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    <book id="synclib">
    
    <bookinfo>
       <title>X Synchronization Extension Library</title>
       <subtitle>X Consortium Standard</subtitle>
       <releaseinfo>X Version 11, Release &fullrelvers;</releaseinfo>
       <releaseinfo>Version 3.0</releaseinfo>
       <authorgroup>
          <author>
            <firstname>Tim</firstname><surname>Glauert</surname>
            <affiliation>
              <orgname>Olivetti Research</orgname>
              <orgdiv>MultiWorks</orgdiv>
            </affiliation>
          </author>
          <author>
              <firstname>Dave</firstname>
              <surname>Carver</surname>
              <affiliation>
                <orgname>Digital Equipment Corporation</orgname>
                <orgdiv>MIT/Project Athena</orgdiv>
              </affiliation>
          </author>
          <author>
            <firstname>Jim</firstname>
            <surname>Gettys</surname>
            <affiliation>
              <orgname>Digital Equipment Corporation</orgname>
              <orgdiv>Cambridge Research Laboratory</orgdiv>
            </affiliation>
          </author>
          <author>
            <firstname>David</firstname>
            <othername>P.</othername>
            <surname>Wiggins</surname>
            <affiliation><orgname>X Consortium, Inc.</orgname></affiliation>
          </author>
       </authorgroup>
       <copyright><year>1991</year>
         <holder>Olivetti Research Limited, Cambridge England</holder>
         <holder>Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts</holder>
       </copyright>
    
    <legalnotice>
    <para>
    Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this documentation for any
    purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
    copyright notice appear in all copies. Olivetti, Digital, MIT, and the
    X Consortium make no representations about the suitability for any purpose
    of the information in this document. This documentation is provided as
    is without express or implied warranty.
    </para>
    </legalnotice>
    
    <legalnotice>
    <para role="multiLicensing">Copyright &copy; 1991 X Consortium, Inc.</para>
    <para>
    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
    a copy of this software and associated documentation files
    (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
    restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
    modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
    the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished
    to do so, subject to the following conditions:
    </para>
    
    <para>
    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
    </para>
    
    <para>THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED &ldquo;AS IS&rdquo;, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
    EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
    MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE X CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
    OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
    ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
    OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
    </para>
    
    <para>
    Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall
    not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
    dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
    X Consortium.
    </para>
    <para>X Window System is a trademark of The OpenGroup.</para>
    
    </legalnotice>
    </bookinfo>
    
    <chapter id="synchronization_protocol">
    <title>Synchronization Protocol</title>
    
    <para>
    The core X protocol makes no guarantees about the relative order of
    execution of requests for different clients.  This means that any
    synchronization between clients must be done at the client level in an
    operating system-dependent and network-dependent manner. Even if there
    was an accepted standard for such synchronization, the use of a network
    introduces unpredictable delays between the synchronization of the clients and
    the delivery of the resulting requests to the X server.
    </para>
    <para>
    The core X protocol also makes no guarantees about the time at which
    requests are executed, which means that all clients with real-time constraints
    must implement their timing on the host computer. Any such timings are
    subject to error introduced by delays within the operating system and
    network and are inefficient because of the need for round-trip requests that
    keep the client and server synchronized.
    </para>
    <para>
    The synchronization extension provides primitives that allow synchronization
    between clients to take place entirely within the X server. This removes any
    error introduced by the network and makes it possible to synchronize clients
    on different hosts running different operating systems. This is important for
    multimedia applications, where audio, video, and graphics data streams are
    being synchronized. The extension also provides internal timers within the X
    server to which client requests can be synchronized. This allows simple
    animation applications to be implemented without any round-trip requests
    and makes best use of buffering within the client, network, and server.
    </para>
    
    <sect1 id="description">
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>
    The mechanism used by this extension for synchronization within the X server
    is to block the processing of requests from a client until a specific
    synchronization condition occurs. When the condition occurs, the client is
    released and processing of requests continues. Multiple clients may block on
    the same condition to give inter-client synchronization. Alternatively, a single
    client may block on a condition such as an animation frame marker.
    </para>
    <para>
    The extension adds <function>Counter</function> and
    <function>Alarm</function> to the set of resources managed by
    the server. A counter has a 64-bit integer value that may be increased or
    decreased by client requests or by the server internally. A client can
    block by sending an <function>Await</function> request that waits until
    one of a set of synchronization conditions, called TRIGGERs, becomes TRUE.
    </para>
    <para>
    The <function>CreateCounter</function> request allows a client to create
    a <function>Counter</function> that can be changed by explicit
    <function>SetCounter</function> and <function>ChangeCounter</function>
    requests. These can be used to implement synchronization between
    different clients.
    </para>
    <para>
    There are some counters, called <function>System Counters</function>,
    that are changed by the server internally rather than by client
    requests. The effect of any change to a system counter is not visible
    until the server has finished processing the current request. In other
    words, system counters are apparently updated in the gaps between the
    execution of requests rather than during the actual execution of a
    request. The extension provides a system counter that advances with the
    server time as defined by the core protocol, and it may also provide
    counters that advance with the real-world time or that change each
    time the CRT screen is refreshed. Other extensions may provide their own
    extension-specific system counters.
    </para>
    <para>
    The extension provides an <function>Alarm</function> mechanism that allows clients to receive an
    event on a regular basis when a particular counter is changed.
    </para>
    </sect1>
    </chapter>
    
