source: trunk/hal/generic/hal_switch.h @ 458

Last change on this file since 458 was 457, checked in by alain, 6 years ago

This version modifies the exec syscall and fixes a large number of small bugs.
The version number has been updated (0.1)

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1/*
2 * hal_switch.h - Generic architecture context switch function
3 *
4 * Authorg   Alain Greiner  (2017)
5 *
6 * Copyright (c) UPMC Sorbonne Universites
7 *
8 * This file is part of ALMOS-MKH.
9 *
10 * ALMOS-MKH is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
11 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
12 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2.0 of the License.
13 *
14 * ALMOS-MKH is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
15 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
17 * General Public License for more details.
18 *
19 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 * along with ALMOS-MKH; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
21 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
22 */
23
24#ifndef _HAL_SWITCH_H_
25#define _HAL_SWITCH_H_
26
27struct thread_s;
28
29/*************************************************************************************
30 * This assembly level function is called by the sched_yield() function,
31 * to make a CPU context switch.
32 * The current thread CPU context is identified by the <ctx_old> pointer.
33 * The new thread CPU context is identified by the <ctx_new> pointer.
34 * The architecture specific hal_cpu_context_t structure used to store a CPU context
35 * is defined in the architecture specific hal_context.c file.
36 * This function does NOT modify any register before saving values into context.
37 * When the switch is completed, it jumps to address contained in the relevant
38 * register of the new thread CPU context.
39 *************************************************************************************
40 * @ ctx_current  : local pointer on current thread CPU context.
41 * @ ctx_next     : local pointer on new thread CPU context.
42 ************************************************************************************/
43void hal_do_cpu_switch( void * ctx_old,
44                        void * ctx_new );
45
46/*************************************************************************************
47 * This assembly level function is called by the hal_cpu_context_fork() function.
48 * It save the calling CPU register values to a CPU context identified by <ctx>.
49 * This function does NOT modify any register before saving values into context.
50 * The architecture specific hal_cpu_context_t structure used to store a CPU context
51 * is defined in the architecture specific hal_context.c file.
52 * When the save is completed, it simply returns to the calling function.
53 *************************************************************************************
54 * @ ctx     : local pointer on CPU context.
55 ************************************************************************************/
56void hal_do_cpu_save( void * ctx );
57
58/*************************************************************************************
59 * This assembly level function, is called by the hal_cpu_context_exec() function.
60 * It restore the calling CPU register values from a CPU context identified by <ctx>.
61 * The architecture specific hal_cpu_context_t structure used to store a CPU context
62 * is defined in the architecture specific hal_context.c file.
63 * When the restore is completed, it simply jumps to the address contained in ra_31.
64 * In ALMOS-MKH, ra_31 must contain a pointer on the eret() function, and c0_epc
65 * must contain the new main thread entry point.
66 *************************************************************************************
67 * @ ctx     : local pointer on CPU context.
68 ************************************************************************************/
69void hal_do_cpu_restore( void * ctx );
70
71#endif  /* _HAL_SWITCH_H_ */
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