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ref: d1b30ceaa35fd50e515d7a8e8354cdb08b369058
parent: 8565a1c99a18d29a72fb716ad64614dc8e92499f
author: Jingning Han <[email protected]>
date: Thu Jul 2 06:01:09 EDT 2015

Rename vpx_thread to vpx_util

Change the dir name to include more util tools.

Change-Id: Id5b16062803ce5eed872fe2edb36d7e56b32eed8

--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 include $(SRC_PATH_BARE)/vpx_dsp/vpx_dsp.mk
 CODEC_SRCS-yes += $(addprefix vpx_dsp/,$(call enabled,DSP_SRCS))
 
-include $(SRC_PATH_BARE)/vpx_thread/vpx_thread.mk
-CODEC_SRCS-yes += $(addprefix vpx_thread/,$(call enabled,THREAD_SRCS))
+include $(SRC_PATH_BARE)/vpx_util/vpx_util.mk
+CODEC_SRCS-yes += $(addprefix vpx_util/,$(call enabled,UTIL_SRCS))
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_VP8_ENCODER)$(CONFIG_VP8_DECODER),)
   VP8_PREFIX=vp8/
--- a/test/vp9_thread_test.cc
+++ b/test/vp9_thread_test.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_WEBM_IO
 #include "test/webm_video_source.h"
 #endif
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 namespace {
 
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "vpx/internal/vpx_codec_internal.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 #include "./vp9_rtcd.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.h"
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_thread_common.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_thread_common.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define VP9_COMMON_VP9_LOOPFILTER_THREAD_H_
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 struct VP9Common;
 struct FRAME_COUNTS;
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "vpx_ports/mem.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/mem_ops.h"
 #include "vpx_scale/vpx_scale.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_common.h"
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "vpx_ports/vpx_once.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
 #include "vpx_scale/vpx_scale.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter.h"
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.h
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "vpx/vpx_codec.h"
 #include "vpx_scale/yv12config.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_thread_common.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h"
--- a/vp9/decoder/vp9_dthread.h
+++ b/vp9/decoder/vp9_dthread.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define VP9_DECODER_VP9_DTHREAD_H_
 
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 #include "vpx/internal/vpx_codec_internal.h"
 
 struct VP9Common;
--- a/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.h
+++ b/vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "vpx/internal/vpx_codec_internal.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_ppflags.h"
--- a/vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
+++ b/vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "vpx/internal/vpx_codec_internal.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
-#include "vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_util/vpx_thread.h"
 
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.h"
 #include "vp9/common/vp9_frame_buffers.h"
--- a/vpx_thread/vpx_thread.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,184 +1,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-//
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
-// that can be found in the COPYING file in the root of the source
-// tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
-// in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
-// be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Multi-threaded worker
-//
-// Original source:
-//  http://git.chromium.org/webm/libwebp.git
-//  100644 blob 264210ba2807e4da47eb5d18c04cf869d89b9784  src/utils/thread.c
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <string.h>   // for memset()
-#include "./vpx_thread.h"
-#include "vpx_mem/vpx_mem.h"
-
-#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-
-struct VPxWorkerImpl {
-  pthread_mutex_t mutex_;
-  pthread_cond_t  condition_;
-  pthread_t       thread_;
-};
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static void execute(VPxWorker *const worker);  // Forward declaration.
-
-static THREADFN thread_loop(void *ptr) {
-  VPxWorker *const worker = (VPxWorker*)ptr;
-  int done = 0;
-  while (!done) {
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-    while (worker->status_ == OK) {   // wait in idling mode
-      pthread_cond_wait(&worker->impl_->condition_, &worker->impl_->mutex_);
-    }
-    if (worker->status_ == WORK) {
-      execute(worker);
-      worker->status_ = OK;
-    } else if (worker->status_ == NOT_OK) {   // finish the worker
-      done = 1;
-    }
-    // signal to the main thread that we're done (for sync())
-    pthread_cond_signal(&worker->impl_->condition_);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-  }
-  return THREAD_RETURN(NULL);    // Thread is finished
-}
-
-// main thread state control
-static void change_state(VPxWorker *const worker,
-                         VPxWorkerStatus new_status) {
-  // No-op when attempting to change state on a thread that didn't come up.