    <chapter id="c_language_binding">
    <title>C Language Binding</title>
    
    <para>
    The C routines provide direct access to the protocol and add no additional
    semantics.
    </para>
    <para>
    The include file for this extension is &lt;X11/extensions/sync.h&gt;.
    Most of the names in the language binding are derived from the protocol
    names by prepending XSync to the protocol name and changing the
    capitalization.
    </para>
    
    <sect1 id="c_functions">
    <title>C Functions</title>
    
    <para>
    Most of the following functions generate SYNC protocol requests.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncqueryextension'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncQueryExtension</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display <parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int <parameter> *event_base_return</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int <parameter> *error_base_return</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    If dpy supports the SYNC extension,
    <function>XSyncQueryExtension</function> returns True,
    sets *event_base_return to the event number for the first SYNC event, and
    sets *error_base_return to the error number for the first SYNC error. If dpy
    does not support the SYNC extension, it returns False.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncinitialize'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncInitialize</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display <parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int <parameter> *major_version_return</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int <parameter> *minor_version_return</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncInitialize</function> sets *major_version_return and
    *minor version return to the major/minor SYNC protocol version supported
    by the server. If the XSync library is compatible with the version
    returned by the server, this function returns <function>True</function>.
    If dpy does not support the SYNC extension, or if there was an error
    during communication with the server, or if the server and library protocol
    versions are incompatible, this function returns <function>False</function>.
    The only XSync function that may be called before this function is
    XSyncQueryExtension. If a client violates this rule, the effects of all XSync
    calls that it makes are undefined.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsynclistsystemcounters'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>XSyncSystemCounter *<function>XSyncListSystemCounters</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display <parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int <parameter> *n_counters_return</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncListSystemCounters</function> returns a pointer to an array
    of system counters supported by the display and sets *n_counters_return
    to the number of counters in the array.  The array should be freed with
    <function>XSyncFreeSystemCounterList</function>. If dpy does not support
    the SYNC extension, or if there was an error during communication with
    the server, or if the server does not support any system counters,
    this function returns NULL.
    </para>
    
    <para>
    XSyncSystemCounter has the following fields:
    </para>
    
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    char *              name;        /* null-terminated name of system counter */
    XSyncCounter        counter;     /* counter id of this system counter */
    XSyncValue          resolution;  /* resolution of this system counter */
    </literallayout>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncfreesystemcounterlist'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncFreeSystemCounterList</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncSystemCounter <parameter> *list</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncFreeSystemCounterList</function> frees the memory
    associated with the system counter list returned by
    <function>XSyncListSystemCounters</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsynccreatecounter'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>XSyncCounter <function>XSyncCreateCounter</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> initial_value</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncCreateCounter</function> creates a counter on the dpy
    with the given initial value and returns the counter ID. It returns
    <function>None</function> if dpy does not support the SYNC extension.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncsetcounter'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncSetCounter</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncCounter<parameter> counter</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> value</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncSetCounter</function> sets counter to value. It returns
    <function>False </function> if dpy does not
    support the SYNC extension; otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncchangecounter'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncChangeCounter</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncCounter<parameter> counter</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> value</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncChangeCounter</function> adds value to counter. It returns
    <function>False</function> if dpy does not support the SYNC extension;
    otherwise, it returns
    <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncdestroycounter'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncDestroyCounter</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncCounter<parameter> counter</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncDestroyCounter</function> destroys counter. It returns
    <function>False</function> if dpy does not support the SYNC extension;
    otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncquerycounter'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncQueryCounter</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncCounter<parameter> counter</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *value_return</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncQueryCounter</function> sets *value_return to the current
    value of counter. It returns <function>False</function> if there was an
    error during communication with the server or if dpy does not support the
    SYNC extension; otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncawait'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncAwait</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncWaitCondition<parameter> *wait_list</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int<parameter> n_conditions</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncAwait</function> awaits on the conditions in wait_list.
    The n_conditions is the number of wait conditions in wait_list. It
    returns <function>False</function> if dpy does not support the SYNC
    extension; otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>. The await is
    processed asynchronously by the server; this function always returns
    immediately after issuing the request.
    </para>
    <para>
    XSyncWaitCondition has the following fields:
    </para>
    
