chmsg.h

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                 2011,2012 Giovanni Di Sirio.

    This file is part of ChibiOS/RT.

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/**
 * @file    chmsg.h
 * @brief   Messages macros and structures.
 *
 * @addtogroup messages
 * @{
 */

#ifndef _CHMSG_H_
#define _CHMSG_H_

#if CH_USE_MESSAGES || defined(__DOXYGEN__)

/**
 * @name    Macro Functions
 * @{
 */
/**
 * @brief   Evaluates to TRUE if the thread has pending messages.
 *
 * @iclass
 */
#define chMsgIsPendingI(tp) \
        ((tp)->p_msgqueue.p_next != (Thread *)&(tp)->p_msgqueue)

/**
 * @brief   Returns the message carried by the specified thread.
 * @pre     This function must be invoked immediately after exiting a call
 *          to @p chMsgWait().
 *
 * @param[in] tp        pointer to the thread
 * @return              The message carried by the sender.
 *
 * @api
 */
#define chMsgGet(tp) ((tp)->p_msg)

/**
 * @brief   Releases the thread waiting on top of the messages queue.
 * @pre     Invoke this function only after a message has been received
 *          using @p chMsgWait().
 *
 * @param[in] tp        pointer to the thread
 * @param[in] msg       message to be returned to the sender
 *
 * @sclass
 */
#define chMsgReleaseS(tp, msg) chSchWakeupS(tp, msg)
/** @} */

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
  msg_t chMsgSend(Thread *tp, msg_t msg);
  Thread * chMsgWait(void);
  void chMsgRelease(Thread *tp, msg_t msg);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* CH_USE_MESSAGES */

#endif /* _CHMSG_H_ */

/** @} */