thread.h File Reference

Multi-threading support. More...

#include <compiler.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <cfg/memory.h>
#include <stdint.h>

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Data Structures
struct	_NUTTHREADINFO
	Thread information structure. More...
Defines
#define	DEADBEEF   0xDEADBEEF
#define	SLEEP_MODE_NONE   0xff
#define	NUT_THREAD_STACK_MULT   1
	Stack size factor.
#define	NUT_THREAD_STACK_ADD   0
	Stack size summand.
#define	THREAD(threadfn, arg)
	Macro for thread entry definitions.
Typedefs
typedef struct _NUTTHREADINFO	NUTTHREADINFO
Functions
void	NutThreadInit (void)
	Initialize thread handling in the Linux emulation.
uint8_t	NutThreadSetSleepMode (uint8_t mode)
	Sets the sleep mode to enter in Idle thread.
HANDLE	NutThreadCreate (char *name, void(*fn)(void *), void *arg, size_t stackSize)
	Create a new thread.
uint8_t	NutThreadSetPriority (uint8_t level)
	Set the current thread's priority.
void	NutThreadKill (void)
	Kill the running thread.
void	NutThreadDestroy (void)
	Free a thread that was previously killed and release memory back to the OS.
void	NutThreadExit (void)
	End the current thread.
void	NutThreadResume (void)
	Continue with the highest priority thread, which is ready to run.
void	NutThreadWake (HANDLE timer, HANDLE th)
	Resume a previously suspended thread.
void	NutThreadYield (void)
	Give up the CPU.
void	NutThreadAddPriQueue (NUTTHREADINFO *td, NUTTHREADINFO *volatile *tqpp)
	Add a thread to a prioritiy ordered queue.
void	NutThreadRemoveQueue (NUTTHREADINFO *td, NUTTHREADINFO *volatile *tqpp)
	Remove a thread from a specified queue.
void	NutThreadSwitch (void)
	Switch to another thread.
HANDLE	GetThreadByName (char *name)
	Query handle of a thread with a specific name.
NUTTHREADINFO *	NutThreadStackCheck (size_t minsiz)
	Check all Nut/OS threads for sufficient stack space.
size_t	NutThreadStackAvailable (char *name)
	Return the size of unused stack space.
Variables
NUTTHREADINFO *	runningThread
	Currently running thread.
NUTTHREADINFO *	nutThreadList
	List of all created threads.
NUTTHREADINFO *	runQueue
	List of ready-to-run threads.
Thread States
#define	TDS_TERM   0
#define	TDS_RUNNING   1
#define	TDS_READY   2
#define	TDS_SLEEP   3

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Detailed Description

Multi-threading support.

File version $Id: thread.h 4477 2012-08-20 17:50:01Z haraldkipp $ 

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Define Documentation

#define DEADBEEF   0xDEADBEEF

Examples:

httpd/httpserv.c.

Referenced by NutDumpThreadList(), NutDumpThreadQueue(), and NutThreadCreate().