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[vg.git] / vg_async.h

diff --git a/vg_async.h b/vg_async.h
index 190b5a8271552ae1dae6ff71646a45febca94b82..fd65c0db77ba3484882aa066866d01e21b8c14fe 100644 (file)
--- a/vg_async.h
+++ b/vg_async.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ VG_STATIC vg_async_item *vg_async_alloc( u32 size )
    return entry;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Wait until the current stack of async calls is completely flushed out 
+ */
 VG_STATIC void vg_async_stall(void)
 {
    vg_info( "async_stall: %d\n", SDL_SemValue( vg_async.sem_wait_for_flush ) );
@@ -118,6 +121,18 @@ VG_STATIC void vg_async_dispatch( vg_async_item *item,
    SDL_AtomicUnlock( &vg_async.sl_index );
 }
 
+/*
+ * Make a simple async call without allocating extra.
+ */
+VG_STATIC void vg_async_call( void (*runner)( void *payload, u32 size ), 
+                              void *payload, u32 size )
+{
+   vg_async_item *call = vg_async_alloc(0);
+   call->payload = payload;
+   call->size = size;
+   vg_async_dispatch( call, runner );
+}
+
 /*
  * Run as much of the async buffer as possible
  */