Synchronous Task Control
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# D.10 Synchronous Task Control

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This clause describes a language-defined private semaphore (suspension object), which can be used for two-stage suspend operations and as a simple building block for implementing higher-level queues.

#### Static Semantics

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The following language-defined package exists:
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package Ada.Synchronous_Task_Control is
pragma Preelaborate(Synchronous_Task_Control);
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type Suspension_Object is limited private;
procedure Set_True(S : in out Suspension_Object);
procedure Set_False(S : in out Suspension_Object);
function Current_State(S : Suspension_Object) return Boolean;
procedure Suspend_Until_True(S : in out Suspension_Object);
private
... -- not specified by the language
end Ada.Synchronous_Task_Control;
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The type Suspension_Object is a by-reference type.

#### Dynamic Semantics

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An object of the type Suspension_Object has two visible states: True and False. Upon initialization, its value is set to False.
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The operations Set_True and Set_False are atomic with respect to each other and with respect to Suspend_Until_True; they set the state to True and False respectively.
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Current_State returns the current state of the object.
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The procedure Suspend_Until_True blocks the calling task until the state of the object S is True; at that point the task becomes ready and the state of the object becomes False.
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Program_Error is raised upon calling Suspend_Until_True if another task is already waiting on that suspension object. Suspend_Until_True is a potentially blocking operation (see 9.5.1).

#### Implementation Requirements

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The implementation is required to allow the calling of Set_False and Set_True during any protected action, even one that has its ceiling priority in the Interrupt_Priority range.

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