#ifndef IPC_H #define IPC_H /* This header file defines constants for MINIX inter-process communication. * These definitions are used in the file proc.c. */ #include #include /* Masks and flags for system calls. */ #define NON_BLOCKING 0x0080 /* do not block if target not ready */ #define FROM_KERNEL 0x0100 /* message from kernel on behalf of a process */ #define WILLRECEIVE(target, source_ep) \ ((RTS_ISSET(target, RTS_RECEIVING) && !RTS_ISSET(target, RTS_SENDING)) && \ (target->p_getfrom_e == ANY || target->p_getfrom_e == source_ep)) /* IPC status code macros. */ #define IPC_STATUS_GET(p) ((p)->p_reg.IPC_STATUS_REG) #define IPC_STATUS_CLEAR(p) ((p)->p_reg.IPC_STATUS_REG = 0) /* * XXX: the following check is used to set the status code only on RECEIVE. * SENDREC is not currently atomic for user processes. A process can return * from SENDREC in a different context than the original when a Posix signal * handler gets executed. For this reason, it is not safe to manipulate * the context (i.e. registers) when a process is blocked on a SENDREC. * Unfortunately, avoiding setting the status code for SENDREC doesn't solve * the problem entirely because in rare situations it is still necessary to * override retreg dynamically (and possibly in a different context). * A possible reliable solution is to improve our Posix signal handling * implementation and guarantee SENDREC atomicity w.r.t. the process context. */ #define IPC_STATUS_ADD(p, m) do { \ if(!((p)->p_misc_flags & MF_REPLY_PEND)) { \ (p)->p_reg.IPC_STATUS_REG |= (m); \ } \ } while(0) #define IPC_STATUS_ADD_CALL(p, call) \ IPC_STATUS_ADD(p, IPC_STATUS_CALL_TO(call)) #define IPC_STATUS_ADD_FLAGS(p, flags) \ IPC_STATUS_ADD(p, IPC_STATUS_FLAGS(flags)) #endif /* IPC_H */