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Semaphore Manager
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#################
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.. index:: semaphores
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.. index:: binary semaphores
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.. index:: counting semaphores
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.. index:: mutual exclusion
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Introduction
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============
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The semaphore manager utilizes standard Dijkstra
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counting semaphores to provide synchronization and mutual
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exclusion capabilities. The directives provided by the
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semaphore manager are:
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- ``rtems.semaphore_create`` - Create a semaphore
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- ``rtems.semaphore_ident`` - Get ID of a semaphore
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- ``rtems.semaphore_delete`` - Delete a semaphore
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- ``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` - Acquire a semaphore
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- ``rtems.semaphore_release`` - Release a semaphore
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- ``rtems.semaphore_flush`` - Unblock all tasks waiting on a semaphore
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- ``rtems.semaphore_set_priority`` - Set priority by
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scheduler for a semaphore
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Background
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==========
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A semaphore can be viewed as a protected variable
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whose value can be modified only with the``rtems.semaphore_create``,``rtems.semaphore_obtain``, and``rtems.semaphore_release`` directives. RTEMS
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supports both binary and counting semaphores. A binary semaphore
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is restricted to values of zero or one, while a counting
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semaphore can assume any non-negative integer value.
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A binary semaphore can be used to control access to a
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single resource. In particular, it can be used to enforce
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mutual exclusion for a critical section in user code. In this
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instance, the semaphore would be created with an initial count
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of one to indicate that no task is executing the critical
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section of code. Upon entry to the critical section, a task
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must issue the ``rtems.semaphore_obtain``
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directive to prevent other tasks from entering the critical section.
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Upon exit from the critical section, the task must issue the``rtems.semaphore_release`` directive to
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allow another task to execute the critical section.
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A counting semaphore can be used to control access to
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a pool of two or more resources. For example, access to three
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printers could be administered by a semaphore created with an
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initial count of three. When a task requires access to one of
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the printers, it issues the ``rtems.semaphore_obtain``
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directive to obtain access to a printer. If a printer is not currently
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available, the task can wait for a printer to become available or return
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immediately. When the task has completed printing, it should
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issue the ``rtems.semaphore_release``
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directive to allow other tasks access to the printer.
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Task synchronization may be achieved by creating a
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semaphore with an initial count of zero. One task waits for the
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arrival of another task by issuing a ``rtems.semaphore_obtain``
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directive when it reaches a synchronization point. The other task
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performs a corresponding ``rtems.semaphore_release``
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operation when it reaches its synchronization point, thus unblocking
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the pending task.
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Nested Resource Access
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----------------------
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Deadlock occurs when a task owning a binary semaphore
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attempts to acquire that same semaphore and blocks as result.
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Since the semaphore is allocated to a task, it cannot be
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deleted. Therefore, the task that currently holds the semaphore
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and is also blocked waiting for that semaphore will never
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execute again.
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RTEMS addresses this problem by allowing the task
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holding the binary semaphore to obtain the same binary semaphore
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multiple times in a nested manner. Each``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` must be accompanied with a``rtems.semaphore_release``. The semaphore will
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only be made available for acquisition by other tasks when the
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outermost ``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` is matched with
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a ``rtems.semaphore_release``.
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Simple binary semaphores do not allow nested access and so can be used for task synchronization.
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Priority Inversion
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------------------
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Priority inversion is a form of indefinite
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postponement which is common in multitasking, preemptive
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executives with shared resources. Priority inversion occurs
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when a high priority tasks requests access to shared resource
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which is currently allocated to low priority task. The high
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priority task must block until the low priority task releases
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the resource. This problem is exacerbated when the low priority
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task is prevented from executing by one or more medium priority
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tasks. Because the low priority task is not executing, it
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cannot complete its interaction with the resource and release
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that resource. The high priority task is effectively prevented
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from executing by lower priority tasks.
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Priority Inheritance
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--------------------
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Priority inheritance is an algorithm that calls for
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the lower priority task holding a resource to have its priority
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increased to that of the highest priority task blocked waiting
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for that resource. Each time a task blocks attempting to obtain
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the resource, the task holding the resource may have its
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priority increased.
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On SMP configurations, in case the task holding the resource and the task that
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blocks attempting to obtain the resource are in different scheduler instances,
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the priority of the holder is raised to the pseudo-interrupt priority (priority
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boosting). The pseudo-interrupt priority is the highest priority.
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RTEMS supports priority inheritance for local, binary
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semaphores that use the priority task wait queue blocking
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discipline. When a task of higher priority than the task
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holding the semaphore blocks, the priority of the task holding
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the semaphore is increased to that of the blocking task. When
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the task holding the task completely releases the binary
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semaphore (i.e. not for a nested release), the holder’s priority
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is restored to the value it had before any higher priority was
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inherited.
