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OSMboxPost

INT8U OSMboxPost (OS_EVENT *pevent, void *msg);

Description

Sends a message to the specified mailbox

Parameters

pevent

Pointer to mailbox's event control block.

msg

Pointer to message to be posted. A NULL pointer must not be sent.

Return value

OS_NO_ERR

The call was successful and the message was sent.

OS_MBOX_FULL

The mailbox already contains a message. Only one message at a time can be sent and thus, the message MUST be consumed before another can be sent.

OS_ERR_EVENT_TYPE

Attempting to post to a non-mailbox.

OS_ERR_PEVENT_NULL

If 'pevent' is a NULL pointer

OS_ERR_POST_NULL_PTR

If you are attempting to post a NULL pointer

Library

OS_MBOX.C

See also

OSMboxAccept, OSMboxCreate, OSMboxPend, OSMboxQuery