Like the name implies, it is supposed to set the spawn attributes for
the NuttX specific "spawn proxy task" which was historically used as
a proxy to spawn new tasks. The proxy handled file actions and the signal
mask which are inherited from the parent.
The proxy task does not exist anymore, thus the proxy task attributes
do not need to be set anymore either.
Also, the function is currently still used, but the signal mask is set
for the spawning process, not the proxy process, and this is most
DEFINITELY an error (as the spawning process's signal mask changes
unexpectedly).
Setting the signal mask for the newly spawned process is simple, just
set it directly, if instructed to do so. This will be done in a later
patch!
Handle task spawn attributes as task spawn file actions are handled.
Why? This removes the need for sched_lock() when the task is being
spawned. When loading the new task from a file the scheduler can be
locked for a VERY LONG time, in the order of hundreds of milliseconds!
This is unacceptable for real time operation.
Also fixes a latent bug in exec_module, spawn_file_actions is executed
at a bad location; when CONFIG_ARCH_ADDRENV=y actions will point to the
new process's address environment (as it is temporarily instantiated at
that point). Fix this by moving it to after addrenv_restore.
The spawn proxy thread is a special existence in NuttX, usually some developers
spend a lot of time on stack overflow of spawn proxy thread:
https://github.com/apache/nuttx/issues/9046https://github.com/apache/nuttx/pull/9081
In order to avoid similar issues, this PR will remove spawn proxy thread to simplify
the process of task/posix_spawn().
1. Postpone the related processing of spawn file actions until after task_init()
2. Delete the temporary thread of spawn proxy and related global variables
Signed-off-by: chao an <anchao@xiaomi.com>
If address environments are in use, it is not possible to simply
memcpy from from one process to another. The current implementation
of env_dup does precisely this and thus, it fails at once when it is
attempted between two user processes.
The solution is to use the kernel's heap as an intermediate buffer.
This is a simple, effective and common way to do a fork().
Obviously this is not needed for kernel processes.
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.
* Simplify EINTR/ECANCEL error handling
1. Add semaphore uninterruptible wait function
2 .Replace semaphore wait loop with a single uninterruptible wait
3. Replace all sem_xxx to nxsem_xxx
* Unify the void cast usage
1. Remove void cast for function because many place ignore the returned value witout cast
2. Replace void cast for variable with UNUSED macro
libs/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
syscall/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
wireless/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
Documentation/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
include/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
drivers/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
sched/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
configs: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/xtensa: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/z80: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/x86: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/renesas and arch/risc-v: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/or1k: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/misoc: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/mips: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/avr: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/arm: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
Squashed commit of the following:
Trivial, cosmetic
sched/, arch/, and include: Rename task_vforkstart() as nxtask_vforkstart()
sched/, arch/, and include: Rename task_vforkabort() as nxtask_vforkabort()
sched/, arch/, and include: Rename task_vforksetup() as nxtask_vfork_setup()
sched/: Rename notify_cancellation() as nxnotify_cancellation()
sched/: Rename task_recover() to nxtask_recover()
sched/task, sched/pthread/, Documentation/: Rename task_argsetup() and task_terminate() to nxtask_argsetup() and nxtask_terminate(), respectively.
sched/task: Rename task_schedsetup() to nxtask_schedsetup()
sched/ (plus some binfmt/, include/, and arch/): Rename task_start() and task_starthook() to nxtask_start() and nxtask_starthook().
arch/ and sched/: Rename task_exit() and task_exithook() to nxtask_exit() and nxtask_exithook(), respectively.
sched/task: Rename all internal, static, functions to begin with the nx prefix.
1. Move exepath_*() related code to libc/misc
1. Rename exepath_ to envpath_
2. Rename BINFMT_EXEPATH to LIB_ENVPATH
libs/libc/modlib: Add pre module library symbol table support
sched/: Convert legitimate uses of task_create() to nxtask_create(). Review handling of returned values from all uses of kthread_create() (as well as nxtask_create()).
graphics/: Review return values for all calls to kthread_start() because it no longer returns an errno.
drivers/: threads started by drivers should be kernel threads, not user tasks. Review return values for all calls to kthread_start() because it no longer returns an errno.
configs/: threads started by board bringup logic should be kernel threads, not user tasksi (part 2 of 2).
sched/task: Add nxtask_create(). Kthread_create() and nxtask_create() are internal OS functions and should not modify the errno variable. configs/: threads started by board bringup logic should be kernel threads, not user tasks.
sched/sched: Correct some build issues introduced by last set of changes.
sched/sched: Add new internal OS function nxsched_setaffinity() that is identical to sched_isetaffinity() except that it does not modify the errno value. All usage of sched_setaffinity() within the OS is replaced with nxsched_setaffinity().
sched/sched: Internal functions sched_reprioritize() and sched_setpriority() no longer movidify the errno value. Also renamed to nxsched_reprioritize() and sched_setpriority().
sched/sched: Add new internal OS function nxsched_getscheduler() that is identical to sched_getscheduler() except that it does not modify the errno value. All usage of sched_getscheduler() within the OS is replaced with nxsched_getscheduler().
sched/sched: Add new internal OS function nxsched_setparam() that is identical to sched_setparam() except that it does not modify the errno value. All usage of sched_setparam() within the OS is replaced with nxsched_setparam().
sched/sched: Add new internal OS function nxsched_getparam() that is identical to sched_getparam() except that it does not modify the errno value (actually, the previous value erroneously neglected to set the errno value to begin with, but this fixes both issues). All usage of sched_getparam() within the OS is replaced with nxsched_getparam().