[PATCH 5/8] c-user: Add control block acronyms
Sebastian Huber
sebastian.huber at embedded-brains.de
Tue Feb 9 09:43:25 UTC 2021
---
c-user/glossary.rst | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/c-user/glossary.rst b/c-user/glossary.rst
index c3907f5..65e1fd7 100644
--- a/c-user/glossary.rst
+++ b/c-user/glossary.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
.. Copyright (C) 2020 Richi Dubey (richidubey at gmail.com)
-.. Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 embedded brains GmbH (http://www.embedded-brains.de)
+.. Copyright (C) 2017, 2021 embedded brains GmbH (http://www.embedded-brains.de)
.. Copyright (C) 1988, 1998 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
Glossary
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ Glossary
A term used to describe a task that has been unblocked and may be
scheduled to the CPU.
+ BCB
+ This term is an acronym for Barrier Control Block.
+
big endian
A data representation scheme in which the bytes composing a numeric value
are arranged such that the most significant byte is at the lowest
@@ -190,6 +193,9 @@ Glossary
The state entered by a task after it is created and before it has been
started.
+ DPCB
+ This term is an acronym for Dual-Ported Memory Control Block.
+
dual-ported
A term used to describe memory which can be accessed at two different
addresses.
@@ -219,6 +225,9 @@ Glossary
error code
This term has the same meaning as :term:`status code`.
+ ESCB
+ This term is an acronym for Extension Set Control Block.
+
events
A method for task communication and synchronization. The directives
provided by the event manager are used to service events.
@@ -492,6 +501,9 @@ Glossary
A data structure associated with each partition used by RTEMS to manage
that partition.
+ PCB
+ This term is an acronym for Period Control Block.
+
pending
A term used to describe a task blocked waiting for an event, message,
semaphore, or signal.
--
2.26.2
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