Context Switching for ARM CPUs

Context Switching for ARM CPUs. More...

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Data Structures
struct	SWITCHFRAME
	ARM7TDMI GCC context switch frame layout. More...
struct	ENTERFRAME
	Thread entry frame layout. More...
Functions
void	NutThreadSwitch (void)
	Switch to another thread.
HANDLE	NutThreadCreate (char *name, void(*fn)(void *), void *arg, size_t stackSize)
	Create a new thread.

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Detailed Description

Context Switching for ARM CPUs.

This code should work with other GCC distributions for the ARM CPU.

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Function Documentation

void NutThreadSwitch

(

void

)

Switch to another thread.

Stop the current thread, saving its context. Then start the one with the highest priority, which is ready to run.

Application programs typically do not call this function.

Note:

CPU interrupts must be disabled before calling this function.

HANDLE NutThreadCreate	(	char *	name,
		void(*)(void *)	fn,
		void *	arg,
		size_t	stackSize
	)

Create a new thread.

If the current thread's priority is lower or equal than the default priority (64), then the current thread is stopped and the new one is started.

Parameters:

name	String containing the symbolic name of the new thread, up to 8 characters long.
fn	The thread's entry point, typically created by the THREAD macro.
arg	Argument pointer passed to the new thread.
stackSize	Number of bytes of the stack space allocated for the new thread.

Note:

On ARM some targets the thread must run in ARM mode. Thumb mode is not supported.

Returns:

Pointer to the NUTTHREADINFO structure or NULL to indicate an error.

References ARM_CPSR_F_BIT, ARM_CPSR_I_BIT, ARM_MODE_SYS, ENTERFRAME::cef_pc, ENTERFRAME::cef_r0, SWITCHFRAME::csf_cpsr, SWITCHFRAME::csf_lr, DEADBEEF, memcpy(), NutEnterCritical, NutExitCritical, NutHeapAlloc, NutThreadAddPriQueue(), nutThreadList, NutThreadSwitch(), runningThread, runQueue, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_memory, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_name, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_next, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_priority, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_queue, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_sp, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_state, _NUTTHREADINFO::td_timer, TDS_READY, and TDS_RUNNING.

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