This commit backs out most of commit b4747286b1. That change was added because sem_wait() would sometimes cause cancellation points inappropriated. But with these recent changes, nxsem_wait() is used instead and it is not a cancellation point.
In the OS, all calls to sem_wait() changed to nxsem_wait(). nxsem_wait() does not return errors via errno so each place where nxsem_wait() is now called must not examine the errno variable.
In all OS functions (not libraries), change sem_wait() to nxsem_wait(). This will prevent the OS from creating bogus cancellation points and from modifying the per-task errno variable.
sched/semaphore: Add the function nxsem_wait(). This is a new internal OS interface. It is functionally equivalent to sem_wait() except that (1) it is not a cancellation point, and (2) it does not set the per-thread errno value on return.
sched/semaphore: Add nxsem_post() which is identical to sem_post() except that it never modifies the errno variable. Changed all references to sem_post in the OS to nxsem_post().
sched/semaphore: Add nxsem_destroy() which is identical to sem_destroy() except that it never modifies the errno variable. Changed all references to sem_destroy() in the OS to nxsem_destroy().
libc/semaphore and sched/semaphore: Add nxsem_getprotocol() and nxsem_setprotocola which are identical to sem_getprotocol() and set_setprotocol() except that they never modifies the errno variable. Changed all references to sem_setprotocol in the OS to nxsem_setprotocol(). sem_getprotocol() was not used in the OS
libc/semaphore: Add nxsem_getvalue() which is identical to sem_getvalue() except that it never modifies the errno variable. Changed all references to sem_getvalue in the OS to nxsem_getvalue().
sched/semaphore: Rename all internal private functions from sem_xyz to nxsem_xyz. The sem_ prefix is (will be) reserved only for the application semaphore interfaces.
libc/semaphore: Add nxsem_init() which is identical to sem_init() except that it never modifies the errno variable. Changed all references to sem_init in the OS to nxsem_init().
sched/semaphore: Rename sem_tickwait() to nxsem_tickwait() so that it is clear this is an internal OS function.
sched/semaphoate: Rename sem_reset() to nxsem_reset() so that it is clear this is an internal OS function.
in the case of CONFIG_SEM_PREALLOCHOLDERS=0
The call to sem_restorebaseprio_task context switches in the
sem_foreachholder(sem, sem_restoreholderprioB, stcb); call
prior to releasing the holder. So the running task is left
as a holder as is the started task. Leaving both slots filled
Thus failing to perforem the boost/or restoration on the
correct tcb.
This PR fixes this by releasing the running task slot prior
to reprioritization that can lead to the context switch.
To faclitate this, the interface to sem_restorebaseprio
needed to take the tcb from the holder prior to the
holder being freed. In the failure case where sched_verifytcb
fails it added the overhead of looking up the holder.
There is also the adfitinal thunking on the foreach to
get from holer to holder->tcb.
An alternate approach could be to leve the interface the same
and allocate a holder on the stack of sem_restoreholderprioB
copy the sem's holder to it, free it as is done in this pr
and and then pass that address sem_restoreholderprio as the
holder. It could then get the holder's tcb but we would
keep the same sem_findholder in sched_verifytcb.
This commit corrects this. This is matching logic in sched_addreadytorun to avoid starting new tasks within the critical section (unless the CPU is the holder of the lock). The holder of the IRQ lock must be permitted to do whatever it needs to do.
This caused a problem when the thread calling sem_wait() was very low priority. When it received the count, there may be higher priority threads "hogging" the CPU that prevent the lower priority task from running and, as a result, the sem_addholder() may be delayed indefinitely.
The fix was to have sem_post() call sem_addholder() just before restarting the thread waiting for the semaphore count.
This problem was noted by Benix Vincent who also suggested the solution.
