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+/*
+ FreeRTOS.org V4.2.1 - Copyright (C) 2003-2007 Richard Barry.
+
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+
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+ ***************************************************************************
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+ and contact details. Please ensure to read the configuration and relevant
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+
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+*/
+
+#ifndef TASK_H
+#define TASK_H
+
+#include "portable.h"
+#include "list.h"
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * MACROS AND DEFINITIONS
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#define tskKERNEL_VERSION_NUMBER "V4.2.1"
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *
+ * Type by which tasks are referenced. For example, a call to xTaskCreate
+ * returns (via a pointer parameter) an xTaskHandle variable that can then
+ * be used as a parameter to vTaskDelete to delete the task.
+ *
+ * \page xTaskHandle xTaskHandle
+ * \ingroup Tasks
+ */
+typedef void *xTaskHandle;
+
+/*
+ * Used internally only.
+ */
+typedef struct xTIME_OUT
+{
+ portBASE_TYPE xOverflowCount;
+ portTickType xTimeOnEntering;
+} xTimeOutType;
+
+/*
+ * Defines the priority used by the idle task. This must not be modified.
+ *
+ * \ingroup TaskUtils
+ */
+#define tskIDLE_PRIORITY ( ( unsigned portBASE_TYPE ) 0 )
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *
+ * Macro for forcing a context switch.
+ *
+ * \page taskYIELD taskYIELD
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+#define taskYIELD() portYIELD()
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *
+ * Macro to mark the start of a critical code region. Preemptive context
+ * switches cannot occur when in a critical region.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This may alter the stack (depending on the portable implementation)
+ * so must be used with care!
+ *
+ * \page taskENTER_CRITICAL taskENTER_CRITICAL
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+#define taskENTER_CRITICAL() portENTER_CRITICAL()
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *
+ * Macro to mark the end of a critical code region. Preemptive context
+ * switches cannot occur when in a critical region.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This may alter the stack (depending on the portable implementation)
+ * so must be used with care!
+ *
+ * \page taskEXIT_CRITICAL taskEXIT_CRITICAL
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+#define taskEXIT_CRITICAL() portEXIT_CRITICAL()
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *
+ * Macro to disable all maskable interrupts.
+ *
+ * \page taskDISABLE_INTERRUPTS taskDISABLE_INTERRUPTS
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+#define taskDISABLE_INTERRUPTS() portDISABLE_INTERRUPTS()
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *
+ * Macro to enable microcontroller interrupts.
+ *
+ * \page taskENABLE_INTERRUPTS taskENABLE_INTERRUPTS
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+#define taskENABLE_INTERRUPTS() portENABLE_INTERRUPTS()
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * TASK CREATION API
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ *<pre>
+ portBASE_TYPE xTaskCreate(
+ pdTASK_CODE pvTaskCode,
+ const portCHAR * const pcName,
+ unsigned portSHORT usStackDepth,
+ void *pvParameters,
+ unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxPriority,
+ xTaskHandle *pvCreatedTask
+ );</pre>
+ *
+ * Create a new task and add it to the list of tasks that are ready to run.
+ *
+ * @param pvTaskCode Pointer to the task entry function. Tasks
+ * must be implemented to never return (i.e. continuous loop).
+ *
+ * @param pcName A descriptive name for the task. This is mainly used to
+ * facilitate debugging. Max length defined by tskMAX_TASK_NAME_LEN - default
+ * is 16.
+ *
+ * @param usStackDepth The size of the task stack specified as the number of
+ * variables the stack can hold - not the number of bytes. For example, if
+ * the stack is 16 bits wide and usStackDepth is defined as 100, 200 bytes
+ * will be allocated for stack storage.
+ *
+ * @param pvParameters Pointer that will be used as the parameter for the task
+ * being created.
+ *
+ * @param uxPriority The priority at which the task should run.
+ *
+ * @param pvCreatedTask Used to pass back a handle by which the created task
+ * can be referenced.
+ *
+ * @return pdPASS if the task was successfully created and added to a ready
+ * list, otherwise an error code defined in the file errors. h
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ // Task to be created.
+ void vTaskCode( void * pvParameters )
+ {
+ for( ;; )
+ {
+ // Task code goes here.
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Function that creates a task.
+ void vOtherFunction( void )
+ {
+ unsigned char ucParameterToPass;
+ xTaskHandle xHandle;
+
+ // Create the task, storing the handle.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, &ucParameterToPass, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &xHandle );
+
+ // Use the handle to delete the task.
