process.h File Reference

Header file for the Contiki process interface. More...

#include "sys/pt.h"
#include "sys/cc.h"

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Defines
Return values
#define	PROCESS_ERR_OK   0
	Return value indicating that an operation was successful.
#define	PROCESS_ERR_FULL   1
	Return value indicating that the event queue was full.
Process protothread functions
#define	PROCESS_BEGIN()
	Define the beginning of a process.
#define	PROCESS_END()
	Define the end of a process.
#define	PROCESS_WAIT_EVENT()
	Wait for an event to be posted to the process.
#define	PROCESS_WAIT_EVENT_UNTIL(c)
	Wait for an event to be posted to the process, with an extra condition.
#define	PROCESS_YIELD()
	Yield the currently running process.
#define	PROCESS_YIELD_UNTIL(c)
	Yield the currently running process until a condition occurs.
#define	PROCESS_WAIT_UNTIL(c)
	Wait for a condition to occur.
#define	PROCESS_WAIT_WHILE(c)   PT_WAIT_WHILE(process_pt, c)
#define	PROCESS_EXIT()
	Exit the currently running process.
#define	PROCESS_PT_SPAWN(pt, thread)
	Spawn a protothread from the process.
#define	PROCESS_PAUSE()
	Yield the process for a short while.
Poll and exit handlers
#define	PROCESS_POLLHANDLER(handler)
	Specify an action when a process is polled.
#define	PROCESS_EXITHANDLER(handler)
	Specify an action when a process exits.
Process declaration and definition
#define	PROCESS_THREAD(name, ev, data)
	Define the body of a process.
#define	PROCESS_NAME(name)
	Declare the name of a process.
#define	PROCESS(name, strname)
	Declare a process.
Functions
Functions called from device drivers
void	process_poll (struct process *p)
	Request a process to be polled.
Functions called by the system and boot-up code
void	process_init (void)
	Initialize the process module.
int	process_run (void)
	Run the system once - call poll handlers and process one event.
int	process_is_running (struct process *p)
	Check if a process is running.
int	process_nevents (void)
	Number of events waiting to be processed.
Functions called from application programs
#define	PROCESS_CURRENT()
	Get a pointer to the currently running process.
#define	PROCESS_CONTEXT_BEGIN(p)
	Switch context to another process.
#define	PROCESS_CONTEXT_END(p)   process_current = tmp_current; }
	End a context switch.
CCIF struct process *	process_current
void	process_start (struct process *p, const char *arg)
	Start a process.
int	process_post (struct process *p, process_event_t ev, void *data)
	Post an asynchronous event.
void	process_post_synch (struct process *p, process_event_t ev, void *data)
	Post a synchronous event to a process.
void	process_exit (struct process *p)
	Cause a process to exit.
process_event_t	process_alloc_event (void)
	Allocate a global event number.

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Detailed Description

Header file for the Contiki process interface.

Author:

Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>

Definition in file process.h.