D.16 Multiprocessor Implementation

This subclause allows implementations on multiprocessor platforms to be configured. 

The following language-defined library package exists: 

A call of Number_Of_CPUs returns the number of processors available to the program. Within a given partition, each call on Number_Of_CPUs will return the same value.

For a task type (including the anonymous type of a single_task_declaration), protected type (including the anonymous type of a single_protected_declaration), or subprogram, the following language-defined representation aspect may be specified:

If the CPU aspect is specified for a subprogram, the expression shall be static.

The CPU aspect shall not be specified on a task or protected interface type.

The expression specified for the CPU aspect of a task or protected type is evaluated each time an object of the corresponding type is created (see 9.1 and 9.4). The CPU value is then associated with the object.

The CPU aspect has no effect if it is specified for a subprogram other than the main subprogram; the CPU value is not associated with any task.

The CPU value is associated with the environment task if the CPU aspect is specified for the main subprogram. If the CPU aspect is not specified for the main subprogram it is implementation defined on which processor the environment task executes. 

For a task, the CPU value determines the processor on which the task will activate and execute; the task is said to be assigned to that processor. If the CPU value is Not_A_Specific_CPU, then the task is not assigned to a processor. A task without a CPU aspect specified will activate and execute on the same processor as its activating task if the activating task is assigned a processor. If the CPU value is not in the range of System.Multiprocessors.CPU_Range or is greater than Number_Of_CPUs the task is defined to have failed, and it becomes a completed task (see 9.2).

For a protected type, the CPU value determines the processor on which calling tasks will execute; the protected object is said to be assigned to that processor. If the CPU value is Not_A_Specific_CPU, then the protected object is not assigned to a processor. A call to a protected object that is assigned to a processor from a task that is not assigned a processor or is assigned a different processor raises Program_Error.

Starting a protected action on a protected object statically assigned to a processor should be implemented without busy-waiting.