score: Rework global construction

Ensure that the global construction is performed in the context of the
first initialization thread.  On SMP this was not guaranteed in the
previous implementation.

23 files changed, 444 insertions, 87 deletions

diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadinitthreads.c b/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadinitthreads.c
index ad8906b39a..3738dc44e1 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadinitthreads.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/pthreadinitthreads.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <rtems/posix/priorityimpl.h>
 #include <rtems/posix/config.h>
 #include <rtems/posix/time.h>
+#include <rtems/rtems/config.h>
 
 void _POSIX_Threads_Initialize_user_threads_body(void)
 {
@@ -43,13 +44,18 @@ void _POSIX_Threads_Initialize_user_threads_body(void)
   posix_initialization_threads_table *user_threads;
   pthread_t                           thread_id;
   pthread_attr_t                      attr;
+  bool                                register_global_construction;
+  void                             *(*thread_entry)(void *);
 
   user_threads = Configuration_POSIX_API.User_initialization_threads_table;
   maximum      = Configuration_POSIX_API.number_of_initialization_threads;
 
-  if ( !user_threads || maximum == 0 )
+  if ( !user_threads )
     return;
 
+  register_global_construction =
+    Configuration_RTEMS_API.number_of_initialization_tasks == 0;
+
   /*
    *  Be careful .. if the default attribute set changes, this may need to.
    *
@@ -68,10 +74,17 @@ void _POSIX_Threads_Initialize_user_threads_body(void)
     eno = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, user_threads[ index ].stack_size);
     _Assert( eno == 0 );
 
+    thread_entry = user_threads[ index ].thread_entry;
+
+    if ( register_global_construction && thread_entry != NULL ) {
+      register_global_construction = false;
+      thread_entry = (void *(*)(void *)) _Thread_Global_construction;
+    }
+
     eno = pthread_create(
       &thread_id,
       &attr,
-      user_threads[ index ].thread_entry,
+      thread_entry,
       NULL
     );
     if ( eno )
diff --git a/cpukit/rtems/src/taskinitusers.c b/cpukit/rtems/src/taskinitusers.c
index 51fb474a3e..490ddc73eb 100644
--- a/cpukit/rtems/src/taskinitusers.c
+++ b/cpukit/rtems/src/taskinitusers.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ void _RTEMS_tasks_Initialize_user_tasks_body( void )
   rtems_id                          id;
   rtems_status_code                 return_value;
   rtems_initialization_tasks_table *user_tasks;
+  bool                              register_global_construction;
+  rtems_task_entry                  entry_point;
 
   /*
    *  Move information into local variables
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ void _RTEMS_tasks_Initialize_user_tasks_body( void )
   if ( !user_tasks )
     return;
 
+  register_global_construction = true;
+
   /*
    *  Now iterate over the initialization tasks and create/start them.
    */
@@ -76,9 +80,16 @@ void _RTEMS_tasks_Initialize_user_tasks_body( void )
     if ( !rtems_is_status_successful( return_value ) )
       _Terminate( INTERNAL_ERROR_RTEMS_API, true, return_value );
 
+    entry_point = user_tasks[ index ].entry_point;
+
+    if ( register_global_construction && entry_point != NULL ) {
+      register_global_construction = false;
+      entry_point = (rtems_task_entry) _Thread_Global_construction;
+    }
+
     return_value = rtems_task_start(
       id,
-      user_tasks[ index ].entry_point,
+      entry_point,
       user_tasks[ index ].argument
     );
     if ( !rtems_is_status_successful( return_value ) )
diff --git a/cpukit/score/Makefile.am b/cpukit/score/Makefile.am
index 55e10e9c4c..3e646a1725 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/Makefile.am
+++ b/cpukit/score/Makefile.am
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ libscore_a_SOURCES += src/thread.c src/threadchangepriority.c \
     src/threadstackallocate.c src/threadstackfree.c src/threadstart.c \
     src/threadstartmultitasking.c src/iterateoverthreads.c \
     src/threadblockingoperationcancel.c
+libscore_a_SOURCES += src/threadglobalconstruction.c
 libscore_a_SOURCES += src/threadyield.c
 
 if HAS_SMP
diff --git a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/threadimpl.h b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/threadimpl.h
index 9321c017b8..61b498a9cf 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/threadimpl.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/threadimpl.h
@@ -305,6 +305,16 @@ void _Thread_Load_environment(
 void _Thread_Handler( void );
 
