+/**
+ * The possible states of a task.
+ *
+ * In addition to the states listed here, a task may also enter zombie state.
+ * This happens when its ->post_select function returns negative, the ->status
+ * field is then set to this return value. Such tasks are not scheduled any
+ * more (i.e. ->pre_select() and ->post_select() are no longer called), but
+ * they stay on the scheduler task list until \ref task_reap() or
+ * \ref sched_shutdown() is called.
+ */
+enum task_status {
+ /** Task has been reaped and may be removed from the task list. */
+ TS_DEAD,
+ /** Task is active. */
+ TS_RUNNING,
+};
+