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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * Included Files ****************************************************************************/ #include #include #include #include #ifndef CONFIG_PRIORITY_INHERITANCE /**************************************************************************** * Public Functions ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * Name: nxsem_set_protocol * * Description: * Set semaphore protocol attribute. * * One particularly important use of this function is when a semaphore * is used for inter-task communication like: * * TASK A TASK B * nxsem_init(sem, 0, 0); * nxsem_wait(sem); * snxem_post(sem); * Awakens as holder * * In this case priority inheritance can interfere with the operation of * the semaphore. The problem is that when TASK A is restarted it is a * holder of the semaphore. However, it never calls nxsem_post(sem) so it * becomes *permanently* a holder of the semaphore and may have its * priority boosted when any other task tries to acquire the semaphore. * * The fix is to call nxsem_set_protocol(SEM_PRIO_NONE) immediately after * the sem_init() call so that there will be no priority inheritance * operations on this semaphore. * * Input Parameters: * sem - A pointer to the semaphore whose attributes are to be * modified * protocol - The new protocol to use * * Returned Value: * This function is exposed as a non-standard application interface. It * returns zero (OK) if successful. Otherwise, -1 (ERROR) is returned and * the errno value is set appropriately. * ****************************************************************************/ int nxsem_set_protocol(FAR sem_t *sem, int protocol) { DEBUGASSERT(sem != NULL); switch (protocol) { case SEM_PRIO_NONE: return OK; case SEM_PRIO_INHERIT: case SEM_PRIO_PROTECT: return -ENOSYS; break; default: break; } return -EINVAL; } /**************************************************************************** * Name: sem_setprotocol * * Description: * Set semaphore protocol attribute. * * One particularly important use of this function is when a semaphore * is used for inter-task communication like: * * TASK A TASK B * sem_init(sem, 0, 0); * sem_wait(sem); * sem_post(sem); * Awakens as holder * * In this case priority inheritance can interfere with the operation of * the semaphore. The problem is that when TASK A is restarted it is a * holder of the semaphore. However, it never calls sem_post(sem) so it * becomes *permanently* a holder of the semaphore and may have its * priority boosted when any other task tries to acquire the semaphore. * * The fix is to call sem_setprotocol(SEM_PRIO_NONE) immediately after * the sem_init() call so that there will be no priority inheritance * operations on this semaphore. * * Input Parameters: * sem - A pointer to the semaphore whose attributes are to be * modified * protocol - The new protocol to use * * Returned Value: * This function is exposed as a non-standard application interface. It * returns zero (OK) if successful. Otherwise, -1 (ERROR) is returned and * the errno value is set appropriately. * ****************************************************************************/ int sem_setprotocol(FAR sem_t *sem, int protocol) { int ret; ret = nxsem_set_protocol(sem, protocol); if (ret < 0) { set_errno(-ret); ret = ERROR; } return ret; } #endif /* !CONFIG_PRIORITY_INHERITANCE */