asked on 5/2/2006

Convert function in delphi

I need to use C/C++ function int sched_getaffinity(pid_t pid, unsigned int len, unsigned long *mask); What will be the compatible function in Delphi.
I Converted above function as;
type
PCardinal = ^cardinal;

function sched_getaffinity(pid: cardinal; len: cardinal; mask: PCardinal): Integer; cdecl;

is this correct?

Delphi

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amit_shriv

5/2/2006

robert_marquardt

5/2/2006

The function should work.

Better:

type
PCardinal;
pid_t = Cardinal;

function sched_getaffinity(pid: pid_t; len: Cardinal; var mask: Cardinal): Integer; cdecl;
function sched_getaffinity(pid: pid_t; len: Cardinal; mask: PCardinal): Integer; cdecl;

It looks very much as if the affinity mask is placed in mask by the function so var is the better conversion.
If len indicates that maks points to an array of mask values then PCardinal is the better conversion.
Use the pid_t type to make the function more readable.
cdecl is more probable than stdcall here, but stdcall is not impossible.

amit_shriv

5/2/2006

ASKER

Ok now I ma using function sched_getaffinity(pid: pid_t; len: Cardinal; var mask: Cardinal): Integer; cdecl;
but I am getting return value -1 and errorno 14.

robert_marquardt

5/2/2006

How should i answer that? Only you have the documentation for this specific function.

amit_shriv

5/2/2006

ASKER

It's not my function it C function in Sched.c libarary
function sched_getaffinity(pid: pid_t; len: Cardinal; var mask: Cardinal): Integer; cdecl;

robert_marquardt

5/2/2006

...and what is sched.c? You are talking about a 3rd party file and i have no clue what it really does.
You obviously get at least an error. I would guess that you do not hand in a valid pid.

AmigoJack

5/2/2006

sched_getaffinity(pid_t pid, unsigned int len, unsigned long *mask);

please also look up how pid_t is defined. you try it with a cardinal, but are you sure its an "unsigned long"? also guys, please dont mix up int and long since i think int is 16bit while long is 32bit. so the best translation would read as the following

uses
windows;

type
pid_t= { yeah what? } DWord;

function sched_getaffinity(pid: pid_t; len: Word; mask: PDWord): Integer; STDCALL;

the STDCALL is a shot in the blue, as i experienced that calling convention the most times. you might also try CDECL here.

robert_marquardt

5/2/2006

Please enter the 21st century. int = 16 bit is long over. We are talking Win32 after all.
The absence of any qualifiers in the C declaration is more a hint towards cdecl than stcall.

The conversion is obviously already correct. He gets error values, but no crashes.
It now depends on the documentation of the API. Without it it is impossible to understand how the function works.
I would assume that you first call another function which provides a valid pid.

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AmigoJack

5/2/2006