-  // Checking status_ without acquiring the lock first would result in a data
-  // race.
-  if (worker->impl_ == NULL) return;
-
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-  if (worker->status_ >= OK) {
-    // wait for the worker to finish
-    while (worker->status_ != OK) {
-      pthread_cond_wait(&worker->impl_->condition_, &worker->impl_->mutex_);
-    }
-    // assign new status and release the working thread if needed
-    if (new_status != OK) {
-      worker->status_ = new_status;
-      pthread_cond_signal(&worker->impl_->condition_);
-    }
-  }
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-}
-
-#endif  // CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static void init(VPxWorker *const worker) {
-  memset(worker, 0, sizeof(*worker));
-  worker->status_ = NOT_OK;
-}
-
-static int sync(VPxWorker *const worker) {
-#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-  change_state(worker, OK);
-#endif
-  assert(worker->status_ <= OK);
-  return !worker->had_error;
-}
-
-static int reset(VPxWorker *const worker) {
-  int ok = 1;
-  worker->had_error = 0;
-  if (worker->status_ < OK) {
-#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-    worker->impl_ = (VPxWorkerImpl*)vpx_calloc(1, sizeof(*worker->impl_));
-    if (worker->impl_ == NULL) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-    if (pthread_mutex_init(&worker->impl_->mutex_, NULL)) {
-      goto Error;
-    }
-    if (pthread_cond_init(&worker->impl_->condition_, NULL)) {
-      pthread_mutex_destroy(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-      goto Error;
-    }
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-    ok = !pthread_create(&worker->impl_->thread_, NULL, thread_loop, worker);
-    if (ok) worker->status_ = OK;
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-    if (!ok) {
-      pthread_mutex_destroy(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-      pthread_cond_destroy(&worker->impl_->condition_);
- Error:
-      vpx_free(worker->impl_);
-      worker->impl_ = NULL;
-      return 0;
-    }
-#else
-    worker->status_ = OK;
-#endif
-  } else if (worker->status_ > OK) {
-    ok = sync(worker);
-  }
-  assert(!ok || (worker->status_ == OK));
-  return ok;
-}
-
-static void execute(VPxWorker *const worker) {
-  if (worker->hook != NULL) {
-    worker->had_error |= !worker->hook(worker->data1, worker->data2);
-  }
-}
-
-static void launch(VPxWorker *const worker) {
-#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-  change_state(worker, WORK);
-#else
-  execute(worker);
-#endif
-}
-
-static void end(VPxWorker *const worker) {
-#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-  if (worker->impl_ != NULL) {
-    change_state(worker, NOT_OK);
-    pthread_join(worker->impl_->thread_, NULL);
-    pthread_mutex_destroy(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
-    pthread_cond_destroy(&worker->impl_->condition_);
-    vpx_free(worker->impl_);
-    worker->impl_ = NULL;
-  }
-#else
-  worker->status_ = NOT_OK;
-  assert(worker->impl_ == NULL);
-#endif
-  assert(worker->status_ == NOT_OK);
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static VPxWorkerInterface g_worker_interface = {
-  init, reset, sync, launch, execute, end
-};
-
-int vpx_set_worker_interface(const VPxWorkerInterface* const winterface) {
-  if (winterface == NULL ||
-      winterface->init == NULL || winterface->reset == NULL ||
-      winterface->sync == NULL || winterface->launch == NULL ||
-      winterface->execute == NULL || winterface->end == NULL) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-  g_worker_interface = *winterface;
-  return 1;
-}
-
-const VPxWorkerInterface *vpx_get_worker_interface(void) {
-  return &g_worker_interface;
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/vpx_thread/vpx_thread.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,223 +1,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-//
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
-// that can be found in the COPYING file in the root of the source
-// tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
-// in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
-// be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Multi-threaded worker
-//
-// Original source:
-//  http://git.chromium.org/webm/libwebp.git
-//  100644 blob 7bd451b124ae3b81596abfbcc823e3cb129d3a38  src/utils/thread.h
-
-#ifndef VPX_THREAD_H_
-#define VPX_THREAD_H_
-
-#include "./vpx_config.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-// Set maximum decode threads to be 8 due to the limit of frame buffers
-// and not enough semaphores in the emulation layer on windows.