 /**
+ * @brief Executes the global constructors and then restarts itself as the
+ * first initialization thread.
+ *
+ * The first initialization thread is the first RTEMS initialization task or
+ * the first POSIX initialization thread in case no RTEMS initialization tasks
+ * are present.
+ */
+void *_Thread_Global_construction( void );
+
+/**
  *  @brief Ended the delay of a thread.
  *
  *  This routine is invoked when a thread must be unblocked at the
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/threadglobalconstruction.c b/cpukit/score/src/threadglobalconstruction.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff8af51242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/threadglobalconstruction.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @brief Thread Global Construction
+ *
+ * @ingroup ScoreThread
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2012.
+ *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+ *
+ *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ *  found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ *  http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE.
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <rtems/score/threadimpl.h>
+#include <rtems/score/assert.h>
+#include <rtems/rtems/config.h>
+#include <rtems/posix/config.h>
+
+/*
+ *  Conditional magic to determine what style of C++ constructor
+ *  initialization this target and compiler version uses.
+ */
+#if defined(__USE_INIT_FINI__)
+  #if defined(__M32R__)
+    #define INIT_NAME __init
+  #elif defined(__ARM_EABI__)
+    #define INIT_NAME __libc_init_array
+  #else
+    #define INIT_NAME _init
+  #endif
+
+  extern void INIT_NAME(void);
+  #define EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__USE__MAIN__)
+  extern void __main(void);
+  #define INIT_NAME __main
+  #define EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS
+#endif
+
+void *_Thread_Global_construction( void )
+{
+  Thread_Control *executing;
+  Thread_Entry    entry_point;
+
+#if defined(EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS)
+  /*
+   *  _init could be a weak symbol and we SHOULD test it but it isn't
+   *  in any configuration I know of and it generates a warning on every
+   *  RTEMS target configuration.  --joel (12 May 2007)
+   */
+  INIT_NAME();
+#endif
+
+#if defined(RTEMS_POSIX_API)
+  if ( Configuration_RTEMS_API.number_of_initialization_tasks > 0 ) {
+#endif
+    entry_point = (Thread_Entry)
+      Configuration_RTEMS_API.User_initialization_tasks_table[ 0 ].entry_point;
+#if defined(RTEMS_POSIX_API)
+  } else {
+    entry_point = (Thread_Entry)
+      Configuration_POSIX_API
+        .User_initialization_threads_table[ 0 ].thread_entry;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  _Thread_Disable_dispatch();
+
+  executing = _Thread_Executing;
+  executing->Start.entry_point = entry_point;
+
+  _Thread_Restart(
+    executing,
+    executing,
+    executing->Start.pointer_argument,
+    executing->Start.numeric_argument
+  );
+
+  _Thread_Enable_dispatch();
+
+  _Assert_Not_reached();
+
+  return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c b/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c
index 5f6623f11f..f8a9a62429 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c
@@ -24,76 +24,11 @@
 #include <rtems/score/isrlevel.h>
 #include <rtems/score/userextimpl.h>
 
-/*
- *  Conditional magic to determine what style of C++ constructor
- *  initialization this target and compiler version uses.
- */
-#if defined(__USE_INIT_FINI__)
-  #if defined(__M32R__)
-    #define INIT_NAME __init
-  #elif defined(__ARM_EABI__)
-    #define INIT_NAME __libc_init_array
-  #else
-    #define INIT_NAME _init
-  #endif
-
-  extern void INIT_NAME(void);
-  #define EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__USE__MAIN__)
-  extern void __main(void);
-  #define INIT_NAME __main
-  #define EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS
-#endif
-
-#if defined(EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS)
-  static bool _Thread_Handler_is_constructor_execution_required(
-    Thread_Control *executing
-  )
-  {
-    static bool doneConstructors;
-    bool doCons = false;
-
-    #if defined(RTEMS_SMP)
-      static SMP_lock_Control constructor_lock =
-        SMP_LOCK_INITIALIZER("constructor");
-
-      SMP_lock_Context lock_context;
-
-      if ( !doneConstructors ) {
-        _SMP_lock_Acquire( &constructor_lock, &lock_context );
-    #endif
-
-    #if defined(RTEMS_MULTIPROCESSING)
-      doCons = !doneConstructors
-        && _Objects_Get_API( executing->Object.id ) != OBJECTS_INTERNAL_API;
-      if (doCons)
-        doneConstructors = true;
-    #else
-      (void) executing;
-      doCons = !doneConstructors;
-      doneConstructors = true;
-    #endif
-
-    #if defined(RTEMS_SMP)
-        _SMP_lock_Release( &constructor_lock, &lock_context );
-      }
-    #endif
-
-    return doCons;
-  }
-#endif
-
 void _Thread_Handler( void )
 {
-  ISR_Level  level;
-  Thread_Control *executing;
-  #if defined(EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS)
-    bool doCons;
-  #endif
+  Thread_Control *executing = _Thread_Executing;
+  ISR_Level       level;
 
