System

These routines are called by a programmer wishing to create or destroy an ET system. More...

Functions
int	et_system_start (et_sys_id *id, et_sysconfig sconfig)
	This routine creates an ET system. More...
int	et_system_close (et_sys_id id)
	This routine closes or shuts down an ET system. More...

Detailed Description

These routines are called by a programmer wishing to create or destroy an ET system.

Function Documentation

et_system_close()

int et_system_close

(

et_sys_id

id

)

This routine closes or shuts down an ET system.

Parameters

id	ET system id.

Returns

ET_OK if successful.

ET_ERROR if not called by ET system process.

References et_id_t::debug, ET_DEBUG_ERROR, ET_ERROR, et_logmsg(), ET_SYS, et_id_t::grandcentral, and et_id_t::proc.

et_system_start()

int et_system_start	(	et_sys_id *	id,
		et_sysconfig	sconfig
	)

This routine creates an ET system.

The process that executes this routine becomes the ET system process. A good example of its use is in the et_start.c file.

Parameters

id	pointer to ET system id - a value-result argument - in which is returned the id of the new system which gets created.
sconfig	desired configuration of the new ET system (set by routines starting with et_system_config_ ...).

Returns

ET_OK if successful.

ET_ERROR if ET system could not be created.

References et_id_t::debug, err_abort, et_id_t::esize, ET_DEBUG_ERROR, et_id_init(), ET_IS_ALIVE_NSEC, ET_IS_ALIVE_SEC, and et_id_t::nevents.