Re: Feature suggestion: different task schedules

[Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid>]

On 17-07-15 14:30 , Victor Porton wrote:
> Surprisingly low response to my idea.

Possibly because your presentation of the idea is hard to understand. I 
certainly do not understand what you are proposing.

Please show some example code using the proposed mechanism, explain how 
it works, and why it is better than the current mechanisms.

> Should we have it in future Ada? (My opinion is "yes".)
>
> Victor Porton wrote:
>> I propose for Ada 2020 to add the following pragmas (and corresponding
>> aspects) for tasks and task types:
>>
>> pragma Schedule=>Thread;
>>
>> the regular task.
>>
>> pragma Schedule=>Manual;
>>
>> the task runs only when a protected entry is called and stops at the next
>> accept statement.
>>
>> This is usually the fastest mode in the case of one-core system.
>>
>> pragma Schedule=>Sometimes;
>>
>> the task run in either of two above modes (with tasks of a task type not
>> necessarily scheduled in the same way (some may be Thread and some
>> Manual)).
>>
>> The schedule mode may be chosen dependently on free CPU cores availability
>> to make it the fastest.
>>
>> pragma Schedule=>Dynamic;
>>
>> a task with this schedule may switch between Thread and Manual mode at any
>> moment of time. This is useful to use CPU cores effectively.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>


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