SDL:ThreadIssue

lastmod 2018-08-17created 2015-11-042 edits

A summary of issues with using multiple threads in SDL.

Can I call SDL video functions from multiple threads?

• [Recommended] FAQ: Development

No, most graphics back ends are not thread-safe, so you should only call SDL video functions from the main thread of your application.

Is SDL multi-threaded?

• [Recommended] FAQ: Development

SDL provides simple cross-platform functions for the creation of threads and synchronization using mutexes. These are used internally by SDL for some implementations of the audio subsystem and input handling.

List of Thread-safe function

• SDL_PushEvent

Favorite site

• OpenGL: Multi-thread renderer a good idea?
• Stackoverflow: OpenGL Rendering in a secondary thread
• [Recommended] Multithreading with SDL ¹

References