rtems with matlab autocode problems
João Rasta
freakforever at gmail.com
Wed Jun 16 18:53:48 UTC 2010
Sorry but what do you mean by "check what the string parameter points to"? I
can insert the breakpoint but i don't understand what is the string
parameter.
Best,
JM
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Jiri Gaisler <jiri at gaisler.com> wrote:
>
> Everything in RTEMS is a task, either the init task or created 'secondary'
> tasks. You might want to set CONFIGURE_INIT_TASK_STACK_SIZE to some higher
> value if your auto-code uses a lot of stack space ...
>
> But the proper way to debug this is to put a breakpoint on the offending
> printf, and check what the string parameter points to. If it is not your
> intended string ("B\n"), it might have been overwritten in memory. Put a
> watch point on the address and check when it is written. Alternatively,
> the pointer to the string might have been overwritten, which can be
> tracked by similar means ...
>
> Jiri.
>
> João Rasta wrote:
> > It is not a task, just a simple function call. I passed this call to the
> > first thing in the void POSIX_Init() and the same happens. No matter
> > what i pass to printf or puts it allways writes the same if this
> > function is implemented on the autocode *.c files..
> >
> >
> > Best,
> > JM
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Jiri Gaisler <jiri at gaisler.com
> > <mailto:jiri at gaisler.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Each task is allocated a certain amount of stack space - how much
> > have you allocated to your auto-code one? You might try the RTEMS
> > stack checker to detect a stack overflow ...
> >
> > Jiri.
> >
> > João Rasta wrote:
> > > How can i be sure?
> > >
> > > The fact is that if i read the contents of all the memory space
> with
> > > grmon, they are not zero.. And i have "washed" prior to load the
> > > application.
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > JM
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Jiri Gaisler <jiri at gaisler.com
> > <mailto:jiri at gaisler.com>
> > > <mailto:jiri at gaisler.com <mailto:jiri at gaisler.com>>> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > João Rasta wrote:
> > > > Just an update:
> > > >
> > > > If i do fflush(stdout) inside the test function, the
> application
> > > > crashes. Also, no matter what i put in printf, it allways
> > prints the
> > > > same characters, but it detects the \n correctly.. I don't
> > see if this
> > > > can be related to the compiler..
> > >
> > > Sounds to me like you have blown the stack or run out of
> > memory ...
> > >
> > > Jiri.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > JM
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Joel Sherrill
> > > > <joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com> <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>>
> > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>
> > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>>>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 06/16/2010 10:52 AM, João Rasta wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > No, autocode requires the real-time workbench only,
> > it is
> > > quite
> > > > straightforward to generate the code.
> > > >
> > > > I didn't fully understood your question. Anyway, i
> have
> > > tried to
> > > > compile the application with gcc and runs fine on
> > linux so it
> > > > should run on rtems with the apropriate
> modifications.
> > > However,
> > > > when i printf("test\n") within the library finction,
> it
> > > returns
> > > > strange characters, which doesn't happen in the
> > function that
> > > > calls the library function..
> > > >
> > > > Is it including stdio.h? I have seen some targets where
> > if you
> > > > don't the variable
> > > > arguments stuff gets confused.
> > > >
> > > > Is the generated code warning free?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I suspect of a compilation flag/option i may be
> > missing on the
> > > > library. Do you have any idea?
> > > >
> > > > As long as it is compiled the same as the rest of the
> > app, it
> > > should
> > > > be ok.
> > > >
> > > > Also, i don't need any rtems
> > primitives/configurations on the
> > > > library functions right? I'm assuimng It is enough
> > to have the
> > > > rtems configuration on the "main" file.
> > > >
> > > > Right.
> > > >
> > > > Can you print from other tasks?
> > > >
> > > > --joel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > JM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Joel Sherrill
> > > > <joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>
> > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>>
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>
> > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>>>
> > > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>
> > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>>
> > > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>
> > > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com
> > <mailto:joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com>>>>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 06/16/2010 10:38 AM, João Rasta wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm having trouble running an rtems
> application
> > > that uses
> > > > code
> > > > generated from matlab using autocode. It all
> > goes well
> > > > until a
> > > > function of this library is called: printfs
> > return
> > > awkward
> > > > characters and then the application crashes.
> > > >
> > > > I have seen references to this before. Is this
> > hard to
> > > do? Are
> > > > there instructions?
> > > > Standard glue code, etc.
> > > >
> > > > 1) Is there any obvious reason to why printfs
> of
> > > the autocode
> > > > generated functions are not working properly?
> > They are
> > > > compiled with sparc-rtems-gcc, as the main
> code.
> > > >
> > > > 2) Are there any special flags needed to be
> > passed
> > > to the
> > > > compiler in order to link other libraries? Or
> > some
> > > rtems
> > > > configuration..
> > > >
> > > > Is there any chance it is printing floating point
> > > numbers from a
> > > > non-FP task?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > JM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -- Joel Sherrill, Ph.D. Director
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