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KernelinsideDetailed example

Updated Apr 2025

RTOS Context Switch - Step 1

[Detailed Example]

Prior to the RTOS tick interrupt

This example starts with TaskA executing. TaskB has previously been suspended so its context has already been stored on the TaskB stack.

TaskA has the context demonstrated by the diagram below.

AtoB1.gif

The (A) label within each register shows that the register contains the correct value for the context of task A.

Next: RTOS Implementation - Detailed Example Step 2