[ECOS] kernel API

[Jonathan Larmour]

Sergei Organov wrote:
> Nick Garnett <nickg@eCosCentric.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>Sergei Organov <osv@javad.ru> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
>>>Besides, the C++ stuff has a rather boring deficiency. I do use C++ stuff
>>>directly (through my own C++ wrappers), but I still can't find any
>>>reasonable answer to the question why condvars and mutexes have been put
>>>into the same header 'mutex.hxx'. I don't think anybody would expect to
>>>find a 'ConditionVariable' class in a 'mutex' header ;)
>>>
>>
>>The implementations are in the same file, so they also share a header.
> 
> IMHO that's also a mistake though I don't care much where implementations are.
> I don't like the situation when all source files that use mutexes but don't
> use condvars are polluted with the condvars declarations.

I think you mean it might be a mistake if it was an official API ;-P. 
Although "polluted" is overstating it anyway. Namespacing is something 
unfortunately eCos has been very very lax about. Just try and declare "int 
interrupt_end;" in any application at least!

Jifl
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