+
+ /** Retrieves the minimum number of bytes stored in a particular buffer. This value is computed
+ * by entering an atomic lock on the buffer while the IN and OUT locations are fetched, so that
+ * the buffer cannot be modified while the computation takes place. This value should be cached
+ * when reading out the contents of the buffer, so that as small a time as possible is spent
+ * in an atomic lock.
+ *
+ * \note The value returned by this function is guaranteed to only be the minimum number of bytes
+ * stored in the given buffer; this value may change as other threads write new data and so
+ * the returned number should be used only to determine how many successive reads may safely
+ * be performed on the buffer.
+ *
+ * \param[in] Buffer Pointer to a ring buffer structure whose count is to be computed
+ */
+ static inline RingBuff_Count_t RingBuffer_GetCount(RingBuff_t* const Buffer)
+ {
+ RingBuff_Count_t Count;
+
+ ATOMIC_BLOCK(ATOMIC_RESTORESTATE)
+ {
+ Count = Buffer->Count;
+ }
+
+ return Count;
+ }
+
+ /** Atomically determines if the specified ring buffer contains any free space. This should
+ * be tested before storing data to the buffer, to ensure that no data is lost due to a
+ * buffer overrun.
+ *
+ * \param[in,out] Buffer Pointer to a ring buffer structure to insert into
+ *
+ * \return Boolean true if the buffer contains no free space, false otherwise
+ */
+ static inline bool RingBuffer_IsFull(RingBuff_t* const Buffer)
+ {
+ return (RingBuffer_GetCount(Buffer) == BUFFER_SIZE);
+ }
+
+ /** Atomically determines if the specified ring buffer contains any data. This should
+ * be tested before removing data from the buffer, to ensure that the buffer does not
+ * underflow.
+ *
+ * If the data is to be removed in a loop, store the total number of bytes stored in the
+ * buffer (via a call to the \ref RingBuffer_GetCount() function) in a temporary variable
+ * to reduce the time spent in atomicity locks.
+ *
+ * \param[in,out] Buffer Pointer to a ring buffer structure to insert into
+ *
+ * \return Boolean true if the buffer contains no free space, false otherwise
+ */
+ static inline bool RingBuffer_IsEmpty(RingBuff_t* const Buffer)
+ {
+ return (RingBuffer_GetCount(Buffer) == 0);
+ }
+