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    XSyncCounter     trigger.counter;    /*counter to trigger on */
    XSyncValueType   trigger.value_type; /*absolute/relative */
    XSyncValue       trigger.wait_value; /*value to compare counter to */
    XSyncTestType    trigger.test_type;  /*pos/neg comparison/transtion */
    XSyncValue       event_threshold;    /*send event if past threshold */
    </literallayout>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncValueType</function> can be either
    <function>XSyncAbsolute</function> or <function>XSyncRelative</function>.
    </para>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncTestType</function> can be one of
    <function>XSyncPositiveTransition</function>,
    <function>XSyncNegativeTransition</function>,
    <function>XSyncPositiveComparison</function>, or
    <function>XSyncNegativeComparison</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsynccreatealarm'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>XSyncAlarm <function>XSyncCreateAlarm</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>unsigned long<parameter> values_mask</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncAlarmAttributes<parameter> *values`</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncCreateAlarm</function> creates an alarm and returns the
    alarm ID. It returns None if the display does not support the SYNC
    extension. The values_mask and values specify the alarm attributes.
    </para>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncAlarmAttributes</function> has the following fields. The
    attribute_mask column specifies the symbol that the caller should OR
    into values_mask to indicate that the value for the corresponding
    attribute was actually supplied. Default values are used for all
    attributes that do not have their attribute_mask OR’ed into values_mask.
    See the protocol description for <function>CreateAlarm</function> for the
    defaults.
    </para>
    
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    type                 field name           attribute_mask
    XSyncCounter       trigger.counter;     XSyncCACounter
    XSyncValueType     trigger.value_type;  XSyncCAValueType
    XSyncValue         trigger.wait_value;  XSyncCAValue
    XSyncTestType      trigger.test_type;   XSyncCATestType
    XSyncValue         delta;               XSyncCADelta
    Bool               events;              XSyncCAEvents
    XSyncAlarmState    state;               client cannot set this
    </literallayout>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncdestroyalarm'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncDestroyAlarm</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncAlarm<parameter> alarm</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncDestroyAlarm</function> destroys alarm. It returns
    <function>False</function> if dpy does not support
    the SYNC extension; otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncqueryalarm'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncQueryAlarm</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncAlarm<parameter> alarm</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncAlarmAttributes<parameter> *values_return</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncQueryAlarm</function> sets *values_return to the alarm’s
    attributes. It returns <function>False</function> if there was an error
    during communication with the server or if dpy does not support the
    SYNC extension; otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncchangealarm'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncChangeAlarm</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncAlarm<parameter> alarm</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>unsigned long<parameter> values_mask</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncAlarmAttributes<parameter> *values</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncChangeAlarm</function> changes alarm’s attributes. The
    attributes to change are specified as in
    <function>XSyncCreateAlarm</function>. It returns
    <function>False</function> if dpy does not support
    the SYNC extension; otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncsetpriority'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncSetPriority</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XID<parameter> client_resource_id</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int<parameter> priority</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncSetPriority</function> sets the priority of the client
    owning client_resource_id to priority. If client_resource_id is None, it
    sets the caller’s priority. It returns
    <function>False</function> if dpy does not support the SYNC extension;
    otherwise, it returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncgetpriority'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Status <function>XSyncGetPriority</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>Display<parameter> *dpy</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XID<parameter> client_resource_id</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int<parameter> *return_priority</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    <function>XSyncGetPriority</function> sets *return_priority to the
    priority of the client owning client_resource_id. If client_resource_id
    is None, it sets *return_priority to the caller’s priority. It returns
    <function>False</function> if there was an error during communication
    with the server or if dpy does not support the SYNC extension; otherwise, it
    returns <function>True</function>.
    </para>
    
    </sect1>
    
    <sect1 id="c_macros_functions">
    <title>C Macros/Functions</title>
    
    <para>
    The following procedures manipulate 64-bit values. They are defined both as
    macros and as functions. By default, the macro form is used. To use the
    function form, #undef the macro name to uncover the function.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncinttovalue'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncIntToValue</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *pv</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int<parameter> i</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Converts i to an <function>XSyncValue</function> and stores it in *pv.
    Performs sign extension (*pv will have the same sign as i.)
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncintstovalue'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncIntsToValue</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *pv</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>unsigned int<parameter> low</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>int<parameter> high</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Stores low in the low 32 bits of *pv and high in the high 32 bits of *pv.
    </para>
    