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The RTEMS implementation of the priority inheritance
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algorithm takes into account the scenario in which a task holds
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more than one binary semaphore. The holding task will execute
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at the priority of the higher of the highest ceiling priority or
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at the priority of the highest priority task blocked waiting for
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any of the semaphores the task holds. Only when the task
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releases ALL of the binary semaphores it holds will its priority
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be restored to the normal value.
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Priority Ceiling
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----------------
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Priority ceiling is an algorithm that calls for the
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lower priority task holding a resource to have its priority
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increased to that of the highest priority task which will EVER
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block waiting for that resource. This algorithm addresses the
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problem of priority inversion although it avoids the possibility
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of changing the priority of the task holding the resource
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multiple times. The priority ceiling algorithm will only change
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the priority of the task holding the resource a maximum of one
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time. The ceiling priority is set at creation time and must be
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the priority of the highest priority task which will ever
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attempt to acquire that semaphore.
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RTEMS supports priority ceiling for local, binary
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semaphores that use the priority task wait queue blocking
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discipline. When a task of lower priority than the ceiling
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priority successfully obtains the semaphore, its priority is
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raised to the ceiling priority. When the task holding the task
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completely releases the binary semaphore (i.e. not for a nested
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release), the holder’s priority is restored to the value it had
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before any higher priority was put into effect.
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The need to identify the highest priority task which
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will attempt to obtain a particular semaphore can be a difficult
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task in a large, complicated system. Although the priority
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ceiling algorithm is more efficient than the priority
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inheritance algorithm with respect to the maximum number of task
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priority changes which may occur while a task holds a particular
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semaphore, the priority inheritance algorithm is more forgiving
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in that it does not require this apriori information.
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The RTEMS implementation of the priority ceiling
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algorithm takes into account the scenario in which a task holds
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more than one binary semaphore. The holding task will execute
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at the priority of the higher of the highest ceiling priority or
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at the priority of the highest priority task blocked waiting for
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any of the semaphores the task holds. Only when the task
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releases ALL of the binary semaphores it holds will its priority
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be restored to the normal value.
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Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol
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----------------------------------------
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The Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol (MrsP) is defined in *A.
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Burns and A.J. Wellings, A Schedulability Compatible Multiprocessor Resource
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Sharing Protocol - MrsP, Proceedings of the 25th Euromicro Conference on
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Real-Time Systems (ECRTS 2013), July 2013*. It is a generalization of the
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Priority Ceiling Protocol to SMP systems. Each MrsP semaphore uses a ceiling
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priority per scheduler instance. These ceiling priorities can be specified
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with ``rtems_semaphore_set_priority()``. A task obtaining or owning a MrsP
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semaphore will execute with the ceiling priority for its scheduler instance as
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specified by the MrsP semaphore object. Tasks waiting to get ownership of a
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MrsP semaphore will not relinquish the processor voluntarily. In case the
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owner of a MrsP semaphore gets preempted it can ask all tasks waiting for this
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semaphore to help out and temporarily borrow the right to execute on one of
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their assigned processors.
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Building a Semaphore Attribute Set
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----------------------------------
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In general, an attribute set is built by a bitwise OR
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of the desired attribute components. The following table lists
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the set of valid semaphore attributes:
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- ``RTEMS.FIFO`` - tasks wait by FIFO (default)
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- ``RTEMS.PRIORITY`` - tasks wait by priority
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- ``RTEMS.BINARY_SEMAPHORE`` - restrict values to
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0 and 1
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- ``RTEMS.COUNTING_SEMAPHORE`` - no restriction on values
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(default)
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- ``RTEMS.SIMPLE_BINARY_SEMAPHORE`` - restrict values to
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0 and 1, do not allow nested access, allow deletion of locked semaphore.
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- ``RTEMS.NO_INHERIT_PRIORITY`` - do not use priority
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inheritance (default)
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- ``RTEMS.INHERIT_PRIORITY`` - use priority inheritance
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- ``RTEMS.NO_PRIORITY_CEILING`` - do not use priority
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ceiling (default)
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- ``RTEMS.PRIORITY_CEILING`` - use priority ceiling
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- ``RTEMS.NO_MULTIPROCESSOR_RESOURCE_SHARING`` - do not use
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Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol (default)
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- ``RTEMS.MULTIPROCESSOR_RESOURCE_SHARING`` - use
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Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol
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- ``RTEMS.LOCAL`` - local semaphore (default)
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- ``RTEMS.GLOBAL`` - global semaphore
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Attribute values are specifically designed to be
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mutually exclusive, therefore bitwise OR and addition operations
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are equivalent as long as each attribute appears exactly once in
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the component list. An attribute listed as a default is not
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required to appear in the attribute list, although it is a good
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programming practice to specify default attributes. If all
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defaults are desired, the attribute``RTEMS.DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTES`` should be
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specified on this call.