-  executing = _Thread_Executing;
 
   /*
    * Some CPUs need to tinker with the call frame or registers when the
@@ -111,10 +46,6 @@ void _Thread_Handler( void )
     _ISR_Set_level( level );
   #endif
 
-  #if defined(EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS)
-    doCons = _Thread_Handler_is_constructor_execution_required( executing );
-  #endif
-
   /*
    * Initialize the floating point context because we do not come
    * through _Thread_Dispatch on our first invocation. So the normal
@@ -171,17 +102,6 @@ void _Thread_Handler( void )
     _Thread_Enable_dispatch();
   #endif
 
-  #if defined(EXECUTE_GLOBAL_CONSTRUCTORS)
-    /*
-     *  _init could be a weak symbol and we SHOULD test it but it isn't
-     *  in any configuration I know of and it generates a warning on every
-     *  RTEMS target configuration.  --joel (12 May 2007)
-     */
-    if (doCons) /* && (volatile void *)_init) */ {
-      INIT_NAME ();
-    }
- #endif
-
   /*
    *  RTEMS supports multiple APIs and each API can define a different
    *  thread/task prototype. The following code supports invoking the
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/Makefile.am b/testsuites/psxtests/Makefile.am
index d8eee14a7e..e15d72f105 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ _SUBDIRS += psxhdrs psx01 psx02 psx03 psx04 psx05 psx06 psx07 psx08 psx09 \
     psxtime psxtimer01 psxtimer02 psxualarm psxusleep psxfatal01 psxfatal02 \
     psxintrcritical01 psxstack01 psxstack02 \
     psxeintr_join psxgetattrnp01
+if HAS_CPLUSPLUS
+_SUBDIRS += psxglobalcon01
+_SUBDIRS += psxglobalcon02
+endif
 endif
 
 ## File IO tests
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/configure.ac b/testsuites/psxtests/configure.ac
index 26e4b60ed3..23c7211647 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/configure.ac
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/configure.ac
@@ -11,17 +11,22 @@ RTEMS_CANONICAL_TARGET_CPU
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define foreign 1.12.2])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
+RTEMS_ENABLE_CXX
+
 RTEMS_ENV_RTEMSBSP
 
 RTEMS_PROJECT_ROOT
 
 RTEMS_PROG_CC_FOR_TARGET
+RTEMS_PROG_CXX_FOR_TARGET
 
 RTEMS_CANONICALIZE_TOOLS
 
 RTEMS_CHECK_CUSTOM_BSP(RTEMS_BSP)
+RTEMS_CHECK_CXX(RTEMS_BSP)
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAS_NETWORKING],[test "$HAS_NETWORKING" = "yes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAS_NETWORKING],[test x"$HAS_NETWORKING" = x"yes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAS_CPLUSPLUS],[test x"$HAS_CPLUSPLUS" = x"yes"])
 
