nuttx/sched/sched_free.c

/************************************************************
 * sched_free.c
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2007 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
 *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
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 * Included Files
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#include <sys/types.h>
#include <nuttx/kmalloc.h>
#include <queue.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <nuttx/arch.h>
#include "os_internal.h"

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 * Definitions
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 * Private Type Declarations
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 * Global Variables
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 * Private Variables
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 * Private Function Prototypes
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 * Public Functions
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/************************************************************
 * Name: sched_free
 *
 * Description:
 *   This function performs deallocations that
 *   the operating system may need to make.  This special
 *   interface to free is used to handling corner cases
 *   where the operating system may have to perform deallocations
 *   from within an interrupt handler.
 *
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void sched_free(FAR void *address)
{
  /* Check if this is an attempt to deallocate memory from
   * an exception handler.
   */

  if (up_interrupt_context())
    {
      /* Yes.. Delay the deallocation until a more appropriate time. */

      irqstate_t saved_state = irqsave();
      sq_addlast((FAR sq_entry_t*)address, &g_delayeddeallocations);
      irqrestore(saved_state);
    }
  else
    {
      /* No.. just deallocate the memory now. */

      kfree(address);
    }
}