Thread Class Reference

Thread class for launching an asynchronous operating-system dependent thread. More...

#include <Thread.h>

Public Member Functions
	Thread ()
	Default constructor. More...
virtual	~Thread ()
	Destructor. More...
virtual void	Run ()
	User-implemented thread main() function. More...
bool	StartThread ()
	Start the thread. More...
bool	StartThread (ThreadEntryFunction entry, void *user_param=NULL)
	Start the thread, utilizing an entry function pointer provided by the user. More...
void	StopThread ()
	Halt execution of the thread. More...
int	GetPriorityLevel ()
	Get this thread's priority level. More...
bool	SetPriorityLevel (int priority)
	Set this thread's priority level. More...
pthread_t *	GetThreadID ()
	Get thread identififer. More...
bool	LockAffinity (unsigned int cpu)
	Lock this thread to a CPU core. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static void	InitRealtime ()
	Prime the system for realtime use. More...
static int	GetMaxPriority ()
	Get the maximum priority level available. More...
static int	GetMinPriority ()
	Get the minimum priority level avaiable. More...
static int	GetPriority (pthread_t *thread=NULL)
	Get the priority level of the thread. More...
static int	SetPriority (int priority, pthread_t *thread=NULL)
	Set the priority level of the thread. More...
static void	Yield (unsigned int ms)
	Whatever thread you are calling from, yield the processor for the specified number of milliseconds. More...
static bool	SetAffinity (unsigned int cpu, pthread_t *thread=NULL)
	Lock the specified thread's affinity to a CPU core. More...
static int	GetCPU ()
	Look up which CPU core the thread is running on. More...

Static Protected Member Functions
static void *	DefaultEntry (void *param)

Protected Attributes
pthread_t	mThreadID
bool	mThreadStarted

Detailed Description

Thread class for launching an asynchronous operating-system dependent thread.

To make your own thread, provide a function pointer of the thread's entry point, or inherit from this class and implement your own Run() function.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Thread()

Thread::Thread

(

)

Default constructor.

~Thread()

virtual Thread::~Thread ( )

virtual

Destructor.

Automatically stops the thread.

Member Function Documentation

DefaultEntry()

static void* Thread::DefaultEntry ( void *  param )

staticprotected

GetCPU()

static int Thread::GetCPU ( )

static

Look up which CPU core the thread is running on.

GetMaxPriority()

static int Thread::GetMaxPriority ( )

static

Get the maximum priority level available.

GetMinPriority()

static int Thread::GetMinPriority ( )

static

Get the minimum priority level avaiable.

GetPriority()

static int Thread::GetPriority ( pthread_t *  thread = NULL )

static

Get the priority level of the thread.

Parameters

thread

The thread, or if NULL, the currently running thread.

GetPriorityLevel()

int Thread::GetPriorityLevel

(

)

Get this thread's priority level.

GetThreadID()

pthread_t* Thread::GetThreadID ( )

inline

Get thread identififer.

InitRealtime()

static void Thread::InitRealtime ( )

static

Prime the system for realtime use.

Mostly this is locking a large group of pages into memory.

LockAffinity()

bool Thread::LockAffinity

(

unsigned int

cpu

)

Lock this thread to a CPU core.

Run()

virtual void Thread::Run ( )

virtual

User-implemented thread main() function.

SetAffinity()

static bool Thread::SetAffinity ( unsigned int  cpu, pthread_t *  thread = NULL  )

static

Lock the specified thread's affinity to a CPU core.

Parameters

cpu	The CPU core to lock the thread to.
thread	The thread, or if NULL, the currently running thread.

SetPriority()

static int Thread::SetPriority ( int  priority, pthread_t *  thread = NULL  )

static

Set the priority level of the thread.

Parameters

thread

The thread, or if NULL, the currently running thread.

SetPriorityLevel()

bool Thread::SetPriorityLevel

(

int

priority

)

Set this thread's priority level.

StartThread() [1/2]

bool Thread::StartThread

(

)

Start the thread.

This will asynchronously call the Run() function.

Returns

False if an error occurred and the thread could not be started.

StartThread() [2/2]

bool Thread::StartThread	(	ThreadEntryFunction	entry,
		void *	user_param = NULL
	)

Start the thread, utilizing an entry function pointer provided by the user.

Returns

False if an error occurred and the thread could not be started.

StopThread()

void Thread::StopThread

(

)

Halt execution of the thread.

Yield()

static void Thread::Yield ( unsigned int  ms )

static

Whatever thread you are calling from, yield the processor for the specified number of milliseconds.

Accuracy may vary wildly the lower you go, and depending on the platform.

Member Data Documentation

mThreadID

pthread_t Thread::mThreadID

protected

mThreadStarted

bool Thread::mThreadStarted

protected

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• jetson-utils/Thread.h