M. Koehrer wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am just playing around with Xenomai to understand it.
> And I have one question concerning the entry function that will be called from
> rt_task_start (Native API).
> What happens if this entry function reaches its end or a return within the 
> function is
> called?
> 
> I have made a simple example that lead to strange effects.
> In my example (see complete C Code in attachement) I create to tasks
> that do the same.
> The entry functions look like:
> 
> void taska(void *cookie)
> {
>     RTIME delay;
>     int i;
>     printf("Hi, I am task A %s\n", (char*)cookie);
>     delay = 100000;
> 
>     for (i=0; i<200; i++)
>     {
>         rt_task_sleep(delay);
>     }
> 
>     printf("This is the end of A\n");
>     // rt_task_delete(0);
> }
> When I do not place the rt_task_delete(0) at the end of the function
> my second task will never reach the end with the second printf.
> Whenever I use rt_task_delete(0) at the end of the function it works 
> perfectly.

Quite inconsistent, sounds like a bug. Does the second rt_task_join just
rush through and main terminates?

> 
> My question is now: What happens if the task's entry function returns?

pthread_exit() is invoked implicitly, which implies rt_task_delete(NULL).

> 
> Thanks for any feedback on that question.

Is this issue SMP-related? What happens if you force all your tasks to
the same CPU? Or if you run on a !CONFIG_SMP box?

Jan

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