nuttx/sched/task/task_start.c

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 * Included Files
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#include <nuttx/config.h>

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <debug.h>

#include <nuttx/arch.h>
#include <nuttx/sched.h>

#include "sched/sched.h"
#include "task/task.h"

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 * Pre-processor Definitions
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/* This is an artificial limit to detect error conditions where an argv[]
 * list is not properly terminated.
 */

#define MAX_START_ARGS 256

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 * Private Type Declarations
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 * Public Data
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 * Private Variables
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 * Private Function Prototypes
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 * Private Functions
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 * Public Functions
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/****************************************************************************
 * Name: task_start
 *
 * Description:
 *   This function is the low level entry point into the main thread of
 *   execution of a task.  It receives initial control when the task is
 *   started and calls main entry point of the newly started task.
 *
 * Inputs:
 *   None
 *
 * Return:
 *   None
 *
 ****************************************************************************/

void task_start(void)
{
  FAR struct task_tcb_s *tcb = (FAR struct task_tcb_s*)g_readytorun.head;
  int exitcode;
  int argc;

  DEBUGASSERT((tcb->cmn.flags & TCB_FLAG_TTYPE_MASK) != TCB_FLAG_TTYPE_PTHREAD);

  /* Execute the start hook if one has been registered */

#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK
  if (tcb->starthook)
    {
      tcb->starthook(tcb->starthookarg);
    }
#endif

  /* Count how many non-null arguments we are passing. The first non-null
   * argument terminates the list .
   */

  argc = 1;
  while (tcb->argv[argc])
    {
      /* Increment the number of args.  Here is a sanity check to
       * prevent running away with an unterminated argv[] list.
       * MAX_START_ARGS should be sufficiently large that this never
       * happens in normal usage.
       */

      if (++argc > MAX_START_ARGS)
        {
          exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
        }
    }

  /* Call the 'main' entry point passing argc and argv.  In the kernel build
   * this has to be handled differently if we are starting a user-space task;
   * we have to switch to user-mode before calling the task.
   */

#if defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED) || defined(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL)
  if ((tcb->cmn.flags & TCB_FLAG_TTYPE_MASK) != TCB_FLAG_TTYPE_KERNEL)
    {
      up_task_start(tcb->cmn.entry.main, argc, tcb->argv);
      exitcode = EXIT_FAILURE; /* Should not get here */
    }
  else
#endif
    {
      exitcode = tcb->cmn.entry.main(argc, tcb->argv);
    }

  /* Call exit() if/when the task returns */

  exit(exitcode);
}