X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=sched.h;h=bdca15f828cb60c177b7d8fb0cb497c1eb99b375;hp=8a6ed1a80fb9fca7493f311bbf9116234c19bdb3;hb=8a8cd0f5bb40dcfad68608193e8c57decd90b25e;hpb=bc5f28a9274c3b8ed5086399cec3b1c9b3e250b9 diff --git a/sched.h b/sched.h index 8a6ed1a8..bdca15f8 100644 --- a/sched.h +++ b/sched.h @@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA. */ -/** \file sched.c Paraslash's task and scheduling functions */ +/** \file sched.h sched and task structures and exported symbols from sched.c */ /** * paraslash's scheduler * - * desinged with KISS in mind. It maintains two lists: The pre_select list - * and the post_select list. Tasks add hokks to these lists by registering - * themselves to the scheduler. + * desinged with KISS in mind. It manages two lists of tasks. The pre_select + * list contains pointers to functions that are called before calling select() + * from the main loop. Similarly, \a post_select_list is a list of function + * pointers each of which is called after the select call. Tasks add hooks to + * these lists by registering themselves to the scheduler. */ struct sched { /** initial value before any pre_select call */ @@ -47,13 +49,6 @@ struct sched { * before registering a task to the scheduler, the task structure must be * filled in properly by the caller. * - * The pre_select or the post_select pointer, but not both may be NULL. Once - * a task is registered, its pre_select and post_select function gets called - * from the scheduler's mainloop. The purpose of the pre_select loop is to add - * file descriptors to the fd sets of the scheduler and to decrease the select - * timeout if neccessary. The post_select function may then evaluate these fd - * sets and act upon the results. - * If one of these functions return a negative value via \a t->ret the * (optional) event_handler gets called (it may also be called in case another * event happend). In many cases the only possible event is an error or an eof @@ -65,11 +60,20 @@ struct sched { struct task { /** pointer to the struct this task is embedded in */ void *private_data; - /** pre_select hook */ + /** + * the pre select hook of \a t + * + * Its purpose is to add file descriptors to the fd sets of the + * scheduler and to decrease the select timeout if neccessary. + */ void (*pre_select)(struct sched *s, struct task *t); - /** post_select hook */ + /** + * the postselect hook of \a t + * + * evaluate and act upon the results of the previous select call. + */ void (*post_select)(struct sched *s, struct task *t); - /** gets called */ + /** gets called if pre_select or post_select returned an error */ void (*event_handler)(struct task *t); /** pre_select() and post_select store their return value here */ int ret; @@ -89,9 +93,8 @@ struct task { */ extern struct timeval *now; -void *register_task(struct task *t); +void register_task(struct task *t); void unregister_task(struct task *t); int sched(struct sched *s); -void init_sched(void); char *get_task_list(void); int kill_task(char *id);