+ vTaskDelete( xHandle );
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup xTaskCreate xTaskCreate
+ * \ingroup Tasks
+ */
+signed portBASE_TYPE xTaskCreate (pdTASK_CODE pvTaskCode,
+ const signed portCHAR * const pcName,
+ unsigned portSHORT usStackDepth,
+ void *pvParameters,
+ unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxPriority,
+ xTaskHandle * pvCreatedTask);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskDelete( xTaskHandle pxTask );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskDelete must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Remove a task from the RTOS real time kernels management. The task being
+ * deleted will be removed from all ready, blocked, suspended and event lists.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The idle task is responsible for freeing the kernel allocated
+ * memory from tasks that have been deleted. It is therefore important that
+ * the idle task is not starved of microcontroller processing time if your
+ * application makes any calls to vTaskDelete (). Memory allocated by the
+ * task code is not automatically freed, and should be freed before the task
+ * is deleted.
+ *
+ * See the demo application file death.c for sample code that utilises
+ * vTaskDelete ().
+ *
+ * @param pxTask The handle of the task to be deleted. Passing NULL will
+ * cause the calling task to be deleted.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vOtherFunction( void )
+ {
+ xTaskHandle xHandle;
+
+ // Create the task, storing the handle.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &xHandle );
+
+ // Use the handle to delete the task.
+ vTaskDelete( xHandle );
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskDelete vTaskDelete
+ * \ingroup Tasks
+ */
+void vTaskDelete (xTaskHandle pxTask);
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * TASK CONTROL API
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskDelay( portTickType xTicksToDelay );</pre>
+ *
+ * Delay a task for a given number of ticks. The actual time that the
+ * task remains blocked depends on the tick rate. The constant
+ * portTICK_RATE_MS can be used to calculate real time from the tick
+ * rate - with the resolution of one tick period.
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskDelay must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * @param xTicksToDelay The amount of time, in tick periods, that
+ * the calling task should block.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ // Wait 10 ticks before performing an action.
+ // NOTE:
+ // This is for demonstration only and would be better achieved
+ // using vTaskDelayUntil ().
+ void vTaskFunction( void * pvParameters )
+ {
+ portTickType xDelay, xNextTime;
+
+ // Calc the time at which we want to perform the action
+ // next.
+ xNextTime = xTaskGetTickCount () + ( portTickType ) 10;
+
+ for( ;; )
+ {
+ xDelay = xNextTime - xTaskGetTickCount ();
+ xNextTime += ( portTickType ) 10;
+
+ // Guard against overflow
+ if( xDelay <= ( portTickType ) 10 )
+ {
+ vTaskDelay( xDelay );
+ }
+
+ // Perform action here.
+ }
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskDelay vTaskDelay
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+void vTaskDelay (portTickType xTicksToDelay);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskDelayUntil( portTickType *pxPreviousWakeTime, portTickType xTimeIncrement );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskDelayUntil must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Delay a task until a specified time. This function can be used by cyclical
+ * tasks to ensure a constant execution frequency.
+ *
+ * This function differs from vTaskDelay () in one important aspect: vTaskDelay () will
+ * cause a task to block for the specified number of ticks from the time vTaskDelay () is
+ * called. It is therefore difficult to use vTaskDelay () by itself to generate a fixed
+ * execution frequency as the time between a task starting to execute and that task
+ * calling vTaskDelay () may not be fixed [the task may take a different path though the
+ * code between calls, or may get interrupted or preempted a different number of times
+ * each time it executes].
+ *
+ * Whereas vTaskDelay () specifies a wake time relative to the time at which the function
+ * is called, vTaskDelayUntil () specifies the absolute (exact) time at which it wishes to
+ * unblock.
+ *
+ * The constant portTICK_RATE_MS can be used to calculate real time from the tick
+ * rate - with the resolution of one tick period.
+ *
+ * @param pxPreviousWakeTime Pointer to a variable that holds the time at which the
+ * task was last unblocked. The variable must be initialised with the current time
+ * prior to its first use (see the example below). Following this the variable is
+ * automatically updated within vTaskDelayUntil ().
+ *
+ * @param xTimeIncrement The cycle time period. The task will be unblocked at
+ * time *pxPreviousWakeTime + xTimeIncrement. Calling vTaskDelayUntil with the
+ * same xTimeIncrement parameter value will cause the task to execute with
+ * a fixed interface period.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ // Perform an action every 10 ticks.