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This example demonstrates the attribute_set parameter needed to create a
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local semaphore with the task priority waiting queue discipline. The
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attribute_set parameter passed to the``rtems.semaphore_create`` directive could be either``RTEMS.PRIORITY`` or ``RTEMS.LOCAL or
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RTEMS.PRIORITY``. The attribute_set parameter can be set to``RTEMS.PRIORITY`` because ``RTEMS.LOCAL`` is the
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default for all created tasks. If a similar semaphore were to be known
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globally, then the attribute_set parameter would be``RTEMS.GLOBAL or RTEMS.PRIORITY``.
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Some combinatinos of these attributes are invalid. For example, priority
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ordered blocking discipline must be applied to a binary semaphore in order
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to use either the priority inheritance or priority ceiling functionality.
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The following tree figure illustrates the valid combinations.
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.. code:: c
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Not available in ASCII representation
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Building a SEMAPHORE_OBTAIN Option Set
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--------------------------------------
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In general, an option is built by a bitwise OR of the
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desired option components. The set of valid options for the``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` directive are listed
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in the following table:
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- ``RTEMS.WAIT`` - task will wait for semaphore (default)
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- ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT`` - task should not wait
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Option values are specifically designed to be mutually exclusive,
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therefore bitwise OR and addition operations are equivalent as long as
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each attribute appears exactly once in the component list. An option
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listed as a default is not required to appear in the list, although it is
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a good programming practice to specify default options. If all defaults
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are desired, the option ``RTEMS.DEFAULT_OPTIONS`` should be
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specified on this call.
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This example demonstrates the option parameter needed
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to poll for a semaphore. The option parameter passed to the``rtems.semaphore_obtain``
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directive should be ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT``.
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Operations
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==========
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Creating a Semaphore
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--------------------
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The ``rtems.semaphore_create`` directive creates a binary or
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counting semaphore with a user-specified name as well as an
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initial count. If a binary semaphore is created with a count of
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zero (0) to indicate that it has been allocated, then the task
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creating the semaphore is considered the current holder of the
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semaphore. At create time the method for ordering waiting tasks
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in the semaphore’s task wait queue (by FIFO or task priority) is
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specified. Additionally, the priority inheritance or priority
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ceiling algorithm may be selected for local, binary semaphores
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that use the priority task wait queue blocking discipline. If
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the priority ceiling algorithm is selected, then the highest
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priority of any task which will attempt to obtain this semaphore
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must be specified. RTEMS allocates a Semaphore Control Block
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(SMCB) from the SMCB free list. This data structure is used by
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RTEMS to manage the newly created semaphore. Also, a unique
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semaphore ID is generated and returned to the calling task.
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Obtaining Semaphore IDs
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-----------------------
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When a semaphore is created, RTEMS generates a unique
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semaphore ID and assigns it to the created semaphore until it is
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deleted. The semaphore ID may be obtained by either of two
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methods. First, as the result of an invocation of the``rtems.semaphore_create`` directive, the
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semaphore ID is stored in a user provided location. Second,
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the semaphore ID may be obtained later using the``rtems.semaphore_ident`` directive. The semaphore ID is
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used by other semaphore manager directives to access this
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semaphore.
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Acquiring a Semaphore
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---------------------
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The ``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` directive is used to acquire the
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specified semaphore. A simplified version of the``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` directive can be described as follows:
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.. code:: c
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if semaphore's count is greater than zero
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then decrement semaphore's count
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else wait for release of semaphore
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return SUCCESSFUL
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When the semaphore cannot be immediately acquired,
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one of the following situations applies:
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- By default, the calling task will wait forever to
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acquire the semaphore.
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- Specifying ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT`` forces an immediate return
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with an error status code.
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- Specifying a timeout limits the interval the task will
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wait before returning with an error status code.
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If the task waits to acquire the semaphore, then it
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is placed in the semaphore’s task wait queue in either FIFO or
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task priority order. If the task blocked waiting for a binary
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semaphore using priority inheritance and the task’s priority is
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greater than that of the task currently holding the semaphore,
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then the holding task will inherit the priority of the blocking
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task. All tasks waiting on a semaphore are returned an error
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code when the semaphore is deleted.
