Reply by Vasanth Asokan February 7, 20052005-02-07
Hi,

You are using printf in your threads. printf requires a big stack. There 
is likely a stack overflow in the thread. You should increase the stack 
size allocated for threads, or allocate a custom large while creating 
the thread with pthread_create.

Since there is no memory protection, these kind of errors can usually 
bring the kernel (and any standalone program for that matter) down to 
its knees.

thanks,
Vasanth



Stef wrote:

> Hi, > > Can anybody shed some light onto a problem that I am having getting > the xilkernel to behave! Essentially, I compile my simple program and > the kernel keeps creating new instances of itself at run time. The > prog_main() is set up as a static thread instance PARAMETER > static_pthread_table = ((prog_main,1)) in the MSS file. See the ouput > below (with verbose debug to true) > > source > ------ > > #include "xmk.h" > > #include <stdio.h> > > void *prog_main(void *arg); > > int main () > { > xilkernel_main (); > } > > > void *prog_main(void *arg) > { > static Index = 0; > printf("prog_main(%d) called\n\r", Index++); > > while(1) > { > printf("In main - Data%d Index:%d\n\r", Data++, Index); > sleep(500); > } > } > > > output > ------ > > > In main - Data18 Index:6 > > In main - Data19 Index:6 > Idle Task > XMK: Start > XMK: Initializing Hardware... > XMK: Initializing interrupt controller > XMK: Connecting timer interrupt > XMK: Starting the interrupt controller > XMK: Initializing PIT device. > XMK: System initialization... > XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system... > > prog_main(6) called > > In main - Data20 Index:7 > Idle Task > XMK: Start > XMK: Initializing Hardware... > XMK: Initializing interrupt controller > XMK: Connecting timer interrupt > XMK: Starting the interrupt controller > XMK: Initializing PIT device. > XMK: System initialization... > XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system... > > prog_main(7) called > > In main - Data21 Index:8 > Idle Task > > In main - Data22 Index:8 > > In main - Data23 Index:8 > > In main - Data24 Index:8 > > In main - Data25 Index: > In main - Data1099 Index:407 > > In main - Data1100 Index:407 > XMK: Start > XMK: Initializing Hardware... > XMK: Initializing interrupt controller > XMK: Connecting timer interrupt > XMK: Starting the interrupt controller > XMK: Initializing PIT device. > XMK: System initialization... > XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system... > > prog_main(407) called > > In main - Data1101 Index:408 > Idle Task > > In main - Data1102 Index:408 > XMK: Start > XMK: Initializing Hardware... > XMK: Initializing interrupt controller > XMK: Connecting timer interrupt > XMK: Starting the interrupt controller > XMK: Initializing PIT device. > XMK: System initialization... > XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system... > > prog_main(408) called > > In main - Data1103 Index:409 > Idle Task > > etc!!!!
Reply by Stef February 7, 20052005-02-07
Hi,

Can anybody shed some light onto a problem that I am having getting the 
xilkernel to behave!  Essentially, I compile my simple program and the 
kernel keeps creating new instances of itself at run time.  The 
prog_main() is set up as a static thread instance PARAMETER 
static_pthread_table = ((prog_main,1)) in the MSS file.  See the ouput 
below (with verbose debug to true)

source
------

#include "xmk.h"

#include <stdio.h>

void *prog_main(void *arg);

int main ()
{
   xilkernel_main ();
}


void *prog_main(void *arg)
{
   static Index = 0;
   printf("prog_main(%d) called\n\r", Index++);

   while(1)
   {
     printf("In main - Data%d Index:%d\n\r", Data++, Index);
     sleep(500);
   }
}


output
------


In main - Data18 Index:6

In main - Data19 Index:6
Idle Task
XMK: Start
XMK: Initializing Hardware...
XMK: Initializing interrupt controller
XMK: Connecting timer interrupt
XMK: Starting the interrupt controller
XMK: Initializing PIT device.
XMK: System initialization...
XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system...

prog_main(6) called

In main - Data20 Index:7
Idle Task
XMK: Start
XMK: Initializing Hardware...
XMK: Initializing interrupt controller
XMK: Connecting timer interrupt
XMK: Starting the interrupt controller
XMK: Initializing PIT device.
XMK: System initialization...
XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system...

prog_main(7) called

In main - Data21 Index:8
Idle Task

In main - Data22 Index:8

In main - Data23 Index:8

In main - Data24 Index:8

In main - Data25 Index:
In main - Data1099 Index:407

In main - Data1100 Index:407
XMK: Start
XMK: Initializing Hardware...
XMK: Initializing interrupt controller
XMK: Connecting timer interrupt
XMK: Starting the interrupt controller
XMK: Initializing PIT device.
XMK: System initialization...
XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system...

prog_main(407) called

In main - Data1101 Index:408
Idle Task

In main - Data1102 Index:408
XMK: Start
XMK: Initializing Hardware...
XMK: Initializing interrupt controller
XMK: Connecting timer interrupt
XMK: Starting the interrupt controller
XMK: Initializing PIT device.
XMK: System initialization...
XMK: Enabling interrupts and starting system...

prog_main(408) called

In main - Data1103 Index:409
Idle Task

etc!!!!