source: mainline/uspace/lib/libc/generic/task.c@ 4470e26

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2006 Jakub Jermar
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Jiri Svoboda
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 *
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 * - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
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 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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 * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
 * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
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 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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 * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

/** @addtogroup libc
 * @{
 */
/** @file
 */ 

#include <task.h>
#include <libc.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <loader/loader.h>

task_id_t task_get_id(void)
{
        task_id_t task_id;

        (void) __SYSCALL1(SYS_TASK_GET_ID, (sysarg_t) &task_id);

        return task_id;
}

/** Create a new task by running an executable from the filesystem.
 *
 * This is really just a convenience wrapper over the more complicated
 * loader API.
 *
 * @param path  pathname of the binary to execute
 * @param argv  command-line arguments
 * @return      ID of the newly created task or zero on error.
 */
task_id_t task_spawn(const char *path, char *const argv[])
{
        loader_t *ldr;
        task_id_t task_id;
        int rc;

        /* Spawn a program loader. */   
        ldr = loader_spawn();
        if (ldr == NULL)
                return 0;

        /* Get task ID. */
        rc = loader_get_task_id(ldr, &task_id);
        if (rc != EOK)
                goto error;

        /* Send program pathname. */
        rc = loader_set_pathname(ldr, path);
        if (rc != EOK)
                goto error;

        /* Send arguments. */
        rc = loader_set_args(ldr, argv);
        if (rc != EOK)
                goto error;

        /* Load the program. */
        rc = loader_load_program(ldr);
        if (rc != EOK)
                goto error;

        /* Run it. */
        /* Load the program. */
        rc = loader_run(ldr);
        if (rc != EOK)
                goto error;

        /* Success */

        free(ldr);
        return task_id;

        /* Error exit */
error:
        loader_abort(ldr);
        free(ldr);

        return 0;
}

/** @}
 */