-#define MAX_DECODE_THREADS 8
-
-#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !HAVE_PTHREAD_H
-#include <errno.h>  // NOLINT
-#include <process.h>  // NOLINT
-#include <windows.h>  // NOLINT
-typedef HANDLE pthread_t;
-typedef CRITICAL_SECTION pthread_mutex_t;
-typedef struct {
-  HANDLE waiting_sem_;
-  HANDLE received_sem_;
-  HANDLE signal_event_;
-} pthread_cond_t;
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// simplistic pthread emulation layer
-
-// _beginthreadex requires __stdcall
-#define THREADFN unsigned int __stdcall
-#define THREAD_RETURN(val) (unsigned int)((DWORD_PTR)val)
-
-static INLINE int pthread_create(pthread_t* const thread, const void* attr,
-                                 unsigned int (__stdcall *start)(void*),
-                                 void* arg) {
-  (void)attr;
-  *thread = (pthread_t)_beginthreadex(NULL,   /* void *security */
-                                      0,      /* unsigned stack_size */
-                                      start,
-                                      arg,
-                                      0,      /* unsigned initflag */
-                                      NULL);  /* unsigned *thrdaddr */
-  if (*thread == NULL) return 1;
-  SetThreadPriority(*thread, THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_join(pthread_t thread, void** value_ptr) {
-  (void)value_ptr;
-  return (WaitForSingleObject(thread, INFINITE) != WAIT_OBJECT_0 ||
-          CloseHandle(thread) == 0);
-}
-
-// Mutex
-static INLINE int pthread_mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex,
-                                     void* mutexattr) {
-  (void)mutexattr;
-  InitializeCriticalSection(mutex);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_mutex_trylock(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
-  return TryEnterCriticalSection(mutex) ? 0 : EBUSY;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
-  EnterCriticalSection(mutex);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
-  LeaveCriticalSection(mutex);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
-  DeleteCriticalSection(mutex);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-// Condition
-static INLINE int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *const condition) {
-  int ok = 1;
-  ok &= (CloseHandle(condition->waiting_sem_) != 0);
-  ok &= (CloseHandle(condition->received_sem_) != 0);
-  ok &= (CloseHandle(condition->signal_event_) != 0);
-  return !ok;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *const condition,
-                                    void* cond_attr) {
-  (void)cond_attr;
-  condition->waiting_sem_ = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, MAX_DECODE_THREADS, NULL);
-  condition->received_sem_ = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, MAX_DECODE_THREADS, NULL);
-  condition->signal_event_ = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
-  if (condition->waiting_sem_ == NULL ||
-      condition->received_sem_ == NULL ||
-      condition->signal_event_ == NULL) {
-    pthread_cond_destroy(condition);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_cond_signal(pthread_cond_t *const condition) {
-  int ok = 1;
-  if (WaitForSingleObject(condition->waiting_sem_, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
-    // a thread is waiting in pthread_cond_wait: allow it to be notified
-    ok = SetEvent(condition->signal_event_);
-    // wait until the event is consumed so the signaler cannot consume
-    // the event via its own pthread_cond_wait.
-    ok &= (WaitForSingleObject(condition->received_sem_, INFINITE) !=
-           WAIT_OBJECT_0);
-  }
-  return !ok;
-}
-
-static INLINE int pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *const condition,
-                                    pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
-  int ok;
-  // note that there is a consumer available so the signal isn't dropped in
-  // pthread_cond_signal
-  if (!ReleaseSemaphore(condition->waiting_sem_, 1, NULL))
-    return 1;
-  // now unlock the mutex so pthread_cond_signal may be issued
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
-  ok = (WaitForSingleObject(condition->signal_event_, INFINITE) ==
-        WAIT_OBJECT_0);
-  ok &= ReleaseSemaphore(condition->received_sem_, 1, NULL);
-  pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);
-  return !ok;
-}
-#else  // _WIN32
-#include <pthread.h> // NOLINT
-# define THREADFN void*
-# define THREAD_RETURN(val) val
-#endif
-
-#endif  // CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
-
-// State of the worker thread object
-typedef enum {
-  NOT_OK = 0,   // object is unusable
-  OK,           // ready to work
-  WORK          // busy finishing the current task
-} VPxWorkerStatus;
-
-// Function to be called by the worker thread. Takes two opaque pointers as
-// arguments (data1 and data2), and should return false in case of error.
