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Re: Proposal: int program_running()
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Wed, 20 Mar 2002 22:25:05 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Joseph Woolley writes:
> I have noticed several places in the kernel where nb_tasks is used to see if
> a program is running. Currently, nb_tasks > 3 means that a program is
> running and <= 3 means that just the kernel processes are running.
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> I would like to propose that the following inline function (or if necessary,
> macro) be used instead. This would likely be placed in program.h within
> #ifdef CONF_PROGRAM ... #endif
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> inline int program_running() {
> return (nb_tasks > 3);
> }
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> This would allow easy modification (if perhaps another kernel task was
> introduced or a new method was developed for program tracking).
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> Any comments or suggestions? I would make the patch myself, but am not
> familiar with the tools to do so.
I've thought about this before but never did anything 8?( I think I'd prefer a
macro, thus removing the need for #ifdef. Although you wouldn't want the #ifdef
anyway, as you need to call it in the kernel, and #ifdefing it out would be
rather deterimental 8?)
ROSCO
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Proposal: int program_running()
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| I know it is fairly trivial, but it is a start. I am working on some other things... hopefully to be included either in patch form or in 0.2.6 (if/when it comes about). I like the idea of the inline function best, but will leave that up for debate. (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Proposal: int program_running()
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| I have noticed several places in the kernel where nb_tasks is used to see if a program is running. Currently, nb_tasks > 3 means that a program is running and <= 3 means that just the kernel processes are running. I would like to propose that the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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