Syslinux - Mar 2016 - Working with threads in c32 module

On 3/31/2016 00:35, Shao Miller wrote:
> Good day, Tal.
>
> I doubt that threads exist or that they're very warranted in a pre-OS 
> environment.  (Co-operative threads, maybe.)
>
> Having typed that, there is Lua support in lua.c32 and Lua has 
> co-routines...
But I'm wrong, from time to time: 
http://git.zytor.com/syslinux/syslinux.git/commit/?id=884e5778
> - Shao Miller
> https://synthetel.ca

On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Tal Lubko via Syslinux
<syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone
> Is it possible to create threads in com32 module?I've searched and
found "start_thread" function but I'm not sure if I can use it.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:41 AM, Shao Miller via Syslinux
<syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> http://git.zytor.com/syslinux/syslinux.git/commit/?id=884e5778

Tal, as the commit says, its use is for the core and for a static list
of threads.

That said, what's the use case?

-- 
-Gene

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Cumm [mailto:gene.cumm at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:57 PM
> To: Tal Lubko
> Cc: For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] Working with threads in c32 module
> 
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Tal Lubko via Syslinux
> <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> > Hello Everyone
> > Is it possible to create threads in com32 module?I've searched and
> found "start_thread" function but I'm not sure if I can use
it.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:41 AM, Shao Miller via Syslinux
> <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> 
> > http://git.zytor.com/syslinux/syslinux.git/commit/?id=884e5778
> 
> 
> Tal, as the commit says, its use is for the core and for a static list
> of threads.
> 
> That said, what's the use case?
> 
> --
> -Gene
Hi Gene

Just for general knowledge.
I'm building c32 module which receives "commands" from serial port
and acts accordingly.
But currently the flow can be sequential.

Thanks,
Tal