source: mainline/kernel/generic/src/main/uinit.c@ 0b5203b

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/** @addtogroup kernel_generic
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @file
 * @brief Userspace bootstrap thread.
 *
 * This file contains uinit kernel thread wich is used to start every
 * userspace thread including threads created by SYS_THREAD_CREATE syscall.
 *
 * @see SYS_THREAD_CREATE
 */

#include <main/uinit.h>
#include <typedefs.h>
#include <proc/thread.h>
#include <userspace.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <arch.h>
#include <udebug/udebug.h>

/** Thread used to bring up userspace thread.
 *
 * @param arg Pointer to structure containing userspace entry and stack
 *     addresses.
 */
void uinit(void *arg)
{
        /*
         * So far, we don't have a use for joining userspace threads so we
         * immediately detach each uinit thread. If joining of userspace threads
         * is required, some userspace API based on the kernel mechanism will
         * have to be implemented. Moreover, garbage collecting of threads that
         * didn't detach themselves and nobody else joined them will have to be
         * deployed for the event of forceful task termination.
         */
        thread_detach(THREAD);

#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG
        udebug_stoppable_end();
#endif

        uspace_arg_t *uarg = (uspace_arg_t *) arg;
        uspace_arg_t local_uarg;

        local_uarg.uspace_entry = uarg->uspace_entry;
        local_uarg.uspace_stack = uarg->uspace_stack;
        local_uarg.uspace_stack_size = uarg->uspace_stack_size;
        local_uarg.uspace_uarg = uarg->uspace_uarg;
        local_uarg.uspace_thread_function = NULL;
        local_uarg.uspace_thread_arg = NULL;

        free(uarg);

        userspace(&local_uarg);
}

/** @}
 */