BIOS api to set thread name

Anil Nambiar

Hi,

Is there a BIOS api to change thread name at a later point. Right now we would like to create a thread with generic name and at some later point change it to more meaning full name.

Thanks,

AniL

over 13 years ago

0 judahvang over 13 years ago

TI__Mastermind 32475 points

Anil,

What version of BIOS are you asking about?

Judah

0 Anil Nambiar over 13 years ago in reply to judahvang

Prodigy 140 points

We are using bios-6.32.01.38.

AniL

0 judahvang over 13 years ago in reply to Anil Nambiar

TI__Mastermind 32475 points

AniL,

I don't think you can do what you do because the Task name is not stored on the target so at runtime you cannot set the name.

Judah

0 Anil Nambiar over 13 years ago in reply to judahvang

Prodigy 140 points

There is a function called Task_Handle_name, which returns the name of the task. Is there a way to change it?

AniL

0 judahvang over 13 years ago in reply to Anil Nambiar

TI__Mastermind 32475 points

AniL,

Let me correct myself. The Task name is not part of the Task object. Thats why i didn't think it was loaded onto the target, but instead the name seems to be stored away by the XDC tools somewhere else only for statically created objects. Obviously there's no API to change this name otherwise, I would have given it to you.

I suppose if you actually found where the name is being stored in memory you can overwrite the memory but I don't know how you can find where the name is stored since this isn't documented. Bottom line is, It wasn't meant for a name to be changed at runtime.

Judah

0 Anil Nambiar over 13 years ago in reply to judahvang

Prodigy 140 points

Judah, Thanks for the info. We found some other way to solve this issue.

AniL

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