 RTEMS_CHECK_CPUOPTS([RTEMS_POSIX_API])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAS_POSIX,test x"${rtems_cv_RTEMS_POSIX_API}" = x"yes")
@@ -145,6 +150,8 @@ psxfile02/Makefile
 psxfilelock01/Makefile
 psxgetattrnp01/Makefile
 psxgetrusage01/Makefile
+psxglobalcon01/Makefile
+psxglobalcon02/Makefile
 psxhdrs/Makefile
 psxid01/Makefile
 psximfs01/Makefile
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/Makefile.am b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b87ebe013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+rtems_tests_PROGRAMS = psxglobalcon01
+psxglobalcon01_SOURCES = init.cc
+
+dist_rtems_tests_DATA = psxglobalcon01.scn psxglobalcon01.doc
+
+include $(RTEMS_ROOT)/make/custom/@RTEMS_BSP@.cfg
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/compile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/leaf.am
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/../support/include
+
+LINK_OBJS = $(psxglobalcon01_OBJECTS)
+LINK_LIBS = $(psxglobalcon01_LDLIBS)
+
+psxglobalcon01$(EXEEXT): $(psxglobalcon01_OBJECTS) $(psxglobalcon01_DEPENDENCIES)
+	@rm -f psxglobalcon01$(EXEEXT)
+	$(make-exe)
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/local.am
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/init.cc b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/init.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f33efc3838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/init.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  embedded brains GmbH
+ *  Dornierstr. 4
+ *  82178 Puchheim
+ *  Germany
+ *  <rtems@embedded-brains.de>
+ *
+ * The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ * found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ * http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+  #include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "tmacros.h"
+
+const char rtems_test_name[] = "PSXGLOBALCON 1";
+
+class A {
+  public:
+    A()
+    {
+      ++i;
+    }
+
+    static int i;
+};
+
+int A::i;
+
+static A a;
+
+static void *POSIX_Init(void *argument)
+{
+  TEST_BEGIN();
+
+  rtems_test_assert(a.i == 1);
+
+  TEST_END();
+  rtems_test_exit(0);
+}
+
+#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CLOCK_DRIVER
+#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CONSOLE_DRIVER
+
+#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_POSIX_THREADS 1
+
+#define CONFIGURE_INITIAL_EXTENSIONS RTEMS_TEST_INITIAL_EXTENSION
+
+#define CONFIGURE_POSIX_INIT_THREAD_TABLE
+
+#define CONFIGURE_INIT
+
+#include <rtems/confdefs.h>
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/psxglobalcon01.doc b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/psxglobalcon01.doc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ed81dadaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/psxglobalcon01.doc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+This file describes the directives and concepts tested by this test set.
+
+test set name: psxglobalcon01
+
+directives:
+
+  - _Thread_Global_construction()
+
+concepts:
+
+  - Ensure that the global construction is performed exactly once in case only
+    a POSIX initialization thread is present.
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/psxglobalcon01.scn b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/psxglobalcon01.scn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13d7b65eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon01/psxglobalcon01.scn
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*** BEGIN OF TEST PSXGLOBALCON 1 ***
+*** END OF TEST PSXGLOBALCON 1 ***
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/Makefile.am b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d29894baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+rtems_tests_PROGRAMS = psxglobalcon02
+psxglobalcon02_SOURCES = init.cc
+
+dist_rtems_tests_DATA = psxglobalcon02.scn psxglobalcon02.doc
+
+include $(RTEMS_ROOT)/make/custom/@RTEMS_BSP@.cfg
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/compile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/leaf.am
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/../support/include
+
+LINK_OBJS = $(psxglobalcon02_OBJECTS)
+LINK_LIBS = $(psxglobalcon02_LDLIBS)
+
+psxglobalcon02$(EXEEXT): $(psxglobalcon02_OBJECTS) $(psxglobalcon02_DEPENDENCIES)
+	@rm -f psxglobalcon02$(EXEEXT)
+	$(make-exe)
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/local.am
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/init.cc b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/init.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6de4fbd7c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/init.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  embedded brains GmbH
+ *  Dornierstr. 4
+ *  82178 Puchheim
+ *  Germany
+ *  <rtems@embedded-brains.de>
+ *
+ * The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ * found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ * http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+  #include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "tmacros.h"
+
+const char rtems_test_name[] = "PSXGLOBALCON 2";
+
+class A {
+  public:
+    A()
+    {
+      ++i;
+    }
+
+    static int i;
+};
+
+int A::i;
+
+static A a;
+
+static bool rtems_init_done;
+
+extern "C" void Init(rtems_task_argument argument)
+{
+  TEST_BEGIN();
+
+  rtems_test_assert(a.i == 1);
+
+  rtems_init_done = true;
+
+  rtems_task_delete(RTEMS_SELF);
+  rtems_test_assert(0);
+}
+
+static void *POSIX_Init(void *argument)
+{
+  rtems_test_assert(rtems_init_done);
+  rtems_test_assert(a.i == 1);
+
+  TEST_END();
+  rtems_test_exit(0);
+}
+
+#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CLOCK_DRIVER
+#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CONSOLE_DRIVER
+
+#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_TASKS 1
+#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_POSIX_THREADS 1
+
+#define CONFIGURE_INITIAL_EXTENSIONS RTEMS_TEST_INITIAL_EXTENSION
+
+#define CONFIGURE_RTEMS_INIT_TASKS_TABLE
+#define CONFIGURE_POSIX_INIT_THREAD_TABLE
+
+#define CONFIGURE_INIT
+
+#include <rtems/confdefs.h>
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/psxglobalcon02.doc b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/psxglobalcon02.doc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dc5bde09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/psxglobalcon02.doc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+This file describes the directives and concepts tested by this test set.
+
+test set name: psxglobalcon02
+
+directives:
+
+  - _Thread_Global_construction()
+
+concepts:
+
+  - Ensure that the global construction is performed exactly once in case a
+    RTEMS initialization task and a POSIX initialization thread are present.
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/psxglobalcon02.scn b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/psxglobalcon02.scn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54ae33b5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxglobalcon02/psxglobalcon02.scn
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*** BEGIN OF TEST PSXGLOBALCON 2 ***
+*** END OF TEST PSXGLOBALCON 2 ***
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/Makefile.am b/testsuites/sptests/Makefile.am
index 7764a3e8f8..a71c02436f 100644
--- a/testsuites/sptests/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/Makefile.am
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ _SUBDIRS += spcache01
 _SUBDIRS += sptls03
 _SUBDIRS += spcpucounter01
 if HAS_CPLUSPLUS
+_SUBDIRS += spglobalcon01
 _SUBDIRS += sptls02
 endif
 _SUBDIRS += sptls01
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/configure.ac b/testsuites/sptests/configure.ac
index 282cbcf304..5acf7c0d75 100644
--- a/testsuites/sptests/configure.ac
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/configure.ac
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAS_SMP,test "$rtems_cv_RTEMS_SMP" = "yes")
 