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When a task successfully obtains a semaphore using
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priority ceiling and the priority ceiling for this semaphore is
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greater than that of the holder, then the holder’s priority will
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be elevated.
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Releasing a Semaphore
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---------------------
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The ``rtems.semaphore_release`` directive is used to release
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the specified semaphore. A simplified version of the``rtems.semaphore_release`` directive can be described as
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follows:
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.. code:: c
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if no tasks are waiting on this semaphore
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then increment semaphore's count
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else assign semaphore to a waiting task
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return SUCCESSFUL
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If this is the outermost release of a binary
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semaphore that uses priority inheritance or priority ceiling and
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the task does not currently hold any other binary semaphores,
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then the task performing the ``rtems.semaphore_release``
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will have its priority restored to its normal value.
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Deleting a Semaphore
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--------------------
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The ``rtems.semaphore_delete`` directive removes a semaphore
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from the system and frees its control block. A semaphore can be
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deleted by any local task that knows the semaphore’s ID. As a
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result of this directive, all tasks blocked waiting to acquire
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the semaphore will be readied and returned a status code which
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indicates that the semaphore was deleted. Any subsequent
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references to the semaphore’s name and ID are invalid.
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Directives
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==========
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This section details the semaphore manager’s
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directives. A subsection is dedicated to each of this manager’s
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directives and describes the calling sequence, related
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constants, usage, and status codes.
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SEMAPHORE_CREATE - Create a semaphore
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-------------------------------------
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.. index:: create a semaphore
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**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
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.. code:: c
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procedure Semaphore_Create (
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Name : in RTEMS.Name;
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Count : in RTEMS.Unsigned32;
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Attribute_Set : in RTEMS.Attribute;
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Priority_Ceiling : in RTEMS.Task_Priority;
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ID : out RTEMS.ID;
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Result : out RTEMS.Status_Codes
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);
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**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
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``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - semaphore created successfully
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``RTEMS.INVALID_NAME`` - invalid semaphore name
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``RTEMS.INVALID_ADDRESS`` - ``id`` is NULL
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``RTEMS.TOO_MANY`` - too many semaphores created
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``RTEMS.NOT_DEFINED`` - invalid attribute set
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``RTEMS.INVALID_NUMBER`` - invalid starting count for binary semaphore
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``RTEMS.MP_NOT_CONFIGURED`` - multiprocessing not configured
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``RTEMS.TOO_MANY`` - too many global objects
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**DESCRIPTION:**
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This directive creates a semaphore which resides on
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the local node. The created semaphore has the user-defined name
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specified in name and the initial count specified in count. For
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control and maintenance of the semaphore, RTEMS allocates and
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initializes a SMCB. The RTEMS-assigned semaphore id is returned
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in id. This semaphore id is used with other semaphore related
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directives to access the semaphore.
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Specifying PRIORITY in attribute_set causes tasks
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waiting for a semaphore to be serviced according to task
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priority. When FIFO is selected, tasks are serviced in First
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In-First Out order.
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**NOTES:**
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This directive will not cause the calling task to be
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preempted.
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The priority inheritance and priority ceiling
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algorithms are only supported for local, binary semaphores that
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use the priority task wait queue blocking discipline.
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The following semaphore attribute constants are
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defined by RTEMS:
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- ``RTEMS.FIFO`` - tasks wait by FIFO (default)
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- ``RTEMS.PRIORITY`` - tasks wait by priority
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- ``RTEMS.BINARY_SEMAPHORE`` - restrict values to
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0 and 1
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- ``RTEMS.COUNTING_SEMAPHORE`` - no restriction on values
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(default)
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- ``RTEMS.SIMPLE_BINARY_SEMAPHORE`` - restrict values to
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0 and 1, block on nested access, allow deletion of locked semaphore.
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- ``RTEMS.NO_INHERIT_PRIORITY`` - do not use priority
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inheritance (default)
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- ``RTEMS.INHERIT_PRIORITY`` - use priority inheritance
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- ``RTEMS.NO_PRIORITY_CEILING`` - do not use priority
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ceiling (default)
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- ``RTEMS.PRIORITY_CEILING`` - use priority ceiling
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- ``RTEMS.NO_MULTIPROCESSOR_RESOURCE_SHARING`` - do not use
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Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol (default)
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- ``RTEMS.MULTIPROCESSOR_RESOURCE_SHARING`` - use
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Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol
|
||
|
||
- ``RTEMS.LOCAL`` - local semaphore (default)
|
||
|
||
- ``RTEMS.GLOBAL`` - global semaphore
|
||
|
||
Semaphores should not be made global unless remote
|
||
tasks must interact with the created semaphore. This is to
|
||
avoid the system overhead incurred by the creation of a global
|
||
semaphore. When a global semaphore is created, the semaphore’s
|
||
name and id must be transmitted to every node in the system for
|
||
insertion in the local copy of the global object table.
