Andy H wrote:
BTWI believe the common attribute/keyword for this should be monitor as in monitor void dostuff(void) { putchar ( ’Z’ ); } This will give a degree of compatibility with other compilers.
If other compilers use "monitor", then that makes sense. It is also arguably more accurate, at least for those who have a background in more theoretical computing, while the word "critical" could just mean you want the function to be as fast as possible.
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