Re: Timeouts in Ada

[NiGHTS <nights@unku.us>]

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:11:54 PM UTC-4, Simon Wright wrote:
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> > So even if the entry call takes an hour, it will still wait the full
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> > hour until it completes before entering the "or delay" section? This
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> > is what I am understanding so far.
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> After the entry call has been accepted, the timeout is cancelled; Adam's
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> pseudocode had Wait_For_Rendezvous_To_Complete at that point. It could
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> wait for days to complete (not that that's a good idea).
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> > Also, can two entry calls be placed like this?
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> >
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> >     select call_1(params)
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> >         ...
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> >     or call_2(params)
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> >         ...
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> >     or delay 10
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> >         ...
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> >     end select
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> >
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> > If so, how would it know which finishes first without having them run
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> > concurrently? Don't see a point in having them run one after the
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> > other.
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> Not allowed: ARM 9.7.2 [1].
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> > I have also seen the select used with an "else". What exactly is the
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> > difference between "or" and "else"? Is "else" used when a "delay" is
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> > not involved? Otherwise I don't see the point in the "else" path.
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> This is in ARM 9.7.3. If the entry_call_alternative (the part after the
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> select) can't be accepted immediately, the else part is executed.
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> [1] http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/12rm/html/RM-9-7-2.html

Again, your links were very helpful. It led me to the following discussion on this topic which I feel completely satisfies my curiosity on this subject.

http://archive.adaic.com/standards/83lrm/html/lrm-09-07.html

Thank you all for bearing with me and taking the time to help me with this.