|
||
|
||
Note that some combinations of attributes are not valid. See the
|
||
earlier discussion on this.
|
||
|
||
The total number of global objects, including semaphores, is limited by
|
||
the maximum_global_objects field in the Configuration Table.
|
||
|
||
It is not allowed to create an initially locked MrsP semaphore and the``RTEMS.INVALID_NUMBER`` status code will be returned on SMP
|
||
configurations in this case. This prevents lock order reversal problems with
|
||
the allocator mutex.
|
||
|
||
SEMAPHORE_IDENT - Get ID of a semaphore
|
||
---------------------------------------
|
||
.. index:: get ID of a semaphore
|
||
.. index:: obtain ID of a semaphore
|
||
|
||
**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
|
||
|
||
.. code:: c
|
||
|
||
procedure Semaphore_Ident (
|
||
Name : in RTEMS.Name;
|
||
Node : in RTEMS.Unsigned32;
|
||
ID : out RTEMS.ID;
|
||
Result : out RTEMS.Status_Codes
|
||
);
|
||
|
||
**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
|
||
|
||
``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - semaphore identified successfully
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_NAME`` - semaphore name not found
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_NODE`` - invalid node id
|
||
|
||
**DESCRIPTION:**
|
||
|
||
This directive obtains the semaphore id associated
|
||
with the semaphore name. If the semaphore name is not unique,
|
||
then the semaphore id will match one of the semaphores with that
|
||
name. However, this semaphore id is not guaranteed to
|
||
correspond to the desired semaphore. The semaphore id is used
|
||
by other semaphore related directives to access the semaphore.
|
||
|
||
**NOTES:**
|
||
|
||
This directive will not cause the running task to be
|
||
preempted.
|
||
|
||
If node is ``RTEMS.SEARCH_ALL_NODES``, all nodes are searched
|
||
with the local node being searched first. All other nodes are
|
||
searched with the lowest numbered node searched first.
|
||
|
||
If node is a valid node number which does not
|
||
represent the local node, then only the semaphores exported by
|
||
the designated node are searched.
|
||
|
||
This directive does not generate activity on remote
|
||
nodes. It accesses only the local copy of the global object
|
||
table.
|
||
|
||
SEMAPHORE_DELETE - Delete a semaphore
|
||
-------------------------------------
|
||
.. index:: delete a semaphore
|
||
|
||
**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
|
||
|
||
.. code:: c
|
||
|
||
procedure Semaphore_Delete (
|
||
ID : in RTEMS.ID;
|
||
Result : out RTEMS.Status_Codes
|
||
);
|
||
|
||
**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
|
||
|
||
``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - semaphore deleted successfully
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_ID`` - invalid semaphore id
|
||
``RTEMS.RESOURCE_IN_USE`` - binary semaphore is in use
|
||
``RTEMS.ILLEGAL_ON_REMOTE_OBJECT`` - cannot delete remote semaphore
|
||
|
||
**DESCRIPTION:**
|
||
|
||
This directive deletes the semaphore specified by ``id``.
|
||
All tasks blocked waiting to acquire the semaphore will be
|
||
readied and returned a status code which indicates that the
|
||
semaphore was deleted. The SMCB for this semaphore is reclaimed
|
||
by RTEMS.
|
||
|
||
**NOTES:**
|
||
|
||
The calling task will be preempted if it is enabled
|
||
by the task’s execution mode and a higher priority local task is
|
||
waiting on the deleted semaphore. The calling task will NOT be
|
||
preempted if all of the tasks that are waiting on the semaphore
|
||
are remote tasks.
|
||
|
||
The calling task does not have to be the task that
|
||
created the semaphore. Any local task that knows the semaphore
|
||
id can delete the semaphore.
|
||
|
||
When a global semaphore is deleted, the semaphore id
|
||
must be transmitted to every node in the system for deletion
|
||
from the local copy of the global object table.
|
||
|
||
The semaphore must reside on the local node, even if
|
||
the semaphore was created with the ``RTEMS.GLOBAL`` option.
|
||
|
||
Proxies, used to represent remote tasks, are
|
||
reclaimed when the semaphore is deleted.
