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   3 --                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
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   5 --                             E X P _ S M E M                              --
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  26 --  This package contains routines involved in the required expansions for
  27 --  handling shared memory accesses for variables in Shared_Passive packages.
  28
  29 --  See detailed documentation in System.Shared_Storage spec for a full
  30 --  description of the approach that is taken for handling distributed
  31 --  shared memory. This expansion unit in the compiler is responsible
  32 --  for generating the calls to routines in System.Shared_Storage.
  33
  34 with Types; use Types;
  35 package Exp_Smem is
  36
  37    procedure Expand_Shared_Passive_Variable (N : Node_Id);
  38    --  N is the identifier for a shared passive variable. This routine is
  39    --  responsible for determining if this is an assigned to N, or a
  40    --  reference to N, and generating the required calls to the shared
  41    --  memory read/write procedures.
  42
  43    procedure Add_Shared_Var_Lock_Procs (N : Node_Id);
  44    --  The argument is a protected subprogram call, before it is rewritten
  45    --  by Exp_Ch9.Build_Protected_Subprogram_Call. This routine, which is
  46    --  called only in the case of an external call to a protected object
  47    --  that has Is_Shared_Passive set, deals with installing the required
  48    --  global lock calls for this case. It also generates the necessary
  49    --  read/write calls for the protected object within the lock region.
  50
  51    function Make_Shared_Var_Procs (N : Node_Id) return Node_Id;
  52    --  N is the node for the declaration of a shared passive variable.
  53    --  This procedure constructs an instantiation of
  54    --  System.Shared_Storage.Shared_Var_Procs that contains the read and
  55    --  assignment procedures for the shared memory variable.
  56    --  See System.Shared_Storage for a full description of these procedures
  57    --  and how they are used. The last inserted node is returned.
  58
  59 end Exp_Smem;