Changes in uspace/lib/c/generic/loader.c [21d3201:01900b6] in mainline

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• uspace/lib/c/generic/loader.c (modified) (4 diffs)

uspace/lib/c/generic/loader.c

@@ -46 +46 @@
 #include "private/loader.h"
 
-/** Connect to a new program loader.
- *
- * Spawns a new program loader task and returns the connection structure.
+/** Spawn a new program loader.
+ *
+ * Spawn a new program loader task. The loader then independetly
+ * connects to the naming service.
  *
  * @param name Symbolic name to set on the newly created task.
  *
  * @return Error code.
+ *
  */
 errno_t loader_spawn(const char *name)
@@ -60 +62 @@
 }
 
-loader_t *loader_connect(void)
+/** Connect to a program loader.
+ *
+ * @param rc Placeholder for return code. Unused if NULL.
+ *
+ * @return Loader structure.
+ *
+ */
+loader_t *loader_connect(errno_t *rc)
 {
         loader_t *ldr = malloc(sizeof(loader_t));
@@ -67 +76 @@
 
         async_sess_t *sess =
-            service_connect_blocking(SERVICE_LOADER, INTERFACE_LOADER, 0);
+            service_connect_blocking(SERVICE_LOADER, INTERFACE_LOADER, 0, rc);
         if (sess == NULL) {
                 free(ldr);
@@ -345 +354 @@
 }
 
+/** Instruct loader to execute the program and do not wait for reply.
+ *
+ * This function does not block even if the loaded task is stopped
+ * for debugging.
+ *
+ * After using this function, no further operations can be performed
+ * on the loader structure and it is deallocated.
+ *
+ * @param ldr Loader connection structure.
+ *
+ * @return Zero on success or an error code.
+ *
+ */
+void loader_run_nowait(loader_t *ldr)
+{
+        async_exch_t *exch = async_exchange_begin(ldr->sess);
+        async_msg_0(exch, LOADER_RUN);
+        async_exchange_end(exch);
+
+        async_hangup(ldr->sess);
+        free(ldr);
+}
+
 /** Cancel the loader session.
  *