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+/*
+ * FreeSWITCH Modular Media Switching Software Library / Soft-Switch Application
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2010, Anthony Minessale II <anthm@freeswitch.org>
+ *
+ * Version: MPL 1.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is FreeSWITCH Modular Media Switching Software Library / Soft-Switch Application
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+ * Anthony Minessale II <anthm@freeswitch.org>
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C)
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *
+ *
+ * switch_ssl.h
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SWITCH_SSL_H
+#define __SWITCH_SSL_H
+
+#if defined(HAVE_OPENSSL)
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+
+static switch_mutex_t **ssl_mutexes;
+static switch_memory_pool_t *ssl_pool = NULL;
+
+
+static inline void switch_ssl_ssl_lock_callback(int mode, int type, char *file, int line)
+{
+	if (mode & CRYPTO_LOCK) {
+		switch_mutex_lock(ssl_mutexes[type]);
+	}
+	else {
+		switch_mutex_unlock(ssl_mutexes[type]);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long switch_ssl_ssl_thread_id(void)
+{
+	return (unsigned long) switch_thread_self();
+}
+
+static inline void switch_ssl_init_ssl_locks(void)
+{
+
+	int ssl_count = switch_core_ssl_count(NULL);
+	int i, num;
+
+	if (ssl_count == 0) {
+		num = CRYPTO_num_locks();
+		
+		ssl_mutexes = OPENSSL_malloc(CRYPTO_num_locks() * sizeof(switch_mutex_t*));
+		switch_assert(ssl_mutexes != NULL);
+
+		switch_core_new_memory_pool(&ssl_pool);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+			switch_mutex_init(&(ssl_mutexes[i]), SWITCH_MUTEX_NESTED, ssl_pool);
+			switch_assert(ssl_mutexes[i] != NULL);
+		}
+
+		CRYPTO_set_id_callback(switch_ssl_ssl_thread_id);
+		CRYPTO_set_locking_callback((void (*)(int, int, const char*, int))switch_ssl_ssl_lock_callback);
+	}
+
+	ssl_count++;
+	switch_core_ssl_count(&ssl_count);
+}
+
+static inline void switch_ssl_destroy_ssl_locks()
+{
+	int i;
+	int ssl_count = switch_core_ssl_count(NULL);
+
+	ssl_count--;
+	
+	if (ssl_count == 0) {
+		CRYPTO_set_locking_callback(NULL);
+		for (i = 0; i < CRYPTO_num_locks(); i++) {
+			switch_mutex_destroy(ssl_mutexes[i]);
+		}
+
+		OPENSSL_free(ssl_mutexes);
+	}
+
+	switch_core_ssl_count(&ssl_count);
+
+}
+#else
+static inline void switch_ssl_init_ssl_locks(void) { return; }
+static inline void switch_ssl_destroy_ssl_locks(void) { return; }
+#endif
+
+#endif