superfluous instruction in queue.c

Hello, The function prvUnlockQueue in queue.c contains: taskEXIT_CRITICAL(); /* Do the same for the Rx lock. */ taskENTER_CRITICAL(); Couldn’t these lines be deleted? (Use 1 critical section for the whole function instead of 2. The scheduler is suspended anyway so timing-critical tasks won’t benefit from the additional opportunity to allow tick-interrupts) Paul

superfluous instruction in queue.c

Yes the lines could be deleted – however they are included to minamise the amount of time interrupts are suspended.  The scheduler is suspended, but other interrupts will still operate.  The scheduler suspension mechanism is the most complex part of the code.  Its only purpose is to enable interrupts to continue to be processed even when kernel data structures are being accessed.  Rather nifty I think, but I am bias :-) It is a trade of between execution speed and responsiveness. Regards.