*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

Tcl_Mutex *
Tcl_GetAllocMutex(void)
{
#ifdef TCL_THREADS
    pthread_mutex_t **allocLockPtrPtr = &allocLockPtr;
    return (Tcl_Mutex *)&allocLockPtr;
    return (Tcl_Mutex *) allocLockPtrPtr;
#else
    return NULL;
#endif
}

#ifdef TCL_THREADS


    pthread_mutex_t plock;
} allocMutex;

Tcl_Mutex *
TclpNewAllocMutex(void)
{
    struct allocMutex *lockPtr;
    register pthread_mutex_t *plockPtr;

    lockPtr = malloc(sizeof(struct allocMutex));
    if (lockPtr == NULL) {
	Tcl_Panic("could not allocate lock");
    }
    plockPtr = &lockPtr->plock;
    lockPtr->tlock = (Tcl_Mutex) &lockPtr->plock;
    lockPtr->tlock = (Tcl_Mutex) plockPtr;
    pthread_mutex_init(&lockPtr->plock, NULL);
    return &lockPtr->tlock;
}

void
TclpFreeAllocMutex(
    Tcl_Mutex *mutex)		/* The alloc mutex to free. */