-typedef int (*VPxWorkerHook)(void*, void*);
-
-// Platform-dependent implementation details for the worker.
-typedef struct VPxWorkerImpl VPxWorkerImpl;
-
-// Synchronization object used to launch job in the worker thread
-typedef struct {
-  VPxWorkerImpl *impl_;
-  VPxWorkerStatus status_;
-  VPxWorkerHook hook;     // hook to call
-  void *data1;            // first argument passed to 'hook'
-  void *data2;            // second argument passed to 'hook'
-  int had_error;          // return value of the last call to 'hook'
-} VPxWorker;
-
-// The interface for all thread-worker related functions. All these functions
-// must be implemented.
-typedef struct {
-  // Must be called first, before any other method.
-  void (*init)(VPxWorker *const worker);
-  // Must be called to initialize the object and spawn the thread. Re-entrant.
-  // Will potentially launch the thread. Returns false in case of error.
-  int (*reset)(VPxWorker *const worker);
-  // Makes sure the previous work is finished. Returns true if worker->had_error
-  // was not set and no error condition was triggered by the working thread.
-  int (*sync)(VPxWorker *const worker);
-  // Triggers the thread to call hook() with data1 and data2 arguments. These
-  // hook/data1/data2 values can be changed at any time before calling this
-  // function, but not be changed afterward until the next call to Sync().
-  void (*launch)(VPxWorker *const worker);
-  // This function is similar to launch() except that it calls the
-  // hook directly instead of using a thread. Convenient to bypass the thread
-  // mechanism while still using the VPxWorker structs. sync() must
-  // still be called afterward (for error reporting).
-  void (*execute)(VPxWorker *const worker);
-  // Kill the thread and terminate the object. To use the object again, one
-  // must call reset() again.
-  void (*end)(VPxWorker *const worker);
-} VPxWorkerInterface;
-
-// Install a new set of threading functions, overriding the defaults. This
-// should be done before any workers are started, i.e., before any encoding or
-// decoding takes place. The contents of the interface struct are copied, it
-// is safe to free the corresponding memory after this call. This function is
-// not thread-safe. Return false in case of invalid pointer or methods.
-int vpx_set_worker_interface(const VPxWorkerInterface *const winterface);
-
-// Retrieve the currently set thread worker interface.
-const VPxWorkerInterface *vpx_get_worker_interface(void);
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}    // extern "C"
-#endif
-
-#endif  // VPX_THREAD_H_
--- a/vpx_thread/vpx_thread.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +1,0 @@
-##
-## Copyright (c) 2015 The WebM project authors. All Rights Reserved.
-##
-##  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
-##  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
-##  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
-##  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
-##  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
-##
-
-THREAD_SRCS-yes += vpx_thread.mk
-THREAD_SRCS-yes += vpx_thread.c
-THREAD_SRCS-yes += vpx_thread.h
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpx_util/vpx_thread.c
@@ -1,0 +1,184 @@
+// Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+// that can be found in the COPYING file in the root of the source
+// tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+// in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
+// be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Multi-threaded worker
+//
+// Original source:
+//  http://git.chromium.org/webm/libwebp.git
+//  100644 blob 264210ba2807e4da47eb5d18c04cf869d89b9784  src/utils/thread.c
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>   // for memset()
+#include "./vpx_thread.h"
+#include "vpx_mem/vpx_mem.h"
+
+#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+
+struct VPxWorkerImpl {
+  pthread_mutex_t mutex_;
+  pthread_cond_t  condition_;
+  pthread_t       thread_;
+};
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void execute(VPxWorker *const worker);  // Forward declaration.
