sched/sched_garbage.c

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#include <nuttx/config.h>
#include <nuttx/kmalloc.h>

#include "os_internal.h"

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 * Public Variables
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 * Private Variables
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 * Private Functions
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 * Name: sched_garbagecollection
 *
 * Description:
 *   Clean-up memory de-allocations that we queued because they could not
 *   be freed in that execution context (for example, if the memory was freed
 *   from an interrupt handler).
 *
 *   This logic may be called from the worker thread (see work_thread.c).
 *   If, however, CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE is not defined, then this logic will
 *   be called from the IDLE thread.  It is less optimal for the garbage
 *   collection to be called from the IDLE thread because it runs at a very
 *   low priority and could cause false memory out conditions.
 *
 * Input parameters:
 *   None
 *
 * Returned Value:
 *   None
 *
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void sched_garbagecollection(void)
{
   irqstate_t flags;
   void *address;

   /* Test if the delayed deallocation queue is empty.  No special protection
    * is needed because this is an atomic test.
    */
 
   while (g_delayeddeallocations.head)
    {
      /* Remove the first delayed deallocation.  This is not atomic and so
       * we must disable interrupts around the queue operation.
       */

      flags = irqsave();
      address = (void*)sq_remfirst((FAR sq_queue_t*)&g_delayeddeallocations);
      irqrestore(flags);

      /* Then deallocate it. */

      if (address)
        {
          kfree(address);
        }
    }
}