#include "Timer.h"
#include "Ticker.h"
#include "Capability.h"
-#include "OSThreads.h"
/* ticks left before next pre-emptive context switch */
static int ticks_to_ctxt_switch = 0;
static int ticks_to_gc = 0;
#endif
-#if defined(THREADED_RTS)
-static void OSThreadProcAttr proddingThread(void *p);
-#endif
-
/*
* Function: handle_tick()
*
recent_activity = ACTIVITY_MAYBE_NO;
ticks_to_gc = RtsFlags.GcFlags.idleGCDelayTicks;
break;
- case ACTIVITY_MAYBE_NO: {
- OSThreadId id;
+ case ACTIVITY_MAYBE_NO:
if (ticks_to_gc == 0) break; /* 0 ==> no idle GC */
ticks_to_gc--;
if (ticks_to_gc == 0) {
blackholes_need_checking = rtsTrue;
/* hack: re-use the blackholes_need_checking flag */
- /* We can't prod the Capability from inside the
- * signal handler, because pthread_cond_signal()
- * doesn't work from signal handlers. Let's hope
- * that pthread_create() works:
+ /* ToDo: this doesn't work. Can't invoke
+ * pthread_cond_signal from a signal handler.
+ * Furthermore, we can't prod a capability that we
+ * might be holding. What can we do?
*/
- createOSThread(&id, proddingThread, NULL);
+ prodOneCapability();
}
break;
- }
default:
break;
}
}
}
-#if defined(THREADED_RTS)
-static void OSThreadProcAttr
-proddingThread(void *p STG_UNUSED)
-{
- prodOneCapability();
- // and exit again.
-}
-#endif
-
int
startTimer(nat ms)
{