diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 181082fc7f..da2341872c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
task_delete() can cause pending tasks to be merged and a
context switch to occur.
* Added mq_timedreceive() and mq_timedsend()
+ * signal mask is now inherited by both child tasks and threads.
+ * Improved sharebility of stdout among pthreads (only). Nothing
+ was broken, but by moving the mutual exclusion logic to a
+ higher level, the printf output is more readable.
* Started m68322
-
diff --git a/Documentation/NuttX.html b/Documentation/NuttX.html
index fcdb9b1d12..80c51178aa 100644
--- a/Documentation/NuttX.html
+++ b/Documentation/NuttX.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
NuttX RTOS
- Last Updated: March 21, 2007
+ Last Updated: March 28, 2007
|
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@ Other memory:
task_delete() can cause pending tasks to be merged and a
context switch to occur.
* Added mq_timedreceive() and mq_timedsend()
+ * signal mask is now inherited by both child tasks and threads.
+ * Improved sharebility of stdout among pthreads (only). Nothing
+ was broken, but by moving the mutual exclusion logic to a
+ higher level, the printf output is more readable.
* Started m68322
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 6e9bcea8e9..1b229bbb75 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
NuttX TODO List
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Task/Scheduler
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
+o Task/Scheduler
- When a tasks exits, shouldn't all of its child pthreads also be terminated?
- Should task_delete() cause atexit() function to be called?
- Implement sys/mman.h and functions
@@ -27,16 +25,6 @@ o pthreads
- pthread_cancel(): Should implemenent cancellation points and pthread_testcancel()
o Libraries
-- There seems to be some kind of failure in the mutual exclusion logic on
- buffered, "standard," IO.
- - If two threads try fflush-ing at the same time, there is corruption
- of the output.
- - Yhere is a failure in the examples/ostest POSIX timer
- test when CONFIG_DEBUG is enabled. This is almost certainly yet
- another case where printf (or its kin) are being called from a
- sensitive area in the OS.
- - I am now seeing the same thing with the dm320 barrier test.
- Apparently printf has some thread safety issues.
o File system
- Add some concept like mount points to handle mounted "real" filesystems.
@@ -63,7 +51,7 @@ o C5471
o DM320
o pjrc-8052 / MCS51
-* Current status:
+- Current status:
- Basic OS task management seems OK
- Fails when interrupts enabled. The stack pointer is around 0x6e
before the failure occurs. It looks like some issue when the
diff --git a/lib/lib_vfprintf.c b/lib/lib_vfprintf.c
index 7d1b666a40..fe8b1a744a 100644
--- a/lib/lib_vfprintf.c
+++ b/lib/lib_vfprintf.c
@@ -87,7 +87,15 @@ int vfprintf(FILE *stream, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
*/
lib_stdstream(&stdstream, stream);
+
+ /* Hold the stream semaphore throughout the lib_vsprintf
+ * call so that this thread can get its entire message out
+ * before being pre-empted by the next thread.
+ */
+
+ lib_take_semaphore(stream);
n = lib_vsprintf(&stdstream.public, fmt, ap);
+ lib_give_semaphore(stream);
}
return n;
}