 # Explicitly list all Makefiles here
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
+spglobalcon01/Makefile
 spintrcritical22/Makefile
 spsem03/Makefile
 spresource01/Makefile
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/Makefile.am b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7d94af8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+rtems_tests_PROGRAMS = spglobalcon01
+spglobalcon01_SOURCES = init.cc
+
+dist_rtems_tests_DATA = spglobalcon01.scn spglobalcon01.doc
+
+include $(RTEMS_ROOT)/make/custom/@RTEMS_BSP@.cfg
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/compile.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/leaf.am
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/../support/include
+
+LINK_OBJS = $(spglobalcon01_OBJECTS)
+LINK_LIBS = $(spglobalcon01_LDLIBS)
+
+spglobalcon01$(EXEEXT): $(spglobalcon01_OBJECTS) $(spglobalcon01_DEPENDENCIES)
+	@rm -f spglobalcon01$(EXEEXT)
+	$(make-exe)
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/../automake/local.am
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/init.cc b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/init.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92a8a2c141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/init.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 embedded brains GmbH.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  embedded brains GmbH
+ *  Dornierstr. 4
+ *  82178 Puchheim
+ *  Germany
+ *  <rtems@embedded-brains.de>
+ *
+ * The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ * found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ * http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+  #include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#define TESTS_USE_PRINTK
+#include "tmacros.h"
+
+const char rtems_test_name[] = "SPGLOBALCON 1";
+
+class A {
+  public:
+    A()
+    {
+      ++i;
+    }
+
+    static int i;
+};
+
+int A::i;
+
+static A a;
+
+static void *idle_body(uintptr_t ignored)
+{
+  TEST_BEGIN();
+
+  rtems_test_assert(a.i == 0);
+
+  TEST_END();
+  rtems_test_exit(0);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CLOCK_DRIVER
+#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CONSOLE_DRIVER
+
+#define CONFIGURE_IDLE_TASK_INITIALIZES_APPLICATION
+
+#define CONFIGURE_IDLE_TASK_BODY idle_body
+
+#define CONFIGURE_INITIAL_EXTENSIONS RTEMS_TEST_INITIAL_EXTENSION
+
+#define CONFIGURE_INIT
+
+#include <rtems/confdefs.h>
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/spglobalcon01.doc b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/spglobalcon01.doc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48c64c6aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/spglobalcon01.doc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+This file describes the directives and concepts tested by this test set.
+
+test set name: spglobalcon01
+
+directives:
+
+  - _Thread_Global_construction()
+
+concepts:
+
+  - Ensure that the global construction is not performed in case the idle
+    thread initializes the application.
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/spglobalcon01.scn b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/spglobalcon01.scn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b15a43187b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spglobalcon01/spglobalcon01.scn
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*** BEGIN OF TEST SPGLOBALCON 1 ***
+*** END OF TEST SPGLOBALCON 1 ***
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spthreadlife01/init.c b/testsuites/sptests/spthreadlife01/init.c
index 4e6c98487b..f4005169de 100644
--- a/testsuites/sptests/spthreadlife01/init.c
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spthreadlife01/init.c
@@ -136,17 +136,21 @@ static void restart_extension(
   rtems_status_code sc;
 
   rtems_test_assert(executing == restarted);
-  rtems_test_assert(ctx->worker_task_id == rtems_task_self());
 
   switch (ctx->current) {
     case RESTART_0:
+      rtems_test_assert(ctx->worker_task_id == rtems_task_self());
       ctx->current = RESTART_1;
       sc = rtems_task_restart(RTEMS_SELF, 0);
       rtems_test_assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
       break;
     case RESTART_1:
+      rtems_test_assert(ctx->worker_task_id == rtems_task_self());
       ctx->current = RESTART_2;
       break;
+    case INIT:
+      /* Restart via _Thread_Global_construction() */
+      break;
     default:
       rtems_test_assert(0);
       break;