ack/lang/m2/libm2/Processes.def

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DEFINITION MODULE Processes;
TYPE SIGNAL;
PROCEDURE StartProcess(P: PROC; n: CARDINAL);
(* Start a concurrent process with program "P" and workspace of
size "n"
*)
PROCEDURE SEND(VAR s: SIGNAL);
(* One process waiting for "s" is resumed
*)
PROCEDURE WAIT(VAR s: SIGNAL);
(* Wait for some other process to send "s"
*)
PROCEDURE Awaited(s: SIGNAL): BOOLEAN;
(* Return TRUE if at least one process is waiting for sinal "s".
*)
PROCEDURE Init(VAR s: SIGNAL);
(* Compulsory initialization
*)
END Processes.