+ void vTaskFunction( void * pvParameters )
+ {
+ portTickType xLastWakeTime;
+ const portTickType xFrequency = 10;
+
+ // Initialise the xLastWakeTime variable with the current time.
+ xLastWakeTime = xTaskGetTickCount ();
+ for( ;; )
+ {
+ // Wait for the next cycle.
+ vTaskDelayUntil( &xLastWakeTime, xFrequency );
+
+ // Perform action here.
+ }
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskDelayUntil vTaskDelayUntil
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+void vTaskDelayUntil (portTickType * pxPreviousWakeTime,
+ portTickType xTimeIncrement);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxTaskPriorityGet( xTaskHandle pxTask );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_xTaskPriorityGet must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Obtain the priority of any task.
+ *
+ * @param pxTask Handle of the task to be queried. Passing a NULL
+ * handle results in the priority of the calling task being returned.
+ *
+ * @return The priority of pxTask.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vAFunction( void )
+ {
+ xTaskHandle xHandle;
+
+ // Create a task, storing the handle.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &xHandle );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // Use the handle to obtain the priority of the created task.
+ // It was created with tskIDLE_PRIORITY, but may have changed
+ // it itself.
+ if( uxTaskPriorityGet( xHandle ) != tskIDLE_PRIORITY )
+ {
+ // The task has changed it's priority.
+ }
+
+ // ...
+
+ // Is our priority higher than the created task?
+ if( uxTaskPriorityGet( xHandle ) < uxTaskPriorityGet( NULL ) )
+ {
+ // Our priority (obtained using NULL handle) is higher.
+ }
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup uxTaskPriorityGet uxTaskPriorityGet
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxTaskPriorityGet (xTaskHandle pxTask);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskPrioritySet( xTaskHandle pxTask, unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxNewPriority );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskPrioritySet must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Set the priority of any task.
+ *
+ * A context switch will occur before the function returns if the priority
+ * being set is higher than the currently executing task.
+ *
+ * @param pxTask Handle to the task for which the priority is being set.
+ * Passing a NULL handle results in the priority of the calling task being set.
+ *
+ * @param uxNewPriority The priority to which the task will be set.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vAFunction( void )
+ {
+ xTaskHandle xHandle;
+
+ // Create a task, storing the handle.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &xHandle );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // Use the handle to raise the priority of the created task.
+ vTaskPrioritySet( xHandle, tskIDLE_PRIORITY + 1 );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // Use a NULL handle to raise our priority to the same value.
+ vTaskPrioritySet( NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY + 1 );
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskPrioritySet vTaskPrioritySet
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+void vTaskPrioritySet (xTaskHandle pxTask,
+ unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxNewPriority);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskSuspend( xTaskHandle pxTaskToSuspend );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskSuspend must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Suspend any task. When suspended a task will never get any microcontroller
+ * processing time, no matter what its priority.
+ *
+ * Calls to vTaskSuspend are not accumulative -
+ * i.e. calling vTaskSuspend () twice on the same task still only requires one
+ * call to vTaskResume () to ready the suspended task.
+ *
+ * @param pxTaskToSuspend Handle to the task being suspended. Passing a NULL
+ * handle will cause the calling task to be suspended.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vAFunction( void )
+ {
+ xTaskHandle xHandle;
+
+ // Create a task, storing the handle.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &xHandle );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // Use the handle to suspend the created task.
+ vTaskSuspend( xHandle );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // The created task will not run during this period, unless
+ // another task calls vTaskResume( xHandle ).
+
+ //...
+
+
+ // Suspend ourselves.
+ vTaskSuspend( NULL );
+
+ // We cannot get here unless another task calls vTaskResume
+ // with our handle as the parameter.
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskSuspend vTaskSuspend
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+void vTaskSuspend (xTaskHandle pxTaskToSuspend);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskResume( xTaskHandle pxTaskToResume );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskSuspend must be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Resumes a suspended task.
+ *
+ * A task that has been suspended by one of more calls to vTaskSuspend ()
+ * will be made available for running again by a single call to
+ * vTaskResume ().
+ *
+ * @param pxTaskToResume Handle to the task being readied.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vAFunction( void )
+ {
+ xTaskHandle xHandle;
+
+ // Create a task, storing the handle.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, &xHandle );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // Use the handle to suspend the created task.
+ vTaskSuspend( xHandle );
+
+ // ...
+
+ // The created task will not run during this period, unless
+ // another task calls vTaskResume( xHandle ).
+
+ //...
+
+
+ // Resume the suspended task ourselves.
