//--------------------------------------------------------------------
void IThread::run(void* _mythread)
{
// try to cast the given parameter to IThread pointer
IThread* mythread = static_cast<IThread*>(_mythread);
if (mythread == NULL)
{
NR_Log(Log::LOG_KERNEL, Log::LL_ERROR, "IThread: not valid parameter was specified for IThread::run(void*) method");
return;
}
// now loop the thread until some messages occurs
bool run = true;
while (run){
// kernel requested to suspend the thread
if (mythread->mThreadState == THREAD_NEXT_SUSPEND)
{
// notice about suspending and go into sleep mode
mythread->changeState(THREAD_SLEEPING);
mythread->_noticeSuspend();
// kernel requested to resume the execution
}else if (mythread->mThreadState == THREAD_NEXT_RESUME)
{
// notice about resuming the work and start it again
mythread->changeState(THREAD_RUNNING);
mythread->_noticeResume();
// kernel does not requested anything, so run the task
}else if (mythread->mThreadState == THREAD_RUNNING)
{
mythread->_noticeUpdate();
}
// check for the stop message, then stop the thread
// this is a reading mutex, so do not have to lock it
run = mythread->mThreadState != THREAD_STOP;
// we now yield the used timeslice for another threads
yield(mythread);
}
// notice to stop the underlying task
mythread->_noticeStop();
// exit the thread
//return NULL;
}
