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+/**
+ * @file thread.h
+ * @author aurelien.morelle@parrot.fr
+ * @date 2006/12/15
+ */
+
+#ifndef _THREAD_INCLUDE_OS_
+#define _THREAD_INCLUDE_OS_
+
+#include <VP_Os/vp_os_types.h>
+#include <vp_os_thread_dep.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * Prototype definition of a thread routine.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_THREAD_ROUTINE(NomRoutine,NomParams) THREAD_RET WINAPI thread_##NomRoutine(THREAD_PARAMS NomParams)
+
+
+/**
+ * Creates and starts a thread.
+ *
+ * @param f The thread routine
+ * @param parameters The parameters passed to the thread routine
+ * @param handle The returned handle of the created thread
+ *
+ * Variadic parameters : only for eCos
+ * @param sched_info Sechduling priority
+ * @param name Thread name
+ * @param stack_base Stack address
+ * @param stack_size Stack size
+ * @param thread cyg_thread_t object
+ */
+void
+vp_os_thread_create(THREAD_ROUTINE f, THREAD_PARAMS parameters, THREAD_HANDLE *handle, ...);
+
+/**
+ * Waits for a thread to terminate.
+ *
+ * @param handle The handle of the thread to wait for the termination
+ */
+void
+vp_os_thread_join(THREAD_HANDLE handle);
+
+THREAD_HANDLE
+vp_os_thread_self(void);
+
+void
+vp_os_thread_suspend(THREAD_HANDLE handle);
+
+void
+vp_os_thread_resume(THREAD_HANDLE handle);
+
+void
+vp_os_thread_yield(void);
+
+void
+vp_os_thread_priority(THREAD_HANDLE handle, int32_t priority);
+
+#endif // ! _THREAD_INCLUDE_OS_
+