Message Buffer vs Data Queue: Deletion

① Difference between deletion of Data Queue and Mailbox

Both processings are almost same.

② ITRON implementation of deleting Message Buffer

ER del_mbf(ID mbfid)
{
        If (called from ISR)
                return E_CTX;
        Sanity check on arguments;
        enter critical section;
        for (each task waiting in the send-wait and receive-wait queue) {
                Get the task control block from the task ID
                Assign E_DLT in the return error code of the task's context;
                if task is waiting in Timeout
                        remove from timer queue
                Set task status as Ready
                if the task is NOT suspended {
                        Change the task to the Ready Queue of priority
                        If (the task priority is higher than the current)
                                set the flag to call scheduler
                } else {
                        Just delete the task from the send wait queue
                }
        }
        Free all the memory allocated for the data queue;
        if (the flag to call scheduler is set) {
                call scheduler;
        } else {
                exit critical section and return E_OK;
        }
}