Add a start hook that can be setup to call a function in the context of a new thread before the new threads main() has been called.

git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/nuttx/code/trunk@5571 42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/nuttx/include/nuttx/sched.h b/nuttx/include/nuttx/sched.h
index 244455cd4..f8b4eb0dc 100644
--- a/nuttx/include/nuttx/sched.h
+++ b/nuttx/include/nuttx/sched.h
@@ -183,7 +183,13 @@ union entry_u
 };
 typedef union entry_u entry_t;
 
-/* These is the types of the functions that are executed with exit() is called
+/* This is the type of the function called at task startup */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK
+typedef CODE void (*starthook_t)(FAR void *arg);
+#endif
+
+/* These are the types of the functions that are executed with exit() is called
  * (if registered via atexit() on on_exit()).
  */
 
@@ -298,7 +304,10 @@ struct task_group_s
 #endif
 
   /* PIC data space and address environments ************************************/
-  /* Not yet (see struct dspace_s) */
+  /* Logically the PIC data space belongs here (see struct dspace_s).  The
+   * current logic needs review:  There are differences in the away that the
+   * life of the PIC data is managed.
+   */
 
   /* File descriptors ***********************************************************/
 
@@ -354,6 +363,11 @@ struct _TCB
   start_t  start;                        /* Thread start function               */
   entry_t  entry;                        /* Entry Point into the thread         */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK
+  starthook_t starthook;                 /* Task startup function               */
+  FAR void *starthookarg;                /* The argument passed to the function */
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SCHED_ATEXIT) && !defined(CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT)
 # if defined(CONFIG_SCHED_ATEXIT_MAX) && CONFIG_SCHED_ATEXIT_MAX > 1
   atexitfunc_t atexitfunc[CONFIG_SCHED_ATEXIT_MAX];
@@ -516,6 +530,12 @@ FAR struct streamlist *sched_getstreams(void);
 FAR struct socketlist *sched_getsockets(void);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NSOCKET_DESCRIPTORS */
 
+/* Setup up a start hook */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK
+void task_starthook(FAR _TCB *tcb, starthook_t starthook, FAR void *arg);
+#endif
+
 /* Internal vfork support.The  overall sequence is:
  *
  * 1) User code calls vfork().  vfork() is provided in architecture-specific