RE: [ECOS] Interrupt vs Thread - shared resource

["Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco at ix dot netcom dot com>]

> From: Reg
> 
> Thank your for your answer!
> 
> I understand, and agree with all the stuff that you wrote (the need of 
> ISR, DSR, and the solution). The only reason why I'm calling these 
> solutions "hack" (in the meaning, that not the best soulution 
> (workaround) ), because the code is depending on the calling 
> "enviroment", so the code is somehow application specific.
> If for ex. semaphores could be used in DSRs, the code would be better, 
> because the implementation of the semaphore would handle this group of 
> questions (if you are in a thread, if you are in a DSR etc)
> So in other words, when you write a procedure, you have to think about 
> "what will call this procedure/ or use the shared resource". If only 
> threads use a resource, you use mutex. If a thread and a DSR is using 
> it, you have to lock scheduler or mask the interrupt or lock the 
> specific DSR, just because no sinchronization object can be used in DSRs.
> 
> I think allowing the use of sinchronization objects in DSRs would be a 
> great feature from eCos (would need to modify the implemetation of 
> semaphore, mutex etc.)
> + better code quality
> + faster developement
> + less bugs...
> - a bit more time/resource
> 
> So if DSRs are an interface or an intermediate layer between the 
> "interrupt world" and the "thread world", why are we not allowed to use 
> sinc. objects?

Ah, I see your fundamental problem. You've misread the documentation if you think all these functions aren't usable in DSR context. Most are, as long as you don't use a function that may block. Read the bit at the end of each function description in the Reference Manual for details about the valid contexts they can be used in.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com 


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