New feature: Linda periodical cancellation checks

* lanes.linda() api change: takes all settings in a single table argument
* new linda creation argument wake_period
* new lanes.configure setting linda_wake_period
* adjusted all unit tests (one TODO test fails on purpose)

4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_cancelling.lua b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_cancelling.lua
index ea4516e..873140e 100644
--- a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_cancelling.lua
+++ b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_cancelling.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ local lanes_linda = assert(lanes.linda)
 -- ##################################################################################################
 
 -- cancellation of lanes waiting on a linda
-local limited = lanes_linda("limited")
+local limited = lanes_linda{name = "limited"}
 assert.fails(function() limited:limit("key", -1) end)
 assert.failsnot(function() limited:limit("key", 1) end)
 -- [[################################################
diff --git a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_comms_criss_cross.lua b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_comms_criss_cross.lua
index 497e81d..610da8b 100644
--- a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_comms_criss_cross.lua
+++ b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_comms_criss_cross.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ local tc = lanes_gen("io", { name = 'auto', gc_cb = gc_cb },
   end
 )
 
-local linda= lanes_linda("criss cross")
+local linda= lanes_linda{name = "criss cross"}
 
 local a,b= tc(linda, "A","B"), tc(linda, "B","A")   -- launching two lanes, twisted comms
 
diff --git a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_communications.lua b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_communications.lua
index 631d105..01842b4 100644
--- a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_communications.lua
+++ b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_communications.lua
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ local chunk= function(linda)
     WR("chunk ", "Lane ends!\n")
 end
 
-local linda = lanes_linda("communications")
+local linda = lanes_linda{name = "communications"}
 assert(type(linda) == "userdata" and tostring(linda) == "Linda: communications")
     --
     -- ["->"] master -> slave
diff --git a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_send_receive_code.lua b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_send_receive_code.lua
index e329a88..cb3663f 100644
--- a/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_send_receive_code.lua
+++ b/unit_tests/scripts/lane/tasking_send_receive_code.lua
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ local function chunk2(linda)
     linda:send("up", function() return ":)" end, "ok2")
 end
 
-local linda = lanes_linda("auto")
+local linda = lanes_linda{name = "auto"}
 local t2= lanes_gen("debug,package,string,io", { name = 'auto', gc_cb = gc_cb }, chunk2)(linda)     -- prepare & launch
 linda:send("down", function(linda) linda:send("up", "ready!") end,
                     "ok")