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re: Functions that block in C

jophuds · 2003-06-13 14:27:48

Hello, I'm trying to create a program that is non-interruptible, effectively an atomic program but without the use of semaphores or disbaling interrupts. Does anyone know if there's a way to do this in C. I would like to be able to have a function that would always run to completion once it has executed. Thanks in advance,…

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13-06-2003 3:27pm

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jophuds

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Hello,

I'm trying to create a program that is non-interruptible, effectively an atomic program but without the use of semaphores or disbaling interrupts.

Does anyone know if there's a way to do this in C.
I would like to be able to have a function that would always run to completion once it has executed.
Thanks in advance,
joe.

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#2 14-06-2003 4:44pm
QBall

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It depends on what exactly you mean by "non-interruptible".

Do you mean one that would get exclusive use of the CPU for its entire life? Or do you mean you want a process that can't be killed until it has finished what it's doing? (This is what I think you mean, given the title of the thread)

What OS are you intending to run this on?

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