+
+static THREADFN thread_loop(void *ptr) {
+  VPxWorker *const worker = (VPxWorker*)ptr;
+  int done = 0;
+  while (!done) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+    while (worker->status_ == OK) {   // wait in idling mode
+      pthread_cond_wait(&worker->impl_->condition_, &worker->impl_->mutex_);
+    }
+    if (worker->status_ == WORK) {
+      execute(worker);
+      worker->status_ = OK;
+    } else if (worker->status_ == NOT_OK) {   // finish the worker
+      done = 1;
+    }
+    // signal to the main thread that we're done (for sync())
+    pthread_cond_signal(&worker->impl_->condition_);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+  }
+  return THREAD_RETURN(NULL);    // Thread is finished
+}
+
+// main thread state control
+static void change_state(VPxWorker *const worker,
+                         VPxWorkerStatus new_status) {
+  // No-op when attempting to change state on a thread that didn't come up.
+  // Checking status_ without acquiring the lock first would result in a data
+  // race.
+  if (worker->impl_ == NULL) return;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+  if (worker->status_ >= OK) {
+    // wait for the worker to finish
+    while (worker->status_ != OK) {
+      pthread_cond_wait(&worker->impl_->condition_, &worker->impl_->mutex_);
+    }
+    // assign new status and release the working thread if needed
+    if (new_status != OK) {
+      worker->status_ = new_status;
+      pthread_cond_signal(&worker->impl_->condition_);
+    }
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+}
+
+#endif  // CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void init(VPxWorker *const worker) {
+  memset(worker, 0, sizeof(*worker));
+  worker->status_ = NOT_OK;
+}
+
+static int sync(VPxWorker *const worker) {
+#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+  change_state(worker, OK);
+#endif
+  assert(worker->status_ <= OK);
+  return !worker->had_error;
+}
+
+static int reset(VPxWorker *const worker) {
+  int ok = 1;
+  worker->had_error = 0;
+  if (worker->status_ < OK) {
+#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+    worker->impl_ = (VPxWorkerImpl*)vpx_calloc(1, sizeof(*worker->impl_));
+    if (worker->impl_ == NULL) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if (pthread_mutex_init(&worker->impl_->mutex_, NULL)) {
+      goto Error;
+    }
+    if (pthread_cond_init(&worker->impl_->condition_, NULL)) {
+      pthread_mutex_destroy(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+      goto Error;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+    ok = !pthread_create(&worker->impl_->thread_, NULL, thread_loop, worker);
+    if (ok) worker->status_ = OK;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+    if (!ok) {
+      pthread_mutex_destroy(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+      pthread_cond_destroy(&worker->impl_->condition_);
+ Error:
+      vpx_free(worker->impl_);
+      worker->impl_ = NULL;
+      return 0;
+    }
+#else
+    worker->status_ = OK;
+#endif
+  } else if (worker->status_ > OK) {
+    ok = sync(worker);
+  }
+  assert(!ok || (worker->status_ == OK));
+  return ok;
+}
+
+static void execute(VPxWorker *const worker) {
+  if (worker->hook != NULL) {
+    worker->had_error |= !worker->hook(worker->data1, worker->data2);
+  }
+}
+
+static void launch(VPxWorker *const worker) {
+#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+  change_state(worker, WORK);
+#else
+  execute(worker);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void end(VPxWorker *const worker) {
+#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+  if (worker->impl_ != NULL) {
+    change_state(worker, NOT_OK);
+    pthread_join(worker->impl_->thread_, NULL);
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&worker->impl_->mutex_);
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&worker->impl_->condition_);
+    vpx_free(worker->impl_);
+    worker->impl_ = NULL;
+  }
+#else
+  worker->status_ = NOT_OK;
+  assert(worker->impl_ == NULL);
+#endif
+  assert(worker->status_ == NOT_OK);
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static VPxWorkerInterface g_worker_interface = {
+  init, reset, sync, launch, execute, end
+};
+
+int vpx_set_worker_interface(const VPxWorkerInterface* const winterface) {
+  if (winterface == NULL ||
+      winterface->init == NULL || winterface->reset == NULL ||
+      winterface->sync == NULL || winterface->launch == NULL ||
+      winterface->execute == NULL || winterface->end == NULL) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  g_worker_interface = *winterface;
+  return 1;
+}
+
+const VPxWorkerInterface *vpx_get_worker_interface(void) {
+  return &g_worker_interface;
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpx_util/vpx_thread.h
@@ -1,0 +1,223 @@
+// Copyright 2013 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+// that can be found in the COPYING file in the root of the source
+// tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+// in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
+// be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Multi-threaded worker
+//
+// Original source:
+//  http://git.chromium.org/webm/libwebp.git
+//  100644 blob 7bd451b124ae3b81596abfbcc823e3cb129d3a38  src/utils/thread.h
+
+#ifndef VPX_THREAD_H_
+#define VPX_THREAD_H_
+
+#include "./vpx_config.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+// Set maximum decode threads to be 8 due to the limit of frame buffers
+// and not enough semaphores in the emulation layer on windows.
