pthread_rwlock_wrlock (lock);
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("acquiring R/W lock for writing");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Releases a read/write lock.
+ */
+void vlc_rwlock_unlock (vlc_rwlock_t *lock)
+{
+ int val = pthread_rwlock_unlock (lock);
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("releasing R/W lock");
+}
+