# define vlc_spin_destroy vlc_mutex_destroy
#endif
+/**
+ * Issues a full memory barrier.
+ */
+#if defined (__APPLE__)
+# include <libkern/OSAtomic.h> /* OSMemoryBarrier() */
+#endif
+static inline void barrier (void)
+{
+#if defined (__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ > 4) || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1)
+ __sync_synchronize ();
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+ OSMemoryBarrier ();
+#elif defined(__powerpc__)
+ asm volatile ("sync":::"memory");
+#elif defined(__i386__)
+ asm volatile ("mfence":::"memory");
+#elif defined (LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
+ static pthread_mutex_t lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+ pthread_mutex_lock (&lock);
+ pthread_mutex_unlock (&lock);
+#else
+# error barrier not implemented!
+#endif
+}
+
/*****************************************************************************
* vlc_thread_create: create a thread
*****************************************************************************/