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<refentry id="VisualOS-Processor-Algorithms">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>Processor Algorithms</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>VISUALOS Library</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv>
<refname>Processor Algorithms</refname><refpurpose>Interface for Algorithms.</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv><title>Synopsis</title>
<synopsis>



typedef     <link linkend="cpu-algorithm-t">cpu_algorithm_t</link>;
<link linkend="cpu-algorithm-t">cpu_algorithm_t</link>* <link linkend="get-CPU-current-algorithm">get_CPU_current_algorithm</link>  (void);
<link linkend="GSList">GSList</link>*     <link linkend="init-CPU-algorithms">init_CPU_algorithms</link>             (void);
<link linkend="gint">gint</link>        <link linkend="register-CPU-algorithm">register_CPU_algorithm</link>          (<link linkend="cpu-algorithm-t">cpu_algorithm_t</link> *algorithm);
<link linkend="gint">gint</link>        <link linkend="deallocate-algorithm-private-data">deallocate_algorithm_private_data</link>
                                            (<link linkend="proc-queue-t">proc_queue_t</link> proc_list);
<link linkend="gint">gint</link>        <link linkend="set-CPU-heart-beat">set_CPU_heart_beat</link>              (<link linkend="gint">gint</link> freq);
<link linkend="gint">gint</link>        <link linkend="reset-CPU-timer">reset_CPU_timer</link>                 (void);
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>





<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
Great effort has been devoted to making the addicion of new algorithms as easy
as posible, here is documented what there is to know to be able to write your
own algorithms.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
<title>Details</title>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="cpu-algorithm-t">cpu_algorithm_t</title>
<programlisting>typedef struct { /*This struct is all that we know about each algorithm*/
	gchar * name;				
	gint (*select) (void);
	gint (*unselect) (void);		/* These two functions will be
                                                   called before and after the
                                                   use of an algorithm to let
                                                   it keep a low memory usage
                                                   when not in use.*/
	gint (*clock) (void);			/* timer interrupt. */
	gint (*select_proc) (proc_t *proc);	/* notifies the algorithm of a
						   process selection by the
						   user */
	GtkWidget * process_properties;
	GtkWidget * properties;			/* Each algorithm will maintain
						   it's own properties widgets.
						   NULL means "no properties".
						   They should be set to NULL
						   when destroyed. If not
						   destroyed in "unselect" the
						   system will destroy them.*/
	gint (*init_proc) (proc_t *proc);	/* This function should allocate
						   and initialice algorith data
						   and anything else to get
						   a new process going, like
						   sticking it into a queue. */
	gint (*end_proc) (proc_t *proc);	/* This function should free the
						   algorithm specific data of
						   proc but should not take it
						   out of its queue */
	gint (*event) (proc_t *proc);		/* This function is called when
						   ever a process gets waked up
						   by an event and we have to
						   put it in some queue. */
	gint (*next) (proc_t *proc);		/* This function is called when
						   ever the current process gets
						   suspended waiting for some
						   event and we have to choose
						   another one to run.
						   It receives the suspended
						   process as argument just in
						   case its needed. */
} cpu_algorithm_t;
</programlisting>
<para>

</para></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="get-CPU-current-algorithm">get_CPU_current_algorithm ()</title>
<programlisting><link linkend="cpu-algorithm-t">cpu_algorithm_t</link>* get_CPU_current_algorithm  (void);</programlisting>
<para>
Find out which is the current algorithm.</para>
<para>

</para><informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none" role="params">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colwidth="2*">
<colspec colwidth="8*">
<tbody>
<row><entry align="right"><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</entry><entry> the struct which descrives the current algorithm.
</entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="init-CPU-algorithms">init_CPU_algorithms ()</title>
<programlisting><link linkend="GSList">GSList</link>*     init_CPU_algorithms             (void);</programlisting>
<para>
Initializes the CPU algorithms code.
</para>
<para>
Mainly will call init functions for each algorithm.</para>
<para>

</para><informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none" role="params">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colwidth="2*">
<colspec colwidth="8*">
<tbody>
<row><entry align="right"><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</entry><entry> a pointer to the algorithm structs linked list
</entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="register-CPU-algorithm">register_CPU_algorithm ()</title>
<programlisting><link linkend="gint">gint</link>        register_CPU_algorithm          (<link linkend="cpu-algorithm-t">cpu_algorithm_t</link> *algorithm);</programlisting>
<para>
Each algorithm should call this function in it's initialization function
to register its algorithm struct.</para>
<para>

</para><informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none" role="params">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colwidth="2*">
<colspec colwidth="8*">
<tbody>
<row><entry align="right"><parameter>algorithm</parameter>&nbsp;:</entry>
<entry> algorithm struct to register.
</entry></row>
<row><entry align="right"><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</entry><entry> nothing important.
</entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="deallocate-algorithm-private-data">deallocate_algorithm_private_data ()</title>
<programlisting><link linkend="gint">gint</link>        deallocate_algorithm_private_data
                                            (<link linkend="proc-queue-t">proc_queue_t</link> proc_list);</programlisting>
<para>
This function uses the algorithm's private data of each process
as argument to g_free.
</para>
<para>
This is for convinience of algorithm writers.</para>
<para>

</para><informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none" role="params">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colwidth="2*">
<colspec colwidth="8*">
<tbody>
<row><entry align="right"><parameter>proc_list</parameter>&nbsp;:</entry>
<entry> queue of processes.
</entry></row>
<row><entry align="right"><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</entry><entry> nothing important.
</entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="set-CPU-heart-beat">set_CPU_heart_beat ()</title>
<programlisting><link linkend="gint">gint</link>        set_CPU_heart_beat              (<link linkend="gint">gint</link> freq);</programlisting>
<para>
Set timer interrupt frequency. Which means, the calling frequency
of algorithm function <parameter>clock</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
Zero means that the timer interupt is not desired.</para>
<para>

</para><informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none" role="params">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colwidth="2*">
<colspec colwidth="8*">
<tbody>
<row><entry align="right"><parameter>freq</parameter>&nbsp;:</entry>
<entry> new frequency in "time units".
</entry></row>
<row><entry align="right"><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</entry><entry> nothing important.
</entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="reset-CPU-timer">reset_CPU_timer ()</title>
<programlisting><link linkend="gint">gint</link>        reset_CPU_timer                 (void);</programlisting>
<para>
Resets the "time unit" counter so we will have a full timeslice until
the next interupt.</para>
<para>

</para><informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none" role="params">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colwidth="2*">
<colspec colwidth="8*">
<tbody>
<row><entry align="right"><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</entry><entry> nothing important.
</entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable></refsect2>

</refsect1>



<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="Process">Process</link> Queues</term>
<listitem><para>How to inspect process queues.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="Processor">Processor</link> Simulation</term>
<listitem><para>How simulation works.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><link linkend="Property">Property</link> Widget Facility</term>
<listitem><para>How to hadle numerical algorithm properties with the user
	without learning GTK+.
	</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</para>
</refsect1>

</refentry>