int SDL_SemWaitTimeout(SDL_sem* sem,
                       Uint32   ms)

SDL_atomic_t done;
SDL_sem *sem;

SDL_AtomicSet(&done, 0);
sem = SDL_CreateSemaphore(0);
.
.
Thread A:
    while (!SDL_AtomicGet(&done))
    {
        add_data_to_queue();
        SDL_SemPost(sem);
    }

Thread B:
    const Uint32 timeout = 1000; /* wybudzaj się co sekundę */

    while (!SDL_AtomicGet(&done))
    {
        if (SDL_SemWaitTimeout(sem, timeout) == 0 && data_available())
        {
            get_data_from_queue();
        }
        ... /* wykonaj dalsze przetwarzanie */
    }
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SDL_AtomicSet(&done, 1);
SDL_SemPost(sem);
wait_for_threads();
SDL_DestroySemaphore(sem);