subprocess.h

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/**
 * \addtogroup threads
 * @{
 */
 
/**
 * \defgroup subprocess Contiki subprocesses
 * @{
 *
 * A Contiki subprocess is a "process-in-a-process".
 */
 
/**
 * \file
 *         Subprocesses for Contiki
 * \author
 *         Adam Dunkels <adam@sics.se>
 */
 
#ifndef SUBPROCESS_H_
#define SUBPROCESS_H_
 
#define SUBPROCESS_BEGIN(strname)                                       \
{                                                                       \
  static struct process subprocess_subprocess = {NULL, strname};        \
  subprocess_subprocess.thread = PROCESS_CURRENT()->thread;             \
  process_start(&subprocess_subprocess, NULL);                          \
  PT_INIT(&subprocess_subprocess.pt);                                   \
  LC_SET(subprocess_subprocess.pt.lc);                                  \
  if(PROCESS_CURRENT() == &subprocess_subprocess) {
 
#define SUBPROCESS_END()                        \
    PROCESS_EXIT();                             \
  }                                             \
}
 
#endif /* SUBPROCESS_H_ */
 
/** @}*/
/** @}*/