/**************************************************************************** * sched/pthread/pthread_condsignal.c * * Copyright (C) 2007-2009, 2012 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved. * Author: Gregory Nutt * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the * distribution. * 3. Neither the name NuttX nor the names of its contributors may be * used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 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 #include "pthread/pthread.h" /**************************************************************************** * Public Functions ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * Name: pthread_cond_signal * * Description: * A thread can signal on a condition variable. * * Parameters: * None * * Return Value: * None * * Assumptions: * ****************************************************************************/ int pthread_cond_signal(FAR pthread_cond_t *cond) { int ret = OK; int sval; sinfo("cond=0x%p\n", cond); if (!cond) { ret = EINVAL; } else { /* Get the current value of the semaphore */ if (sem_getvalue((FAR sem_t *)&cond->sem, &sval) != OK) { ret = EINVAL; } /* If the value is less than zero (meaning that one or more * thread is waiting), then post the condition semaphore. * Only the highest priority waiting thread will get to execute */ else { /* One of my objectives in this design was to make pthread_cond_signal * usable from interrupt handlers. However, from interrupt handlers, * you cannot take the associated mutex before signaling the condition. * As a result, I think that there could be a race condition with * the following logic which assumes that the if sval < 0 then the * thread is waiting. Without the mutex, there is no atomic, protected * operation that will guarantee this to be so. */ sinfo("sval=%d\n", sval); if (sval < 0) { sinfo("Signalling...\n"); ret = pthread_sem_give((FAR sem_t *)&cond->sem); } } } sinfo("Returning %d\n", ret); return ret; }