+ vTaskResume( xHandle );
+
+ // The created task will once again get microcontroller processing
+ // time in accordance with it priority within the system.
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskResume vTaskResume
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+void vTaskResume (xTaskHandle pxTaskToResume);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void xTaskResumeFromISR( xTaskHandle pxTaskToResume );</pre>
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_xTaskResumeFromISR must be defined as 1 for this function to be
+ * available. See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * An implementation of vTaskResume() that can be called from within an ISR.
+ *
+ * A task that has been suspended by one of more calls to vTaskSuspend ()
+ * will be made available for running again by a single call to
+ * xTaskResumeFromISR ().
+ *
+ * @param pxTaskToResume Handle to the task being readied.
+ *
+ * \defgroup vTaskResumeFromISR vTaskResumeFromISR
+ * \ingroup TaskCtrl
+ */
+portBASE_TYPE xTaskResumeFromISR (xTaskHandle pxTaskToResume);
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * SCHEDULER CONTROL
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskStartScheduler( void );</pre>
+ *
+ * Starts the real time kernel tick processing. After calling the kernel
+ * has control over which tasks are executed and when. This function
+ * does not return until an executing task calls vTaskEndScheduler ().
+ *
+ * At least one task should be created via a call to xTaskCreate ()
+ * before calling vTaskStartScheduler (). The idle task is created
+ * automatically when the first application task is created.
+ *
+ * See the demo application file main.c for an example of creating
+ * tasks and starting the kernel.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vAFunction( void )
+ {
+ // Create at least one task before starting the kernel.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, NULL );
+
+ // Start the real time kernel with preemption.
+ vTaskStartScheduler ();
+
+ // Will not get here unless a task calls vTaskEndScheduler ()
+ }
+ </pre>
+ *
+ * \defgroup vTaskStartScheduler vTaskStartScheduler
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+void vTaskStartScheduler (void);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskEndScheduler( void );</pre>
+ *
+ * Stops the real time kernel tick. All created tasks will be automatically
+ * deleted and multitasking (either preemptive or cooperative) will
+ * stop. Execution then resumes from the point where vTaskStartScheduler ()
+ * was called, as if vTaskStartScheduler () had just returned.
+ *
+ * See the demo application file main. c in the demo/PC directory for an
+ * example that uses vTaskEndScheduler ().
+ *
+ * vTaskEndScheduler () requires an exit function to be defined within the
+ * portable layer (see vPortEndScheduler () in port. c for the PC port). This
+ * performs hardware specific operations such as stopping the kernel tick.
+ *
+ * vTaskEndScheduler () will cause all of the resources allocated by the
+ * kernel to be freed - but will not free resources allocated by application
+ * tasks.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vTaskCode( void * pvParameters )
+ {
+ for( ;; )
+ {
+ // Task code goes here.
+
+ // At some point we want to end the real time kernel processing
+ // so call ...
+ vTaskEndScheduler ();
+ }
+ }
+
+ void vAFunction( void )
+ {
+ // Create at least one task before starting the kernel.
+ xTaskCreate( vTaskCode, "NAME", STACK_SIZE, NULL, tskIDLE_PRIORITY, NULL );
+
+ // Start the real time kernel with preemption.
+ vTaskStartScheduler ();
+
+ // Will only get here when the vTaskCode () task has called
+ // vTaskEndScheduler (). When we get here we are back to single task
+ // execution.
+ }
+ </pre>
+ *
+ * \defgroup vTaskEndScheduler vTaskEndScheduler
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+void vTaskEndScheduler (void);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>void vTaskSuspendAll( void );</pre>
+ *
+ * Suspends all real time kernel activity while keeping interrupts (including the
+ * kernel tick) enabled.
+ *
+ * After calling vTaskSuspendAll () the calling task will continue to execute
+ * without risk of being swapped out until a call to xTaskResumeAll () has been
+ * made.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vTask1( void * pvParameters )
+ {
+ for( ;; )
+ {
+ // Task code goes here.
+
+ // ...
+
+ // At some point the task wants to perform a long operation during
+ // which it does not want to get swapped out. It cannot use
+ // taskENTER_CRITICAL ()/taskEXIT_CRITICAL () as the length of the
+ // operation may cause interrupts to be missed - including the
+ // ticks.
+
+ // Prevent the real time kernel swapping out the task.
+ vTaskSuspendAll ();
+
+ // Perform the operation here. There is no need to use critical
+ // sections as we have all the microcontroller processing time.
+ // During this time interrupts will still operate and the kernel
+ // tick count will be maintained.