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluegreaterthan'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueGreaterThan</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if a is greater than b, else returns
    <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluelessthan'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueLessThan</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if a is less than b, else returns
    <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluegreaterorequal'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueGreaterOrEqual</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if a is greater than or equal to b,
    else returns <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluelessorequal'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueLessOrEqual</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if a is less than or equal to b,
    else returns <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvalueequal'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueEqual</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if a is equal to b,
    else returns <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvalueisnegative'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueIsNegative</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> v</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if v is negative,
    else returns <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvalueiszero'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueIsZero</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> v</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if v is zero,
    else returns <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvalueispositive'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>Bool <function>XSyncValueIsPositive</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> v</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns <function>True</function> if v is positive,
    else returns <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluelow32'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>unsigned int <function>XSyncValueLow32</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> v</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns the low 32 bits of v.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluehigh32'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>unsigned int <function>XSyncValueHigh32</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> v</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Returns the high 32 bits of v.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvalueadd'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncValueAdd</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *presult</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>Bool<parameter> *poverflow</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Adds a to b and stores the result in *presult. If the result could not
    fit in 64 bits, *poverflow is set to <function>True</function>, else it is
    set to <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncvaluesubtract'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncValueSubtract</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *presult</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> a</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> b</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>Bool<parameter> *poverflow</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Subtracts b from a and stores the result in *presult. If the result could not
    fit in 64 bits, *poverflow is set to <function>True</function>, else it is
    set to <function>False</function>.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncmaxvalue'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncMaxValue</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *pv</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Sets *pv to the maximum value expressible in 64 bits.
    </para>
    
    <funcsynopsis id='xsyncminvalue'>
    <funcprototype>
      <funcdef>void <function>XSyncMinValue</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>XSyncValue<parameter> *pv</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
    
    <para>
    Sets *pv to the minimum value expressible in 64 bits.
    </para>
    
    </sect1>
    
    <sect1 id="events">
    <title>Events</title>
    
    <para>
    Let <emphasis remap='I'>event_base</emphasis> be the value event base return as defined in the function
    <function>XSyncQueryExtension</function>.
    </para>
    
    <para>
    An <function>XSyncCounterNotifyEvent</function>’s type field has the value
    event_base + <function>XSyncCounterNotify</function>. The fields of this
    structure are:
    </para>
    
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    int              type;          /* event base + XSyncCounterNotify */
    unsigned long    serial;        /* number of last request processed by server */
    Bool             send event;    /* true if this came from a SendEvent request */
    Display *        display;       /* Display the event was read from */
    XSyncCounter     counter;       /* counter involved in await */
    XSyncValue       wait_value;    /* value being waited for */
    XSyncValue       counter_value; /* counter value when this event was sent */
    Time             time;          /* milliseconds */
    int              count;         /* how many more events to come */
    Bool             destroyed;     /* True if counter was destroyed */
    </literallayout>
    
    <para>
    An <function>XSyncAlarmNotifyEvent</function>’s type field has the value
    event_base + <function>XSyncAlarmNotify</function>. The fields of
    this structure are:
    </para>
    
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    int             type;         /* event_base + XSyncAlarmNotify */
    unsigned long   serial;       /* number of last request processed by server */
    Bool            send_event;   /* true if this came from a SendEvent request */
    Display *       display;      /*Display the event was read from */
    XSyncAlarm      alarm;        /* alarm that triggered */
    XSyncValue      counter_value /* value that triggered the alarm */
    XSyncValue      alarm_value   /* test value of trigger in alarm */
    Time            time;         /* milliseconds */
    XSyncAlarmState state;        /* new state of alarm */
    </literallayout>
    
    </sect1>
    
    <sect1 id="errors">
    <title>Errors</title>
    <para>
    Let <emphasis remap='I'>error_base</emphasis> be the value
    <emphasis remap='I'>error_base_return</emphasis> as defined in the function
    <function>XSyncQueryExtension</function>.
    </para>
    
    <para>
    An <function>XSyncAlarmError</function>’s error_code field has
    <function>XSyncBadAlarm</function>. The fields of this structure are:
    </para>
    
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    int                type
    Display *          display;      /* Display the event was read from */
    XSyncCounter       counter;      /* resource id */
    unsigned long      serial;       /* serial number of failed request */
    unsigned char      error_code;   /* error_base + XSyncBadAlarm */
    unsigned char      request_code; /* Major op-code of failed request */
    unsigned char      minor_code;   /* Minor op-code of failed request */
    </literallayout>
    
    <para>
    An <function>XSyncCounterError</function>’s error code field has the value
    error_base + <function>XSyncBadCounter</function>. The fields of this
    structure are:
    </para>
    <literallayout remap='Ds'>
    int                type
    Display *          display;      /* Display the event was read from */
    XSyncCounter       counter;      /* resource id */
    unsigned long      serial;       /* serial number of failed request */
    unsigned char      error_code;   /* error_base + XSyncBadCounter */
    unsigned char      request_code; /* Major op-code of failed request */
    unsigned char      minor_code;   /* Minor op-code of failed request */
    </literallayout>
    
    </sect1>
    </chapter>
    </book>