exceptions.H

/* 
    File: exceptions.h

    Author: R. Bettati
            Department of Computer Science
            Texas A&M University
    Date  : 09/03/05

    Description: High-level exception handling. 

    CPU exceptions are caught by low-level exception and interrupt 
    handler stubs, which all eventually cause the high-level
    exception dispatcher to be called (see 'dispatch_exception() below).

    The dispatcher then looks up the appropriate exception handler 
    for the given exception, and calls it. Exception handlers are 
    installed in form of function pointers. (See definition of 
    'ExceptionHandler' below.)
    

*/

#ifndef _exceptions_H_                   // include file only once
#define _exceptions_H_

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/* INCLUDES */
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#include "utils.H"
#include "assert.H"
#include "machine.H"

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/* E x c e p t i o n H a n d l e r  */
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class ExceptionHandler {

  private:

  /* The Exception Handler Table */
  const static int EXCEPTION_TABLE_SIZE = 32;
  static ExceptionHandler * handler_table[EXCEPTION_TABLE_SIZE];
  
  public: 

  /* -- POPULATE DISPATCHER TABLE */

  static void register_handler(unsigned int        _isr_code,
                               ExceptionHandler  * _handler);
  /* This function allows to install an exception handler for the given 
     exception code. The handler is a function pointer defined above. 
     Interrupt handlers are installed as exception handlers as well.
     The 'register_interrupt' function uses irq2isr to map the IRQ 
     number to the code. */

  static void deregister_handler(unsigned int _isr_code);

  /* -- DISPATCHER */
  static void init_dispatcher();
  /* This function is called to initialize the high-level exception handling. 
     No high level exception handlers are installed yet. If an exception 
     occurs at this point, the system displays an error message and 
     terminates. */

  static void dispatch_exception(REGS * _r);
  /* This is the high-level exception dispatcher. It dispatches the exception
     to the previously registered exception handler. 
     This function is called by the low-level function 
     "lowlevel_dispatch_exception(REGS * _r)".*/

  /* -- MANAGE INSTANCES OF EXCEPTION HANDLERS */

  virtual void handle_exception(REGS * _regs) {
     assert(FALSE); // pure virtual functions dont link correctly.
  }
  /* Different exception handlers are derived from the base class ExceptionHandler
     and their functionality is implemented in this function.*/

};

#endif