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    Introduces a LLThreadLocalData class that can be · ef490e30
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    accessed through the static LLThread::tldata().
    Currently this object contains two (public) thread-local
    objects: a LLAPRRootPool and a LLVolatileAPRPool.
    
    The first is the general memory pool used by this thread
    (and this thread alone), while the second is intended
    for short lived memory allocations (needed for APR).
    The advantages of not mixing those two is that the latter
    is used most frequently, and as a result of it's nature
    can be destroyed and reconstructed on a "regular" basis.
    
    This patch adds LLAPRPool (completely replacing the old one),
    which is a wrapper around apr_pool_t* and has complete
    thread-safity checking.
    
    Whenever an apr call requires memory for some resource,
    a memory pool in the form of an LLAPRPool object can
    be created with the same life-time as this resource;
    assuring clean up of the memory no sooner, but also
    not much later than the life-time of the resource
    that needs the memory.
    
    Many, many function calls and constructors had the
    pool parameter simply removed (it is no longer the
    concern of the developer, if you don't write code
    that actually does an libapr call then you are no
    longer bothered with memory pools at all).
    
    However, I kept the notion of short-lived and
    long-lived allocations alive (see my remark in
    the jira here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/STORM-864?focusedCommentId=235356&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-235356
    which requires that the LLAPRFile API needs
    to allow the user to specify how long they
    think a file will stay open. By choosing
    'short_lived' as default for the constructor
    that immediately opens a file, the number of
    instances where this needs to be specified is
    drastically reduced however (obviously, any
    automatic LLAPRFile is short lived).
    
    ***
    
    Addressed Boroondas remarks in https://codereview.secondlife.com/r/99/
    regarding (doxygen) comments. This patch effectively only changes comments.
    
    Includes some 'merge' stuff that ended up in llvocache.cpp
    (while starting as a bug fix, now only resulting in a cleanup).
    
    ***
    
    Added comment 'The use of apr_pool_t is OK here'.
    
    Added this comment on every line where apr_pool_t
    is correctly being used.
    
    This should make it easier to spot (future) errors
    where someone started to use apr_pool_t; you can
    just grep all sources for 'apr_pool_t' and immediately
    see where it's being used while LLAPRPool should
    have been used.
    
    Note that merging this patch is very easy:
    If there are no other uses of apr_pool_t in the code
    (one grep) and it compiles, then it will work.
    
    ***
    
    Second Merge (needed to remove 'delete mCreationMutex'
    from LLImageDecodeThread::~LLImageDecodeThread).
    
    ***
    
    Added back #include <apr_pools.h>.
    
    Apparently that is needed on libapr version 1.2.8.,
    the version used by Linden Lab, for calls to
    apr_queue_*. This is a bug in libapr (we also
    include <apr_queue.h>, that is fixed in (at least) 1.3.7.
    
    Note that 1.2.8 is VERY old. Even 1.3.x is old.
    
    ***
    
    License fixes (GPL -> LGPL). And typo in comments.
    Addresses merov's comments on the review board.
    
    ***
    
    Added Merov's compile fixes for windows.
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    Introduces a LLThreadLocalData class that can be
    Aleric Inglewood authored
    accessed through the static LLThread::tldata().
    Currently this object contains two (public) thread-local
    objects: a LLAPRRootPool and a LLVolatileAPRPool.
    
    The first is the general memory pool used by this thread
    (and this thread alone), while the second is intended
    for short lived memory allocations (needed for APR).
    The advantages of not mixing those two is that the latter
    is used most frequently, and as a result of it's nature
    can be destroyed and reconstructed on a "regular" basis.
    
    This patch adds LLAPRPool (completely replacing the old one),
    which is a wrapper around apr_pool_t* and has complete
    thread-safity checking.
    
    Whenever an apr call requires memory for some resource,
    a memory pool in the form of an LLAPRPool object can
    be created with the same life-time as this resource;
    assuring clean up of the memory no sooner, but also
    not much later than the life-time of the resource
    that needs the memory.
    
    Many, many function calls and constructors had the
    pool parameter simply removed (it is no longer the
    concern of the developer, if you don't write code
    that actually does an libapr call then you are no
    longer bothered with memory pools at all).
    
    However, I kept the notion of short-lived and
    long-lived allocations alive (see my remark in
    the jira here: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/STORM-864?focusedCommentId=235356&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-235356
    which requires that the LLAPRFile API needs
    to allow the user to specify how long they
    think a file will stay open. By choosing
    'short_lived' as default for the constructor
    that immediately opens a file, the number of
    instances where this needs to be specified is
    drastically reduced however (obviously, any
    automatic LLAPRFile is short lived).
    
    ***
    
    Addressed Boroondas remarks in https://codereview.secondlife.com/r/99/
    regarding (doxygen) comments. This patch effectively only changes comments.
    
    Includes some 'merge' stuff that ended up in llvocache.cpp
    (while starting as a bug fix, now only resulting in a cleanup).
    
    ***
    
    Added comment 'The use of apr_pool_t is OK here'.
    
    Added this comment on every line where apr_pool_t
    is correctly being used.
    
    This should make it easier to spot (future) errors
    where someone started to use apr_pool_t; you can
    just grep all sources for 'apr_pool_t' and immediately
    see where it's being used while LLAPRPool should
    have been used.
    
    Note that merging this patch is very easy:
    If there are no other uses of apr_pool_t in the code
    (one grep) and it compiles, then it will work.
    
    ***
    
    Second Merge (needed to remove 'delete mCreationMutex'
    from LLImageDecodeThread::~LLImageDecodeThread).
    
    ***
    
    Added back #include <apr_pools.h>.
    
    Apparently that is needed on libapr version 1.2.8.,
    the version used by Linden Lab, for calls to
    apr_queue_*. This is a bug in libapr (we also
    include <apr_queue.h>, that is fixed in (at least) 1.3.7.
    
    Note that 1.2.8 is VERY old. Even 1.3.x is old.
    
    ***
    
    License fixes (GPL -> LGPL). And typo in comments.
    Addresses merov's comments on the review board.
    
    ***
    
    Added Merov's compile fixes for windows.
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