realtime_impl.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_GNURADIO_REALTIME_H
#define INCLUDED_GNURADIO_REALTIME_H
 
#include <gnuradio/api.h>
#include <stdexcept>
 
/*!
 * \brief System independent way to ask for realtime scheduling
 */
namespace gr {
 
typedef enum { RT_OK = 0, RT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, RT_NO_PRIVS, RT_OTHER_ERROR } rt_status_t;
 
enum rt_sched_policy {
    RT_SCHED_RR = 0,   // round robin
    RT_SCHED_FIFO = 1, // first in first out
};
 
namespace impl {
/*
 * Define the range for our virtual priorities (don't change
 * these)
 *
 * Processes (or threads) with numerically higher priority values
 * are scheduled before processes with numerically lower priority
 * values. Thus, the value returned by rt_priority_max() will be
 * greater than the value returned by rt_priority_min().
 */
static inline int rt_priority_min() { return 0; }
static inline int rt_priority_max() { return 15; }
static inline int rt_priority_default() { return 1; }
 
struct GR_RUNTIME_API rt_sched_param {
    int priority;
    rt_sched_policy policy;
 
    rt_sched_param() : priority(rt_priority_default()), policy(RT_SCHED_RR) {}
 
    rt_sched_param(int priority_, rt_sched_policy policy_ = RT_SCHED_RR)
    {
        if (priority_ < rt_priority_min() || priority_ > rt_priority_max())
            throw std::invalid_argument("rt_sched_param: priority out of range");
 
        priority = priority_;
        policy = policy_;
    }
};
 
/*!
 * \brief If possible, enable "realtime" scheduling.
 * \ingroup misc
 *
 * In general, this means that the code will be scheduled before
 * any non-realtime (normal) processes.  Note that if your code
 * contains an non-blocking infinite loop and you enable realtime
 * scheduling, it's possible to hang the system.
 */
 
// NOTE: If you change this, you need to change the code in
// gnuradio-runtime/swig/realtime.i, see note there.
GR_RUNTIME_API rt_status_t enable_realtime_scheduling(rt_sched_param = rt_sched_param());
 
} /* namespace impl */
} /* namespace gr */
 
#endif /* INCLUDED_GNURADIO_REALTIME_H */