+
+ // ...
+
+ // The operation is complete. Restart the kernel.
+ xTaskResumeAll ();
+ }
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup vTaskSuspendAll vTaskSuspendAll
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+void vTaskSuspendAll (void);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <pre>portCHAR xTaskResumeAll( void );</pre>
+ *
+ * Resumes real time kernel activity following a call to vTaskSuspendAll ().
+ * After a call to vTaskSuspendAll () the kernel will take control of which
+ * task is executing at any time.
+ *
+ * @return If resuming the scheduler caused a context switch then pdTRUE is
+ * returned, otherwise pdFALSE is returned.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ <pre>
+ void vTask1( void * pvParameters )
+ {
+ for( ;; )
+ {
+ // Task code goes here.
+
+ // ...
+
+ // At some point the task wants to perform a long operation during
+ // which it does not want to get swapped out. It cannot use
+ // taskENTER_CRITICAL ()/taskEXIT_CRITICAL () as the length of the
+ // operation may cause interrupts to be missed - including the
+ // ticks.
+
+ // Prevent the real time kernel swapping out the task.
+ vTaskSuspendAll ();
+
+ // Perform the operation here. There is no need to use critical
+ // sections as we have all the microcontroller processing time.
+ // During this time interrupts will still operate and the real
+ // time kernel tick count will be maintained.
+
+ // ...
+
+ // The operation is complete. Restart the kernel. We want to force
+ // a context switch - but there is no point if resuming the scheduler
+ // caused a context switch already.
+ if( !xTaskResumeAll () )
+ {
+ taskYIELD ();
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ </pre>
+ * \defgroup xTaskResumeAll xTaskResumeAll
+ * \ingroup SchedulerControl
+ */
+signed portBASE_TYPE xTaskResumeAll (void);
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * TASK UTILITIES
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <PRE>volatile portTickType xTaskGetTickCount( void );</PRE>
+ *
+ * @return The count of ticks since vTaskStartScheduler was called.
+ *
+ * \page xTaskGetTickCount xTaskGetTickCount
+ * \ingroup TaskUtils
+ */
+portTickType xTaskGetTickCount (void);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <PRE>unsigned portSHORT uxTaskGetNumberOfTasks( void );</PRE>
+ *
+ * @return The number of tasks that the real time kernel is currently managing.
+ * This includes all ready, blocked and suspended tasks. A task that
+ * has been deleted but not yet freed by the idle task will also be
+ * included in the count.
+ *
+ * \page uxTaskGetNumberOfTasks uxTaskGetNumberOfTasks
+ * \ingroup TaskUtils
+ */
+unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxTaskGetNumberOfTasks (void);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <PRE>void vTaskList( portCHAR *pcWriteBuffer );</PRE>
+ *
+ * configUSE_TRACE_FACILITY, INCLUDE_vTaskDelete and INCLUDE_vTaskSuspend
+ * must all be defined as 1 for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This function will disable interrupts for its duration. It is
+ * not intended for normal application runtime use but as a debug aid.
+ *
+ * Lists all the current tasks, along with their current state and stack
+ * usage high water mark.
+ *
+ * Tasks are reported as blocked ('B'), ready ('R'), deleted ('D') or
+ * suspended ('S').
+ *
+ * @param pcWriteBuffer A buffer into which the above mentioned details
+ * will be written, in ascii form. This buffer is assumed to be large
+ * enough to contain the generated report. Approximately 40 bytes per
+ * task should be sufficient.
+ *
+ * \page vTaskList vTaskList
+ * \ingroup TaskUtils
+ */
+void vTaskList (signed portCHAR * pcWriteBuffer);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <PRE>void vTaskStartTrace( portCHAR * pcBuffer, unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxBufferSize );</PRE>
+ *
+ * Starts a real time kernel activity trace. The trace logs the identity of
+ * which task is running when.
+ *
+ * The trace file is stored in binary format. A separate DOS utility called
+ * convtrce.exe is used to convert this into a tab delimited text file which
+ * can be viewed and plotted in a spread sheet.
+ *
+ * @param pcBuffer The buffer into which the trace will be written.
+ *
+ * @param ulBufferSize The size of pcBuffer in bytes. The trace will continue
+ * until either the buffer in full, or ulTaskEndTrace () is called.
