RE: [ECOS] What's the meaning of those C++ code? Thanks.

[Bob Koninckx <bob dot koninckx at mech dot kuleuven dot ac dot be>]

On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 16:18, QiangHuang wrote:
> Thank you very much.
> 
> Does it mean that: a Cyg_Mutext  class object will be created on the
> provided memory ("mutex")? or just the call the contrustor of Cyg_Mutex on
> the provided memory("mutex")?


That's the same thing. Calling a constructor implies that you can look
at the provided memory as an instance of the class the constructor
belongs to.


> 
> any different between " Cyg_Mutex *m = new((void *)mutex) Cyg_Mutex; " and "
> Cyg_Mutex *m = new((void *)mutex) Cyg_Mutex( );  "


I don't think so, I am not 100 % sure though. You are aware that these
questions have little to do with eCos and everything with C++, are you ?


> 
> it seems the "  void cyg_flag_init(){  Cyg_Flag *t = new((void *)flag)
> Cyg_Flag();    t=t; } " (Note: Cyg_Flag( ) (with bracket)) while
> "cyg_mutex_init( ){ Cyg_Mutex *m = new((void *)mutex) Cyg_Mutex;" m=m;} (no
> bracket here) ?


Don't understand what you're asking here?


> 
> But how can it  be sured to have the same size for : Cyg_Mutex Class and
> struct cyg_mutex_t if a class object is created on the provided memory
> ("mutex")?
> Thanks a lot.


If you use the placement new, its your own responsibility to provide it
with a big enough chunk of memory. Same remark as above. There are
better places to ask this kind of questions than this list.

Bob

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Koninckx [mailto:bob dot koninckx at mech dot kuleuven dot ac dot be]
> Sent: 23 April 2003 14:26
> To: QiangHuang
> Subject: Re: [ECOS] What's the meaning of those C++ code? Thanks.
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 15:12, QiangHuang wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >    I have tried to understand the following C++ code in eCOS but I can't
> > find the way out. Could anybody help me on this? Thanks a lot.
> >
> >
> //==========================================================================
> > ===============================
> > file: kapidata.h
> >
> > struct cyg_mutex_t
> > {
> >     cyg_atomic          locked;         /* true if locked               */
> >     cyg_thread          *owner;         /* Current locking thread       */
> >     cyg_threadqueue     queue;          /* Queue of waiting threads     */
> >
> > #ifdef CYGSEM_KERNEL_SYNCH_MUTEX_PRIORITY_INVERSION_PROTOCOL_DYNAMIC
> >     cyg_mutex_protocol_t protocol;       /* this mutex's protocol
> */
> > #endif
> > #ifdef CYGSEM_KERNEL_SYNCH_MUTEX_PRIORITY_INVERSION_PROTOCOL_CEILING
> >     cyg_priority_t      ceiling;        /* mutex priority ceiling       */
> > #endif
> > };
> >
> //==========================================================================
> > ===============================
> >
> >
> //++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > file: kapi.cxx
> >
> > inline void *operator new(size_t size, void *ptr)
> > {
> >     CYG_CHECK_DATA_PTR( ptr, "Bad pointer" );
> >     return ptr;
> > }
> >
> >
> > externC void cyg_mutex_init(
> >     cyg_mutex_t        *mutex          /* Mutex to init
> > */
> > )
> > {
> >     CYG_ASSERT_SIZES( cyg_mutex_t, Cyg_Mutex );
> >
> >     Cyg_Mutex *m = new((void *)mutex) Cyg_Mutex;
> >
> >     m=m;
> > }
> >
> //++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > so when declares:
> >
> > cyg_mutex_t mutex1;
> > cyg_mutex_init(&mutex1);
> >
> > what's the meaning of  "(1). Cyg_Mutex *m = new((void *)mutex) Cyg_Mutex;
> 
> That's called "placement new". It is in every good book on C++. It tells
> the new operator to use the provided memory (in this case mutex) rather
> than allocating it on the heap.
> 
> > (2). m=m;"  here? Thanks a lot.
> 
> That's been done to silence a compiler warning. Leave this out and the
> compiler will complain about m being an unused variable. The optimiser
> will throw it out afterwards.
> 
> All they want to achieve here is to call the Cyg_Mutex constructor on
> the provided memory. I suppose something like this
> 
> externC void cyg_mutex_init(
>     cyg_mutex_t        *mutex          /* Mutex to init */
>     )
> {
>     CYG_ASSERT_SIZES( cyg_mutex_t, Cyg_Mutex );
> 
>     new((void *)mutex) Cyg_Mutex;
> }
> 
> would have the same effect. Maybe you get another warning if you do it
> like this ...
> 
> 
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> Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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ir. Bob Koninckx
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Division Production Engineering,                   tel.  +32 16 322535
Machine Design and Automation                      fax.  +32 16 322987
Celestijnenlaan 300B                  bob dot koninckx at mech dot kuleuven dot ac dot be
B-3001 Leuven Belgium               http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma
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