|
||
|
||
SEMAPHORE_OBTAIN - Acquire a semaphore
|
||
--------------------------------------
|
||
.. index:: obtain a semaphore
|
||
.. index:: lock a semaphore
|
||
|
||
**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
|
||
|
||
.. code:: c
|
||
|
||
procedure Semaphore_Obtain (
|
||
ID : in RTEMS.ID;
|
||
Option_Set : in RTEMS.Option;
|
||
Timeout : in RTEMS.Interval;
|
||
Result : out RTEMS.Status_Codes
|
||
);
|
||
|
||
**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
|
||
|
||
``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - semaphore obtained successfully
|
||
``RTEMS.UNSATISFIED`` - semaphore not available
|
||
``RTEMS.TIMEOUT`` - timed out waiting for semaphore
|
||
``RTEMS.OBJECT_WAS_DELETED`` - semaphore deleted while waiting
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_ID`` - invalid semaphore id
|
||
|
||
**DESCRIPTION:**
|
||
|
||
This directive acquires the semaphore specified by
|
||
id. The ``RTEMS.WAIT`` and ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT`` components of the options parameter
|
||
indicate whether the calling task wants to wait for the
|
||
semaphore to become available or return immediately if the
|
||
semaphore is not currently available. With either ``RTEMS.WAIT`` or``RTEMS.NO_WAIT``, if the current semaphore count is positive, then it is
|
||
decremented by one and the semaphore is successfully acquired by
|
||
returning immediately with a successful return code.
|
||
|
||
If the calling task chooses to return immediately and the current
|
||
semaphore count is zero or negative, then a status code is returned
|
||
indicating that the semaphore is not available. If the calling task
|
||
chooses to wait for a semaphore and the current semaphore count is zero or
|
||
negative, then it is decremented by one and the calling task is placed on
|
||
the semaphore’s wait queue and blocked. If the semaphore was created with
|
||
the ``RTEMS.PRIORITY`` attribute, then the calling task is
|
||
inserted into the queue according to its priority. However, if the
|
||
semaphore was created with the ``RTEMS.FIFO`` attribute, then
|
||
the calling task is placed at the rear of the wait queue. If the binary
|
||
semaphore was created with the ``RTEMS.INHERIT_PRIORITY``
|
||
attribute, then the priority of the task currently holding the binary
|
||
semaphore is guaranteed to be greater than or equal to that of the
|
||
blocking task. If the binary semaphore was created with the``RTEMS.PRIORITY_CEILING`` attribute, a task successfully
|
||
obtains the semaphore, and the priority of that task is greater than the
|
||
ceiling priority for this semaphore, then the priority of the task
|
||
obtaining the semaphore is elevated to that of the ceiling.
|
||
|
||
The timeout parameter specifies the maximum interval the calling task is
|
||
willing to be blocked waiting for the semaphore. If it is set to``RTEMS.NO_TIMEOUT``, then the calling task will wait forever.
|
||
If the semaphore is available or the ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT`` option
|
||
component is set, then timeout is ignored.
|
||
|
||
Deadlock situations are detected for MrsP semaphores and the``RTEMS.UNSATISFIED`` status code will be returned on SMP
|
||
configurations in this case.
|
||
|
||
**NOTES:**
|
||
|
||
The following semaphore acquisition option constants
|
||
are defined by RTEMS:
|
||
|
||
- ``RTEMS.WAIT`` - task will wait for semaphore (default)
|
||
|
||
- ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT`` - task should not wait
|
||
|
||
Attempting to obtain a global semaphore which does not reside on the local
|
||
node will generate a request to the remote node to access the semaphore.
|
||
If the semaphore is not available and ``RTEMS.NO_WAIT`` was
|
||
not specified, then the task must be blocked until the semaphore is
|
||
released. A proxy is allocated on the remote node to represent the task
|
||
until the semaphore is released.
|
||
|
||
A clock tick is required to support the timeout functionality of
|
||
this directive.
|
||
|
||
It is not allowed to obtain a MrsP semaphore more than once by one task at a
|
||
time (nested access) and the ``RTEMS.UNSATISFIED`` status code will
|
||
be returned on SMP configurations in this case.
|
||
|
||
SEMAPHORE_RELEASE - Release a semaphore
|
||
---------------------------------------
|
||
.. index:: release a semaphore
|
||
.. index:: unlock a semaphore
|
||
|
||
**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
|
||
|
||
.. code:: c
|
||
|
||
procedure Semaphore_Release (
|
||
ID : in RTEMS.ID;
|
||
Result : out RTEMS.Status_Codes
|
||
);
|
||
|
||
**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
|
||
|
||
``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - semaphore released successfully
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_ID`` - invalid semaphore id
|
||
``RTEMS.NOT_OWNER_OF_RESOURCE`` - calling task does not own semaphore
|
||
``RTEMS.INCORRECT_STATE`` - invalid unlock order
|
||
|
||
**DESCRIPTION:**
|
||
|
||
This directive releases the semaphore specified by
|
||
id. The semaphore count is incremented by one. If the count is
|
||
zero or negative, then the first task on this semaphore’s wait
|
||
queue is removed and unblocked. The unblocked task may preempt
|
||
the running task if the running task’s preemption mode is
|
||
enabled and the unblocked task has a higher priority than the
|
||
running task.