+#define MAX_DECODE_THREADS 8
+
+#if CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !HAVE_PTHREAD_H
+#include <errno.h>  // NOLINT
+#include <process.h>  // NOLINT
+#include <windows.h>  // NOLINT
+typedef HANDLE pthread_t;
+typedef CRITICAL_SECTION pthread_mutex_t;
+typedef struct {
+  HANDLE waiting_sem_;
+  HANDLE received_sem_;
+  HANDLE signal_event_;
+} pthread_cond_t;
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// simplistic pthread emulation layer
+
+// _beginthreadex requires __stdcall
+#define THREADFN unsigned int __stdcall
+#define THREAD_RETURN(val) (unsigned int)((DWORD_PTR)val)
+
+static INLINE int pthread_create(pthread_t* const thread, const void* attr,
+                                 unsigned int (__stdcall *start)(void*),
+                                 void* arg) {
+  (void)attr;
+  *thread = (pthread_t)_beginthreadex(NULL,   /* void *security */
+                                      0,      /* unsigned stack_size */
+                                      start,
+                                      arg,
+                                      0,      /* unsigned initflag */
+                                      NULL);  /* unsigned *thrdaddr */
+  if (*thread == NULL) return 1;
+  SetThreadPriority(*thread, THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_join(pthread_t thread, void** value_ptr) {
+  (void)value_ptr;
+  return (WaitForSingleObject(thread, INFINITE) != WAIT_OBJECT_0 ||
+          CloseHandle(thread) == 0);
+}
+
+// Mutex
+static INLINE int pthread_mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex,
+                                     void* mutexattr) {
+  (void)mutexattr;
+  InitializeCriticalSection(mutex);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_mutex_trylock(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
+  return TryEnterCriticalSection(mutex) ? 0 : EBUSY;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
+  EnterCriticalSection(mutex);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
+  LeaveCriticalSection(mutex);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
+  DeleteCriticalSection(mutex);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+// Condition
+static INLINE int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *const condition) {
+  int ok = 1;
+  ok &= (CloseHandle(condition->waiting_sem_) != 0);
+  ok &= (CloseHandle(condition->received_sem_) != 0);
+  ok &= (CloseHandle(condition->signal_event_) != 0);
+  return !ok;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *const condition,
+                                    void* cond_attr) {
+  (void)cond_attr;
+  condition->waiting_sem_ = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, MAX_DECODE_THREADS, NULL);
+  condition->received_sem_ = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, MAX_DECODE_THREADS, NULL);
+  condition->signal_event_ = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+  if (condition->waiting_sem_ == NULL ||
+      condition->received_sem_ == NULL ||
+      condition->signal_event_ == NULL) {
+    pthread_cond_destroy(condition);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_cond_signal(pthread_cond_t *const condition) {
+  int ok = 1;
+  if (WaitForSingleObject(condition->waiting_sem_, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
+    // a thread is waiting in pthread_cond_wait: allow it to be notified
+    ok = SetEvent(condition->signal_event_);
+    // wait until the event is consumed so the signaler cannot consume
+    // the event via its own pthread_cond_wait.
