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+/*=================================================================
+//
+//        kthread0.c
+//
+//        Kernel C API Thread test 0
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Cygnus eCos Public License
+// Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos
+// 
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under
+// the License.
+// 
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Cygnus Operating System, released
+// September 30, 1998.
+// 
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Cygnus.  Portions created
+// by Cygnus are Copyright (C) 1998 Cygnus Solutions.  All Rights Reserved.
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):     dsm
+// Contributors:    dsm
+// Date:          1998-03-18
+// Description:   Limited to checking constructors/destructors
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+*/
+
+#include <cyg/kernel/kapi.h>
+
+#include <cyg/infra/testcase.h>
+
+#ifdef CYGFUN_KERNEL_API_C
+
+#include "testaux.h"
+
+#define STACKSIZE 4096
+
+static char stack[STACKSIZE];
+
+static cyg_thread_entry_t entry;
+
+static void entry( cyg_addrword_t data )
+{
+}
+
+static int *p;
+
+#if 0
+static cyg_handle_t t0,t1;
+static cyg_thread thread0, thread1;
+#endif
+
+static cyg_handle_t t2;
+static cyg_thread thread2;
+
+static bool flash( void )
+{
+#if 0 // no facility to allocate stack exists yet.
+    cyg_thread_create( entry, 0x111, NULL, 0, &t0, &thread0 );
+
+    cyg_thread_create( entry, (cyg_addrword_t)&t0, STACKSIZE, 0, &t1, &thread0 );
+#endif
+
+    cyg_thread_create(4, entry, (cyg_addrword_t)p, "kthread0",
+    	(void *)stack, STACKSIZE, &t2, &thread2 );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void kthread0_main( void )
+{
+    CYG_TEST_INIT();
+
+    CHECK(flash());
+    CHECK(flash());
+    
+    CYG_TEST_PASS_FINISH("Kernel C API Thread 0 OK");
+    
+}
+
+externC void
+cyg_start( void )
+{ 
+    kthread0_main();
+}
+
+#else /* def CYGFUN_KERNEL_API_C */
+externC void
+cyg_start( void )
+{
+    CYG_TEST_INIT();
+    CYG_TEST_PASS_FINISH("Kernel C API layer disabled");
+}
+#endif /* def CYGFUN_KERNEL_API_C */
+
+/* EOF kthread0.c */