|
||
|
||
**NOTES:**
|
||
|
||
The calling task may be preempted if it causes a
|
||
higher priority task to be made ready for execution.
|
||
|
||
Releasing a global semaphore which does not reside on
|
||
the local node will generate a request telling the remote node
|
||
to release the semaphore.
|
||
|
||
If the task to be unblocked resides on a different
|
||
node from the semaphore, then the semaphore allocation is
|
||
forwarded to the appropriate node, the waiting task is
|
||
unblocked, and the proxy used to represent the task is reclaimed.
|
||
|
||
The outermost release of a local, binary, priority
|
||
inheritance or priority ceiling semaphore may result in the
|
||
calling task having its priority lowered. This will occur if
|
||
the calling task holds no other binary semaphores and it has
|
||
inherited a higher priority.
|
||
|
||
The MrsP semaphores must be released in the reversed obtain order, otherwise
|
||
the ``RTEMS.INCORRECT_STATE`` status code will be returned on SMP
|
||
configurations in this case.
|
||
|
||
SEMAPHORE_FLUSH - Unblock all tasks waiting on a semaphore
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------
|
||
.. index:: flush a semaphore
|
||
.. index:: unblock all tasks waiting on a semaphore
|
||
|
||
**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
|
||
|
||
.. code:: c
|
||
|
||
procedure Semaphore_Flush (
|
||
ID : in RTEMS.ID;
|
||
Result : out RTEMS.Status_Codes
|
||
);
|
||
|
||
**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
|
||
|
||
``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - semaphore released successfully
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_ID`` - invalid semaphore id
|
||
``RTEMS.NOT_DEFINED`` - operation not defined for the protocol of
|
||
the semaphore
|
||
``RTEMS.ILLEGAL_ON_REMOTE_OBJECT`` - not supported for remote semaphores
|
||
|
||
**DESCRIPTION:**
|
||
|
||
This directive unblocks all tasks waiting on the semaphore specified by
|
||
id. Since there are tasks blocked on the semaphore, the semaphore’s
|
||
count is not changed by this directive and thus is zero before and
|
||
after this directive is executed. Tasks which are unblocked as the
|
||
result of this directive will return from the``rtems.semaphore_obtain`` directive with a
|
||
status code of ``RTEMS.UNSATISFIED`` to indicate
|
||
that the semaphore was not obtained.
|
||
|
||
This directive may unblock any number of tasks. Any of the unblocked
|
||
tasks may preempt the running task if the running task’s preemption mode is
|
||
enabled and an unblocked task has a higher priority than the
|
||
running task.
|
||
|
||
**NOTES:**
|
||
|
||
The calling task may be preempted if it causes a
|
||
higher priority task to be made ready for execution.
|
||
|
||
If the task to be unblocked resides on a different
|
||
node from the semaphore, then the waiting task is
|
||
unblocked, and the proxy used to represent the task is reclaimed.
|
||
|
||
It is not allowed to flush a MrsP semaphore and the``RTEMS.NOT_DEFINED`` status code will be returned on SMP
|
||
configurations in this case.
|
||
|
||
SEMAPHORE_SET_PRIORITY - Set priority by scheduler for a semaphore
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
.. index:: set priority by scheduler for a semaphore
|
||
|
||
**CALLING SEQUENCE:**
|
||
|
||
**DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:**
|
||
|
||
``RTEMS.SUCCESSFUL`` - successful operation
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_ID`` - invalid semaphore or scheduler id
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_ADDRESS`` - ``old_priority`` is NULL
|
||
``RTEMS.INVALID_PRIORITY`` - invalid new priority value
|
||
``RTEMS.NOT_DEFINED`` - operation not defined for the protocol of
|
||
the semaphore
|
||
``RTEMS.ILLEGAL_ON_REMOTE_OBJECT`` - not supported for remote semaphores
|
||
|
||
**DESCRIPTION:**
|
||
|
||
This directive sets the priority value with respect to the specified scheduler
|
||
of a semaphore.
