netbsd man page for cpu_switchto

CPU_SWITCHTO(9) 					   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					   CPU_SWITCHTO(9)

NAME
     cpu_switchto -- machine-dependent LWP context switching interface

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/cpu.h>

     lwp_t *
     cpu_switchto(lwp_t *oldlwp, lwp_t *newlwp, bool returning);

DESCRIPTION
     The cpu_switchto() function saves the context of the LWP which is currently running on the processor, and restores the context of the LWP
     specified by newlwp.

     Remarks:

	   1.	cpu_switchto() does not switch address spaces.

	   2.	cpu_switchto() sets curlwp(9) to newlwp.  If the architecture does non-interlocked adaptive mutex release, cpu_switchto() does an
		equivalent of membar_producer(3), before and after the modification of curlwp(9).

	   3.	cpu_switchto() should be called at IPL_SCHED.  When the function returns, the caller should lower the priority level as soon as
		possible.

	   4.	cpu_switchto() might be called with spin mutexes held.

     The function takes the following arguments.

	   oldlwp      Specify the LWP from which the switch is going to be made, i.e., the calling LWP.  If it was NULL, the context of the LWP
		       currently running on this processor is not saved.

	   newlwp      Specify the LWP to which to switch.  It must not be NULL.

	   returning   Only meaningful if the architecture implements fast software interrupts.  If true, it indicates that oldlwp is a soft
		       interrupt LWP that is blocking.	It is a good indication that any kind of address space or user activity can be completely
		       ignored.  For example: ras_lookup(9), cache flushes, TLB wirings, adjusting lazy FPU state.  All that is required is to
		       restore the register state and stack, and return to the interrupted LWP.

RETURN VALUES
     The cpu_switchto() function does not return until another LWP calls cpu_switchto().  It returns the oldlwp argument of the cpu_switchto()
     which is called to switch back to our LWP.  It is either a LWP which called cpu_switchto() to switch to us or NULL in case the LWP was exit-
     ing.

SEE ALSO
     membar_producer(3), swapcontext(3), intro(9), mutex(9), spl(9)

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