Re: Interrupts

[destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!jmacleod@han dies.ucar.edu (James Mac Leod)]

In article <1993Feb17.161508.30722@iitmax.iit.edu> LEDUC@chico.acc.iit.edu (USE
RS) writes:
>Hi everyone,

>I'm working on an ada application requiring the use of interrupts.
>I understand you can use tasks to trap interrupts, but haven't
>tested it.

>task service is
>  entry ISR;
>  for ISR use at 16#xxx#;
>end service;

>My question is: instead of using the overhead of tasks, is it
>possible to tie the interrupt directly to a procedure?

>procedure ISR is
>end ISR;
>for ISR use at 16#xxx#;

>Any advice or comments is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

>Duc Le
>email:
>led@sunfs1.dsd.northrop.com

I don't think the procedure would work.  All task gets activated when the 
mainline program gets activated.  Therefore it is actually waiting for 
something to happen at 16#xxx#.  A procedure is only active during its 
lifecycle.  Once the procedure has completed it needs some other procedure 
to activate it and cannot be activated beyond a procedural call.
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