sb138: #i115619# osl_setThreadName

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sal/inc/osl/thread.h b/sal/inc/osl/thread.h
index 16860644d7a0..79db10f58097 100644
--- a/sal/inc/osl/thread.h
+++ b/sal/inc/osl/thread.h
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL osl_scheduleThread(oslThread Thread);
 */
 void SAL_CALL osl_yieldThread(void);
 
+/** Attempts to set the name of the current thread.
+
+    The name of a thread is usually evaluated for debugging purposes.  Not all
+    platforms support this.  On Linux, a set thread name can be observed with
+    "ps -L".  On Windows, a thread name set while a debugger is attached can be
+    observed within the debugger.
+
+    @param name  the name of the thread; must not be null; on Linux, only the
+    first 16 characters are used
+*/
+void SAL_CALL osl_setThreadName(char const * name);
+
 /* Callback when data stored in a thread key is no longer needed */
 
 typedef void (SAL_CALL *oslThreadKeyCallbackFunction)(void *);
diff --git a/sal/inc/osl/thread.hxx b/sal/inc/osl/thread.hxx
index 51fe059d2210..c3ca49926456 100644
--- a/sal/inc/osl/thread.hxx
+++ b/sal/inc/osl/thread.hxx
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ public:
         osl_yieldThread();
     }
 
+    static inline void setName(char const * name) throw () {
+        osl_setThreadName(name);
+    }
 
     virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL schedule()
     {