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
 *
 * \sa sys_pri.h
 */
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 */