+    ok &= (WaitForSingleObject(condition->received_sem_, INFINITE) !=
+           WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+  }
+  return !ok;
+}
+
+static INLINE int pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *const condition,
+                                    pthread_mutex_t *const mutex) {
+  int ok;
+  // note that there is a consumer available so the signal isn't dropped in
+  // pthread_cond_signal
+  if (!ReleaseSemaphore(condition->waiting_sem_, 1, NULL))
+    return 1;
+  // now unlock the mutex so pthread_cond_signal may be issued
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+  ok = (WaitForSingleObject(condition->signal_event_, INFINITE) ==
+        WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+  ok &= ReleaseSemaphore(condition->received_sem_, 1, NULL);
+  pthread_mutex_lock(mutex);
+  return !ok;
+}
+#else  // _WIN32
+#include <pthread.h> // NOLINT
+# define THREADFN void*
+# define THREAD_RETURN(val) val
+#endif
+
+#endif  // CONFIG_MULTITHREAD
+
+// State of the worker thread object
+typedef enum {
+  NOT_OK = 0,   // object is unusable
+  OK,           // ready to work
+  WORK          // busy finishing the current task
+} VPxWorkerStatus;
+
+// Function to be called by the worker thread. Takes two opaque pointers as
+// arguments (data1 and data2), and should return false in case of error.
+typedef int (*VPxWorkerHook)(void*, void*);
+
+// Platform-dependent implementation details for the worker.
+typedef struct VPxWorkerImpl VPxWorkerImpl;
+
+// Synchronization object used to launch job in the worker thread
+typedef struct {
+  VPxWorkerImpl *impl_;
+  VPxWorkerStatus status_;
+  VPxWorkerHook hook;     // hook to call
+  void *data1;            // first argument passed to 'hook'
+  void *data2;            // second argument passed to 'hook'
+  int had_error;          // return value of the last call to 'hook'
+} VPxWorker;
+
+// The interface for all thread-worker related functions. All these functions
+// must be implemented.
+typedef struct {
+  // Must be called first, before any other method.
+  void (*init)(VPxWorker *const worker);
+  // Must be called to initialize the object and spawn the thread. Re-entrant.
+  // Will potentially launch the thread. Returns false in case of error.
+  int (*reset)(VPxWorker *const worker);
+  // Makes sure the previous work is finished. Returns true if worker->had_error
+  // was not set and no error condition was triggered by the working thread.
+  int (*sync)(VPxWorker *const worker);
+  // Triggers the thread to call hook() with data1 and data2 arguments. These
+  // hook/data1/data2 values can be changed at any time before calling this
+  // function, but not be changed afterward until the next call to Sync().
+  void (*launch)(VPxWorker *const worker);
+  // This function is similar to launch() except that it calls the
+  // hook directly instead of using a thread. Convenient to bypass the thread
+  // mechanism while still using the VPxWorker structs. sync() must
+  // still be called afterward (for error reporting).
+  void (*execute)(VPxWorker *const worker);
+  // Kill the thread and terminate the object. To use the object again, one
+  // must call reset() again.
+  void (*end)(VPxWorker *const worker);
+} VPxWorkerInterface;
+
+// Install a new set of threading functions, overriding the defaults. This
+// should be done before any workers are started, i.e., before any encoding or
+// decoding takes place. The contents of the interface struct are copied, it
+// is safe to free the corresponding memory after this call. This function is
+// not thread-safe. Return false in case of invalid pointer or methods.
+int vpx_set_worker_interface(const VPxWorkerInterface *const winterface);
+
+// Retrieve the currently set thread worker interface.
+const VPxWorkerInterface *vpx_get_worker_interface(void);
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}    // extern "C"
+#endif
+
+#endif  // VPX_THREAD_H_
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vpx_util/vpx_util.mk
@@ -1,0 +1,13 @@
+##
+## Copyright (c) 2015 The WebM project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+##
+##  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+##  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+##  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+##  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+##  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+##
+
+UTIL_SRCS-yes += vpx_util.mk
+UTIL_SRCS-yes += vpx_thread.c
+UTIL_SRCS-yes += vpx_thread.h