test_task.c File Reference

Unit test of the ASK facility. More...

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Detailed Description

Unit test of the ASK facility.

Author:

JJRussell - russell@slac.stanford.edu

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The TASK facility provides a green layer for task creation, deletion and manipulation between the user and the underlying OS, typically either a POSIX pthreads implementation and a VxWorks task implementation. Models of the two tasking environments are relatively similar, but there are rough edges. When an engineering compromise needed to be made, the decision always favors the VxWorks implementation.

Under most circumstances the user has little reason for direct interaction with the TASK facility. Rather, he is encouraged to use this facility as exposed by the FORK routines.

The test can be run from the command line by typing

   $ test_task