|
||
|
||
The special priority value ``RTEMS_CURRENT_PRIORITY`` can be used to get the
|
||
current priority value without changing it.
|
||
|
||
The interpretation of the priority value depends on the protocol of the
|
||
semaphore object.
|
||
|
||
- The Multiprocessor Resource Sharing Protocol needs a ceiling priority per
|
||
scheduler instance. This operation can be used to specify these priority
|
||
values.
|
||
|
||
- For the Priority Ceiling Protocol the ceiling priority is used with this
|
||
operation.
|
||
|
||
- For other protocols this operation is not defined.
|
||
|
||
**EXAMPLE:**
|
||
|
||
.. code:: c
|
||
|
||
#include <assert.h>
|
||
#include <stdlib.h>
|
||
#include <rtems.h>
|
||
#define SCHED_A rtems_build_name(' ', ' ', ' ', 'A')
|
||
#define SCHED_B rtems_build_name(' ', ' ', ' ', 'B')
|
||
static void Init(rtems_task_argument arg)
|
||
{
|
||
rtems_status_code sc;
|
||
rtems_id semaphore_id;
|
||
rtems_id scheduler_a_id;
|
||
rtems_id scheduler_b_id;
|
||
rtems_task_priority prio;
|
||
/* Get the scheduler identifiers \*/
|
||
sc = rtems_scheduler_ident(SCHED_A, &scheduler_a_id);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
sc = rtems_scheduler_ident(SCHED_B, &scheduler_b_id);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
/* Create a MrsP semaphore object \*/
|
||
sc = rtems_semaphore_create(
|
||
rtems_build_name('M', 'R', 'S', 'P'),
|
||
1,
|
||
RTEMS_MULTIPROCESSOR_RESOURCE_SHARING
|
||
| RTEMS_BINARY_SEMAPHORE,
|
||
1,
|
||
&semaphore_id
|
||
);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
/*
|
||
* The ceiling priority values per scheduler are equal to the value specified
|
||
* for object creation.
|
||
\*/
|
||
prio = RTEMS_CURRENT_PRIORITY;
|
||
sc = rtems_semaphore_set_priority(semaphore_id, scheduler_a_id, prio, &prio);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
assert(prio == 1);
|
||
/* Check the old value and set a new ceiling priority for scheduler B \*/
|
||
prio = 2;
|
||
sc = rtems_semaphore_set_priority(semaphore_id, scheduler_b_id, prio, &prio);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
assert(prio == 1);
|
||
/* Check the ceiling priority values \*/
|
||
prio = RTEMS_CURRENT_PRIORITY;
|
||
sc = rtems_semaphore_set_priority(semaphore_id, scheduler_a_id, prio, &prio);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
assert(prio == 1);
|
||
prio = RTEMS_CURRENT_PRIORITY;
|
||
sc = rtems_semaphore_set_priority(semaphore_id, scheduler_b_id, prio, &prio);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
assert(prio == 2);
|
||
sc = rtems_semaphore_delete(semaphore_id);
|
||
assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
|
||
exit(0);
|
||
}
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_SMP_APPLICATION
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CLOCK_DRIVER
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_APPLICATION_NEEDS_CONSOLE_DRIVER
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_TASKS 1
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_SEMAPHORES 1
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_MRSP_SEMAPHORES 1
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_SMP_MAXIMUM_PROCESSORS 2
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_SCHEDULER_SIMPLE_SMP
|
||
#include <rtems/scheduler.h>
|
||
RTEMS_SCHEDULER_CONTEXT_SIMPLE_SMP(a);
|
||
RTEMS_SCHEDULER_CONTEXT_SIMPLE_SMP(b);
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_SCHEDULER_CONTROLS \\
|
||
RTEMS_SCHEDULER_CONTROL_SIMPLE_SMP(a, SCHED_A), \\
|
||
RTEMS_SCHEDULER_CONTROL_SIMPLE_SMP(b, SCHED_B)
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_SMP_SCHEDULER_ASSIGNMENTS \\
|
||
RTEMS_SCHEDULER_ASSIGN(0, RTEMS_SCHEDULER_ASSIGN_PROCESSOR_MANDATORY), \\
|
||
RTEMS_SCHEDULER_ASSIGN(1, RTEMS_SCHEDULER_ASSIGN_PROCESSOR_MANDATORY)
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_RTEMS_INIT_TASKS_TABLE
|
||
#define CONFIGURE_INIT
|
||
#include <rtems/confdefs.h>
|
||
|
||
.. COMMENT: COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
|
||
|
||
.. COMMENT: On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
|
||
|
||
.. COMMENT: All rights reserved.
|
||
|