From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
Subject: Re: Ravenscar - program termination
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:53:34 +0100
Date: 2007-01-29T20:53:34+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zm81txs1.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: epl7mp$tls$1@cernne03.cern.ch
Maciej Sobczak writes:
> The N442 document states that Ravenscar profile forbids task termination.
> I understand that task termination is the fact of a task finishing its
> job and completing.
>
> Do I understand correctly that Ravenscar programs are by definition
> running forever? What about programs that are expected to finish?
Yes, it is my understanding as well, and I'm happy with that.
I remember being impressed with Ada because you could write an
infinite loop without a faked up condition. The idea being that in
Ada the typical infinite loop would normally be terminated by
detonation. -- Larry Wall
The Ravenscar profile is specifically targeted at high-integrity
systems, where infinite loops are, I think, the norm.
--
Ludovic Brenta.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-29 19:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-29 16:34 Ravenscar - program termination Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-29 19:53 ` Ludovic Brenta [this message]
2007-01-30 8:09 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-30 9:37 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-30 17:48 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-31 9:01 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-31 9:59 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-30 14:24 ` matteo.bordin
2007-01-30 19:15 ` Niklas Holsti
2007-01-30 20:30 ` Robert A Duff
2007-01-31 7:53 ` Niklas Holsti
2007-01-31 8:12 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-31 8:59 ` Niklas Holsti
2007-01-31 18:02 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
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