There is a DEBUGPANIC in some logic. This happens if a a task exists at certain points with priority inheritance enabled. This event was not expected in the original design (although logic was provided to support it). Since, apparently, it does happen, the DEBUGPANIC must be removed.
Noted by Brennan Ashton.
The sched_get_stackinfo() interface was just added. However, it occurs to me that it is a dangerous feature and could lead to security problems. In FLAT and PROTECTED modes, if you get access to any other threads stack, you could do harm.
This commit adds some level of security. Basically, it implements these rules:
1. Any thread may query its own stack,
2. A kernel thread may query the stack of any other thread
3. Application threads, however, may query only the stacks of threads within the same task group, i.e., the main thread and any of the child pthreads created with the main thread as a parent or grandparent or great-grandpart ...
The new OS interface, sched_get_stackinfo() combines two pthread-specific interfaces into a single generic interface. The existing pthread_get_stackaddr_np() and pthread_get_stacksize_np() are moved from sched/pthread to libs/libc/pthread.
There are two motivations for this change: First, it reduces the number of system calls. Secondly, it adds a common hook that is going to used for a future implementation of TLS.
Sockets are created in two steps:
1. The socket is allocated, then
2. The socket is initialized.
In SMP mode, there is a possibility that a pthread executing one CPU may create a new task while a pthread on another CPU has allocated the socket but not yet initialized it. This commit updates the socket clone test to assure that the socket is both allocated and initailized.
Without the change, it is possible that uninitialized sockets could be cloned, leading to errors later in the newly started task.
These warnings fix a class of warnings that I saw during CI checks for macOS sim builds. For example:
devif/devif_callback.c:111:49: warning: for loop has empty body [-Wempty-body]
prev = curr, curr = curr->nxtdev);
^
devif/devif_callback.c:111:49: note: put the semicolon on a separate line to silence this warning
I did not put the semi-colon on a separate line, but used braces.
This commit resolves issue #620:
Remove CONFIG_CAN_PASS_STRUCTS #620
The configuration option CONFIG_CAN_PASS_STRUCTS was added many years ago to support an old version of the SDCC compiler. That compiler is currently used only with the Z80 and Z180 targets. The limitation of that old compiler was that it could not pass structures or unions as either inputs or outputs. For example:
#ifdef CONFIG_CAN_PASS_STRUCTS
struct mallinfo mallinfo(void);
#else
int mallinfo(FAR struct mallinfo *info);
#endif
And even leads to violation of a few POSIX interfaces like:
#ifdef CONFIG_CAN_PASS_STRUCTS
int sigqueue(int pid, int signo, union sigval value);
#else
int sigqueue(int pid, int signo, FAR void *sival_ptr);
#endif
This breaks the 1st INVIOLABLES rule:
Strict POSIX compliance
-----------------------
o Strict conformance to the portable standard OS interface as defined at
OpenGroup.org.
o A deeply embedded system requires some special support. Special
support must be minimized.
o The portable interface must never be compromised only for the sake of
expediency.
o Expediency or even improved performance are not justifications for
violation of the strict POSIX interface
Also, it appears that the current SDCC compilers have resolve this issue and so, perhaps, this is no longer a problem: z88dk/z88dk#1132
NOTE: This commit cannot pass the PR checks because it depends on matching changes to the apps/ directory.
Hello,
I am testing priority inversion feauture of Nuttx scheduler. I encounter with problem in tests.
Here is problem:
nxsched_readytorun_setpriority() function not works as expected when DEBUG_ASSERTION not enabled. Because sched_removereadytorun() and sched_addreadytorun() is not called in this case. These functions wrapped with DEBUGASSERT macro and with the effect of DEBUGASSERT macro, sched_removereadytorun() and sched_addreadytorun() not called when DEBUG_ASSERTION not enabled. Therefore priority inversion not works as expected.
Could you check this problem ? Is this a bug, if not what is the purpose of this code ?
Thanks,
Şükrü Bahadır Arslan
A mutex may be configured with rather exotic options such as recursive, unsafe, etc. The availability of these mutex options is controlled by configuation settings. When each option is enabled, additional fields are managed inside of the mutex structure.
pthread_cond_wait() and pthread_timed_wait() do the following atomically: (1) unlock the mutex, (2) wait for the condition, and (3) restore the mutex lock. When that lock is restored, pthread_cond_[timed]wait() must also restore the exact configuration of the mutex data structure if these "exotic" features are enabled.
Now that nxsem_wait_uninterruptible() returns an error when the thread is canceled, new logic is being executed. This revealed an existing error in pthread_cond_wait(). The nature of the error is as follows:
* pthread_cond_wait() must atomically (1) release the mutex, (2) wait on the condition, and (3) re-establish the mutex. Errors can occur on any of these steps. In this case the ECANCELED error was (very correctly) reported by nxsem_wait_uninterruptible().
* However, logic in step (3) had a bug; it re-acquired the mutex, but then a bug in existing logic cause the mutex to be improperly initialized. Essentially, the wrong error status value was being testing. This resulted in a nonsequitar and errors reported by the OS test.
This problem was found by apps/testing/ostest/pthread_cleanup.c
Resolution of Issue 619 will require multiple steps, this part of the first step in that resolution: Every call to nxsem_wait_uninterruptible() must handle the return value from nxsem_wait_uninterruptible properly. This commit is only for those files under graphics/, mm/, net/, sched/, wireless/bluetooth.
Still to do: Files under fs/, drivers/, and arch. The last is 116 files and will take some effort.
nxsem_timedwait_uninterruptible() must return -ECANCELED if the thread is canceled:
include/nuttx/semaphore.h: Return if nxsem_wait() returns ECANCELED meaning that the thread waiting for the semaphore has been canceled.
sched/semaphore/sem_timedwait.c: Same change (the inline version is in semaphore.h, the non-inlined version is in sem_tickwait.c).
drivers/sensors/lps25h.c and drivers/wireless/bluetooth/bt_uart_bcm4343x.c: Make sure that the caller deals correctly with the -ECANCELED return value.
Refer to issue 619.
* The appropriate size of stack varies among archs.
E.g. for 64-bit sim, 2048 is way too small, especially when the task
happens to use host OS functionalities.
I plan to allow an arch provide its own default.
* I plan to use this to replace hardcoded "STACKSIZE = 2048" in APPDIR.
Move the prototype for the internal OS from from sched/sched/sched.h to include/nuttx/sched.h. This was done because binfmt/binfmt/excecmodule.c requires the prototype for sched_releasetcb() and was illegally including sched/sched/sched.h. That is a blatant violation of the OS modular design and the person that did this should be hung up by their thumbs. Oh... I did that back in a bad moment in 2014. Now that is made right.
Update all files possible under sched/timer to Apache 2.0. These excludes two files that have a Xiaomi copyright. Also, run all modified files through nxstyle to assure that the conform to the coding standard.
PR #488 introduced an error in a file license header in file sched/mqueue/mqueue.h. This commit fixe that error and in the course of doing that, changing the license header to the standard Apache 2.0 header. I am the author and copyright hold of all modified files.