+ *
+ * \page vTaskStartTrace vTaskStartTrace
+ * \ingroup TaskUtils
+ */
+void vTaskStartTrace (signed portCHAR * pcBuffer,
+ unsigned portLONG ulBufferSize);
+
+/**
+ * task. h
+ * <PRE>unsigned portLONG ulTaskEndTrace( void );</PRE>
+ *
+ * Stops a kernel activity trace. See vTaskStartTrace ().
+ *
+ * @return The number of bytes that have been written into the trace buffer.
+ *
+ * \page usTaskEndTrace usTaskEndTrace
+ * \ingroup TaskUtils
+ */
+unsigned portLONG ulTaskEndTrace (void);
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * SCHEDULER INTERNALS AVAILABLE FOR PORTING PURPOSES
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST NOT BE USED FROM APPLICATION CODE. IT IS ONLY
+ * INTENDED FOR USE WHEN IMPLEMENTING A PORT OF THE SCHEDULER AND IS
+ * AN INTERFACE WHICH IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SCHEDULER.
+ *
+ * Called from the real time kernel tick (either preemptive or cooperative),
+ * this increments the tick count and checks if any tasks that are blocked
+ * for a finite period required removing from a blocked list and placing on
+ * a ready list.
+ */
+inline void vTaskIncrementTick (void);
+
+/*
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST NOT BE USED FROM APPLICATION CODE. IT IS AN
+ * INTERFACE WHICH IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SCHEDULER.
+ *
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST BE CALLED WITH INTERRUPTS DISABLED.
+ *
+ * Removes the calling task from the ready list and places it both
+ * on the list of tasks waiting for a particular event, and the
+ * list of delayed tasks. The task will be removed from both lists
+ * and replaced on the ready list should either the event occur (and
+ * there be no higher priority tasks waiting on the same event) or
+ * the delay period expires.
+ *
+ * @param pxEventList The list containing tasks that are blocked waiting
+ * for the event to occur.
+ *
+ * @param xTicksToWait The maximum amount of time that the task should wait
+ * for the event to occur. This is specified in kernel ticks,the constant
+ * portTICK_RATE_MS can be used to convert kernel ticks into a real time
+ * period.
+ */
+void vTaskPlaceOnEventList (xList * pxEventList, portTickType xTicksToWait);
+
+/*
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST NOT BE USED FROM APPLICATION CODE. IT IS AN
+ * INTERFACE WHICH IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SCHEDULER.
+ *
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST BE CALLED WITH INTERRUPTS DISABLED.
+ *
+ * Removes a task from both the specified event list and the list of blocked
+ * tasks, and places it on a ready queue.
+ *
+ * xTaskRemoveFromEventList () will be called if either an event occurs to
+ * unblock a task, or the block timeout period expires.
+ *
+ * @return pdTRUE if the task being removed has a higher priority than the task
+ * making the call, otherwise pdFALSE.
+ */
+signed portBASE_TYPE xTaskRemoveFromEventList (const xList * pxEventList);
+
+/*
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST NOT BE USED FROM APPLICATION CODE. IT IS AN
+ * INTERFACE WHICH IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SCHEDULER.
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_vTaskCleanUpResources and INCLUDE_vTaskSuspend must be defined as 1
+ * for this function to be available.
+ * See the configuration section for more information.
+ *
+ * Empties the ready and delayed queues of task control blocks, freeing the
+ * memory allocated for the task control block and task stacks as it goes.
+ */
+void vTaskCleanUpResources (void);
+
+/*
+ * THIS FUNCTION MUST NOT BE USED FROM APPLICATION CODE. IT IS ONLY
+ * INTENDED FOR USE WHEN IMPLEMENTING A PORT OF THE SCHEDULER AND IS
+ * AN INTERFACE WHICH IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE SCHEDULER.
+ *
+ * Sets the pointer to the current TCB to the TCB of the highest priority task
+ * that is ready to run.
+ */
+inline void vTaskSwitchContext (void);
+
+/*
+ * Return the handle of the calling task.
+ */
+xTaskHandle xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle (void);
+
+/*
+ * Capture the current time status for future reference.
+ */
+void vTaskSetTimeOutState (xTimeOutType * pxTimeOut);
+
+/*
+ * Compare the time status now with that previously captured to see if the
+ * timeout has expired.
+ */
+portBASE_TYPE xTaskCheckForTimeOut (xTimeOutType * pxTimeOut,
+ portTickType * pxTicksToWait);
+
+/*
+ * Shortcut used by the queue implementation to prevent unnecessary call to
+ * taskYIELD();
+ */
+void vTaskMissedYield (void);
+
+#endif /* TASK_H */
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