Index: /trunk/include/iprt/thread.h
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--- /trunk/include/iprt/thread.h	(revision 19905)
+++ /trunk/include/iprt/thread.h	(revision 19906)
@@ -395,4 +395,15 @@
  */
 RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsEnabled(RTTHREAD hThread);
+
+/**
+ * Check if preemption is pending for the current thread.
+ *
+ * This function should be called regularly when executing larger portions of
+ * code with preemption disabled.
+ *
+ * @returns true if pending, false if not.
+ * @param       hThread         Must be NIL_RTTHREAD for now.
+ */
+RTDECL(bool) RTThreadPreemptIsPending(RTTHREAD hThread);
 
 /**