contiki/core/sys/rt.h
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/**
* \defgroup rt Real-time task scheduling
*
* The real-time module handles the scheduling and execution of
* real-time tasks (with predictible execution times).
*
* @{
*/
/**
* \file
* Header file for the real-time module.
* \author
* Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
*
*/
/*
* Copyright (c) 2005, Swedish Institute of Computer Science
* All rights reserved.
*
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* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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*
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* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
*
* @(#)$Id: rt.h,v 1.1 2007/03/19 00:16:13 adamdunkels Exp $
*/
#ifndef __RT_H__
#define __RT_H__
typedef unsigned short rt_clock_t;
#define RT_CLOCK_LT(a,b) ((signed short)((a)-(b)) < 0)
/**
* \brief Initialize the real-time scheduler.
*
* This function initializes the real-time scheduler and
* must be called at boot-up, before any other functions
* from the real-time scheduler is called.
*/
void rt_init(void);
/**
* \brief Repressentation of a real-time task
*
* This structure represents a real-time task and is used
* by the real-time module and the architecture specific
* support module for the real-time module.
*/
struct rt_task {
char *name;
rt_clock_t time;
void (* func)(struct rt_task *t, void *ptr);
unsigned char prio;
void *ptr;
};
/**
* \brief Declare a real-time task.
* \param name The name of the task state variable.
* \param func The function implementing the real-time task.
* \param prio The priority of the task.
* \param ptr An opaque pointer that is passed to the real-time task
* when it is executed.
*
* This macro declares a real-time task.
*
* \hideinitializer
*/
#define RT_TASK(name, func, prio, ptr) { name, 0, func, prio, ptr }
enum {
RT_OK,
RT_ERR_FULL,
RT_ERR_TIME,
};
/**
* \brief Post a real-time task.
* \param task A pointer to the task variable previously declared with RT_TASK().
* \param time The time when the task is to be executed.
* \return Non-zero (true) if the task could be scheduled, zero
* (false) if the task could not be scheduled.
*
* This function schedules a real-time task a specified
* time in the future.
*
*/
int rt_post(struct rt_task *task, rt_clock_t time, rt_clock_t duration);
/**
* \brief Execute the next real-time task and schedule the next task, if any
*
* This function is called by the architecture dependent
* code to execute and schedule the next real-time task.
*
*/
void rt_task_run(void);
/**
* \brief Get the current clock time
* \return The current time
*
* This function returns what the real-time module thinks
* is the current time. The current time is used to set
* the timeouts for real-time tasks.
*
* \hideinitializer
*/
#define RT_NOW() rt_arch_now()
/**
* \brief Get the time that a task last was executed
* \param task The task
* \return The time that a task last was executed
*
* This function returns the time that the task was last
* executed. This typically is used to get a periodic
* execution of a task without clock drift.
*
* \hideinitializer
*/
#define RT_TASK_TIME(task) ((task)->time)
void rt_arch_init(void);
void rt_arch_schedule(rt_clock_t t);
rt_clock_t rt_arch_now(void);
#include "rt-arch.h"
#endif /* __RT_H__ */
/** @} */