From 520d4eca136dd53075f5ee1ef8b85b5fe8e68c2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nova <email@nova.gay>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:06:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] further thread pool stuff

---
 threading.c | 52 +++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index 626e364..3796fbe 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@ pthread_mutex_t mutex_lft;
 pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
 pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
 pthread_mutex_t mutex_selection;
-pthread_mutex_t mutex_wait;
-pthread_cond_t cond_wait;
 pthread_cond_t cond_mid;
 pthread_cond_t cond_rgt;
 pthread_cond_t cond_lft;
 pthread_cond_t cond_top;
 pthread_cond_t cond_btm;
 
-volatile char wait_count; /* this is used to determine how many threads are waiting for cont_wait */
 
 file *rgt_content;
 file *mid_content;
@@ -95,12 +92,8 @@ void *thread_mid(void *data){
 					file_current->status = mid_content->status;
 					mid_file_count = 0;
 
-					while(wait_count < 2){
-						/*wait for thread_rgt and thread_btm to lock*/
-					}
-					pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_wait);
-					pthread_cond_broadcast(&cond_wait);
-					pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_wait);
+					pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
+					pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
 
 					free(path);
 					pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
@@ -112,12 +105,8 @@ void *thread_mid(void *data){
 			}
 
 
-			while(wait_count < 2){
-				/*wait for thread_rgt and thread_btm to lock*/
-			}
-			pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_wait);
-			pthread_cond_broadcast(&cond_wait);
-			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_wait);
+			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
+			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
 
 		}
 		free(path);
@@ -162,25 +151,21 @@ void *thread_rgt(void *data){
 	unsigned int local_status = *(unsigned int*)data;
 	(void)local_status;
 
+	file file_current;
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_rgt);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_rgt, &mutex_rgt);
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_wait);
-		wait_count++;
-		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_wait, &mutex_wait);
-		wait_count--;
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_wait);
 
 
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-		char *path = malloc(strlen(file_current->file_name) + 1);
-		strcpy(path, file_current->file_name);
-		unsigned char file_current_type = file_current->file_type;
-		unsigned long file_current_size = file_current->file_size;
-		char file_current_local_status = file_current->status;
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
+		char *path = malloc(strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name) + 1);
+		strcpy(path, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
+		file_current.file_type = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type;
+		file_current.file_size = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_size;
+		file_current.status = mid_content[selected_file_current].status;
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
-		if (file_current_type == FILE_TYPE_DIR || file_current_type == FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK) {
+		if (file_current.file_type == FILE_TYPE_DIR || file_current.file_type == FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK) {
 			images_clear();
 
 			unsigned long i = 0;
@@ -209,12 +194,12 @@ void *thread_rgt(void *data){
 			rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 
 			free(rgt_buffer);
-			if (file_current_local_status & FILE_STATUS_DIR_EMPTY) {
+			if (file_current.status & FILE_STATUS_DIR_EMPTY) {
 				rgt_buffer = "empty dir";
 			} else {
 				rgt_content->file_type = FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE;
 				rgt_content->status = FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
-				rgt_buffer = preview_file(path, file_current_size);
+				rgt_buffer = preview_file(path, file_current.file_size);
 			}
 		}
 		free(path);
@@ -256,11 +241,6 @@ void *thread_btm(void *data){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_btm, &mutex_btm);
 
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_wait);
-		wait_count++;
-		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_wait, &mutex_wait);
-		wait_count--;
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_wait);
 
 		free(btm_buffer);
 		int buffer_width = terminal_width;
@@ -318,8 +298,6 @@ void threading_init(){
 	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_btm, NULL);
 	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_rgt, NULL);
 	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_selection, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_wait, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_wait, NULL);
 	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_rgt, NULL);
 	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_lft, NULL);
 	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_mid, NULL);