Every Amiga Task has one of these Task structures associated with it. To find yours, use FindTask(nil). Amiga processes tack a few more values on to the end of this structure, which is the difference between Tasks and Processes.
Source position: exec.pas line 685
type tTask = record |
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tc_Node: tNode; |
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Node for connecting several tasks. |
tc_Flags: Byte; |
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Task flags (TF_*) |
tc_State: Byte; |
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Task status (TS_*) |
tc_IDNestCnt: ShortInt; |
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Number of suppressed Interrupts |
tc_TDNestCnt: ShortInt; |
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Number of suppressed Tasks |
tc_SigAlloc: LongWord; |
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Signals reserved for this Task |
tc_SigWait: LongWord; |
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Signals, the task wait for. |
tc_SigRecvd: LongWord; |
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Signals, the task recieved |
tc_SigExcept: LongWord; |
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Signals, which fires Exceptions |
tc_TrapAlloc: Word; |
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Traps, reserved for this task |
tc_TrapAble: Word; |
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Traps, allowed for this task |
tc_ExceptData: Pointer; |
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Pointer to exception data. |
tc_ExceptCode: Pointer; |
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Pointer to exception code |
tc_TrapData: Pointer; |
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Pointer to trap data. |
tc_TrapCode: Pointer; |
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Pointer to trap code |
tc_SPReg: Pointer; |
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Pointer to Stack of Task |
tc_SPLower: Pointer; |
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Lower border of stack. |
tc_SPUpper: Pointer; |
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Upper border of stack + 2 |
tc_Switch: Pointer; |
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Pointer to switch code (remove task from CPU) |
tc_Launch: Pointer; |
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Pointer to switch code (put task to CPU) |
tc_MemEntry: tList; |
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Pointer to memory the task uses. |
tc_UserData: Pointer; |
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Pointer for userdata. |
end; |
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Find task by name get own task |
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Add a Task to the System |
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Remove a task from the system |
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Get and set the priority of a task |
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Signal a task |