start.c File Reference

Startup code for distributed services. More...

Functions
int	dist_main (struct dist_args *d_args, void *m_args, char *name)
	Main function that starts work for master and worker dispatchers. More...

Detailed Description

Startup code for distributed services.

Function Documentation

int dist_main	(	struct dist_args *	d_args,
		void *	m_args,
		char *	name
	)

Main function that starts work for master and worker dispatchers.

Depending on the arguments passed in d_args->master this function starts a dispatcher running as a master or a worker. As a master it spwans worker dispatchers on the given cores (d_args->cores) and then calls the externally defined run_master() function. As a worker it calls the externally defined run_worker() function.

Parameters

d_args	the generic distributed service arguments passed to this dispatcher.
m_args	the service-specific arguments passed to this dispatcher.
name	the name of this service.

Returns

an exit value (main() should return this value).