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5.3 KiB
Groff
202 lines
5.3 KiB
Groff
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.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\" "
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.Dd July 21, 1996
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.Os
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.Dt SPL 9
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm splbio,
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.Nm splclock,
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.Nm splhigh,
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.Nm splimp,
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.Nm splnet,
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.Nm splsoftclock,
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.Nm splsofttty,
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.Nm splstatclock,
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.Nm spltty,
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.Nm splvm,
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.Nm spl0,
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.Nm splx
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.Nd manipulate interrupt priorities
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
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.Fd #include <sys/systm.h>
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splbio "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splclock "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splhigh "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splimp "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splnet "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splsoftclock "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splsofttty "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn splstatclock "void"
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.Ft intrmask_t
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.Fn spltty "void"
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.Ft void
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.Fn spl0 "void"
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.Ft void
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.Fn splx "intrmask_t ipl"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn spl
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function family sets the interrupt priority
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.Dq level
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of the CPU.
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This prevents interrupt handlers of the blocked priority level from
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being run. This is used in the
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.Dq synchronous
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part of a driver (the part that runs on behalf of the user process) to
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examine or modify data areas that might be examined or modified by
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interrupt handlers.
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.Pp
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Each driver that uses interrupts is normally assigned to an interrupt
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priority group by a keyword in its config line.
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For example:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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device foo0 at isa? port 0x0815 irq 12 tty
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.Ed
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.Pp
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assigns interrupt 12 to the
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.Dq tty
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priority group. The system automatically arranges for interrupts in
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the
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.Em xxx
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group to be called at a priority >=
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.Ns spl Ns Em xxx
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\&().
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.Pp
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The function
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.Fn splx
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sets the interrupt priority to an absolute value. The intent is that
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the value returned by the other functions should be saved in a local
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variable, and later passed to
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.Fn splx
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in order to restore the previous priority.
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.Pp
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The function
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.Fn spl0
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lowers the priority to a value where all interrupt handlers are
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unblocked, but ASTs (asynchronous system traps) remain blocked until
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the system is about to return to user mode.
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.Pp
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The traditional assignment of the various device drivers to the
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interrupt priority groups can be roughly classified as:
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.Bl -tag -width Fn splnet
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.It Fn splnet
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All network interface drivers.
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.It Fn splbio
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All
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.Em buffered IO
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(i.e., disk and the like) drivers.
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.It Fn spltty
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Basically, all non-network communications devices, but effectively
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used for all drivers that are neither network nor disks.
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.El
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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All functions except
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.Fn splx
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and
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.Fn spl0
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return the previous priority value.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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This is a typical example demonstrating the usage:
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.Bd -literal
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struct foo_softc {
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...
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int flags;
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#define FOO_ASLEEP 1
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#define FOO_READY 2
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} foo_softc[NFOO];
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int
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foowrite(...)
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{
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struct foo_softc *sc;
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int s, error;
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...
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s = spltty();
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if (!(sc->flags & FOO_READY)) {
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/* Not ready, must sleep on resource. */
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sc->flags |= FOO_ASLEEP;
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error = tsleep(sc, PZERO, "foordy", 0);
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sc->flags &= ~FOO_ASLEEP;
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}
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sc->flags &= ~FOO_READY;
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splx(s);
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...
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}
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void
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foointr(...)
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{
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struct foo_softc *sc;
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...
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sc->flags |= FOO_READY;
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if (sc->flags & FOO_ASLEEP)
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/* Somebody was waiting for us, awake him. */
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wakeup(sc);
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...
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}
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.Ed
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Note that the interrupt handler should
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.Em never
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reduce the priority level. It is automatically called as it had
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raised the interrupt priority to its own level, i.e. further interrupts
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of the same group are being blocked.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The interrupt priority levels appeared in a very early version of
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Unix. They have been traditionally known by number instead of by
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names, and were inclusive up to higher priority levels (i.e., priority
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5 has been blocking everything up to level 5). This is no longer the
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case in
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.Tn FreeBSD .
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The traditional name
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.Ql level
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for them is still reflected in the letter
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.Ql l
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of the respective functions and variables, although they are not
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really levels anymore, but rather different (partially inclusive)
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sets of functions to be blocked during some periods of the life of
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the system. The historical number scheme can be considered as a
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simple linearly ordered set of interrupt priority groups.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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This man page was written by
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.ie t J\(:org Wunsch.
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.el Joerg Wunsch.
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