H.6 Pragma Partition_Elaboration_Policy
Syntax
pragma Partition_Elaboration_Policy
(
policy_identifier);
The
policy_identifier
shall be either Sequential, Concurrent or an implementation-defined identifier.
Implementation defined: Implementation-defined
policy_identifiers
allowed in a
pragma
Partition_Elaboration_Policy.
Ramification: Note that the Ravenscar
profile (see
D.13) has nothing to say about
which Partition_Elaboration_Policy is used. This was intentionally omitted
from the profile, as there was no agreement as to whether the Sequential
policy should be required for Ravenscar programs. As such it was defined
separately.
Post-Compilation Rules
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A
pragma
Partition_Elaboration_Policy is a configuration pragma. It specifies
the elaboration policy for a partition. At most one elaboration policy
shall be specified for a partition.
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AI95-00265-01}
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AI05-0264-1}
If the Sequential policy is specified for a partition, then pragma Restrictions
(No_Task_Hierarchy) shall also be specified for the partition.
Dynamic Semantics
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Notwithstanding
what this International Standard
says elsewhere, this
pragma
allows partition elaboration rules concerning task activation and interrupt
attachment to be changed. If the
policy_identifier
is Concurrent, or if there is no pragma Partition_Elaboration_Policy
defined for the partition, then the rules defined elsewhere in this Standard
apply.
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AI95-00265-01}
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If the partition elaboration policy is Sequential, then task activation
and interrupt attachment are performed in the following sequence of steps:
The activation of all library-level tasks and the
attachment of interrupt handlers are deferred until all library units
are elaborated.
The interrupt handlers are attached by the environment
task.
The environment task is suspended while the library-level
tasks are activated.
The environment task executes the main subprogram
(if any) concurrently with these executing tasks.
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AI95-00265-01}
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If several dynamic interrupt handler attachments for the same interrupt
are deferred, then the most recent call of Attach_Handler or Exchange_Handler
determines which handler is attached.
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If any deferred task activation fails, Tasking_Error is raised at the
beginning of the sequence of statements of the body of the environment
task prior to calling the main subprogram.
Implementation Advice
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AI95-00265-01}
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AI05-0264-1}
If the partition elaboration policy is Sequential and the Environment
task becomes permanently blocked during elaboration, then the partition
is deadlocked and it is recommended that the partition be immediately
terminated.
Implementation Advice: If the partition
elaboration policy is Sequential and the Environment task becomes permanently
blocked during elaboration, then the partition should be immediately
terminated.
Implementation Permissions
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AI95-00265-01}
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AI05-0264-1}
If the partition elaboration policy is Sequential and any task activation
fails, then an implementation may immediately terminate the active partition
to mitigate the hazard posed by continuing to execute with a subset of
the tasks being active.
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If any deferred task activation fails, the environment task is unable
to handle the Tasking_Error exception and completes immediately. By contrast,
if the partition elaboration policy is Concurrent, then this exception
could be handled within a library unit.
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