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