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Rtos
Data Structures | |
class | EventFlags |
The EventFlags class is used to signal or wait for an arbitrary event or events. More... | |
class | Mail< T, queue_sz > |
The Mail class allow to control, send, receive, or wait for mail. More... | |
class | MemoryPool< T, pool_sz > |
Define and manage fixed-size memory pools of objects of a given type. More... | |
class | Mutex |
The Mutex class is used to synchronize the execution of threads. More... | |
class | Queue< T, queue_sz > |
The Queue class allow to control, send, receive, or wait for messages. More... | |
class | RtosTimer |
The RtosTimer class allow creating and and controlling of timer functions in the system. More... | |
class | Semaphore |
The Semaphore class is used to manage and protect access to a set of shared resources. More... | |
class | Thread |
The Thread class allow defining, creating, and controlling thread functions in the system. More... | |
Enumerations | |
enum | State { Inactive, Ready, Running, WaitingDelay, WaitingJoin, WaitingThreadFlag, WaitingEventFlag, WaitingMutex, WaitingSemaphore, WaitingMemoryPool, WaitingMessageGet, WaitingMessagePut, WaitingInterval, WaitingOr, WaitingAnd, WaitingMailbox, Deleted } |
State of the Thread. More... | |
Functions | |
EventFlags (const char *name) | |
Create and Initialize a EventFlags object. | |
uint32_t | set (uint32_t flags) |
Set the specified Event Flags. | |
uint32_t | clear (uint32_t flags=0x7fffffff) |
Clear the specified Event Flags. | |
uint32_t | get () const |
Get the currently set Event Flags. | |
uint32_t | wait_all (uint32_t flags=0, uint32_t timeout=osWaitForever, bool clear=true) |
Wait for all of the specified event flags to become signaled. | |
uint32_t | wait_any (uint32_t flags=0, uint32_t timeout=osWaitForever, bool clear=true) |
Wait for any of the specified event flags to become signaled. | |
T * | alloc (uint32_t millisec=0) |
Allocate a memory block of type T. | |
T * | calloc (uint32_t millisec=0) |
Allocate a memory block of type T and set memory block to zero. | |
osStatus | put (T *mptr) |
Put a mail in the queue. | |
osEvent | get (uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever) |
Get a mail from a queue. | |
osStatus | free (T *mptr) |
Free a memory block from a mail. | |
MemoryPool () | |
Create and Initialize a memory pool. | |
~MemoryPool () | |
Destroy a memory pool. | |
T * | alloc (void) |
Allocate a memory block of type T from a memory pool. | |
T * | calloc (void) |
Allocate a memory block of type T from a memory pool and set memory block to zero. | |
osStatus | free (T *block) |
Free a memory block. | |
Mutex (const char *name) | |
Create and Initialize a Mutex object. | |
osStatus | lock (uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever) |
Wait until a Mutex becomes available. | |
bool | trylock () |
Try to lock the mutex, and return immediately. | |
osStatus | unlock () |
Unlock the mutex that has previously been locked by the same thread. | |
osStatus | put (T *data, uint32_t millisec=0, uint8_t prio=0) |
Put a message in a Queue. | |
osEvent | get (uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever) |
Get a message or Wait for a message from a Queue. | |
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE ("mbed-os-5.2","The RtosTimer has been superseded by the EventQueue. See RtosTimer.h for more details") RtosTimer(mbed | |
Create timer. | |
template<typename T , typename M > | |
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE ("mbed-os-5.1","The RtosTimer constructor does not support cv-qualifiers. Replaced by ""RtosTimer(callback(obj, method), os_timer_type).") MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE("mbed-os-5.2" | |
Create timer. | |
osStatus | stop (void) |
Stop the timer. | |
osStatus | start (uint32_t millisec) |
Start or restart the timer. | |
Semaphore (int32_t count, uint16_t max_count) | |
Create and Initialize a Semaphore object used for managing resources. | |
int32_t | wait (uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever) |
Wait until a Semaphore resource becomes available. | |
osStatus | release (void) |
Release a Semaphore resource that was obtain with Semaphore::wait. | |
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE ("mbed-os-5.1","Thread-spawning constructors hide errors. ""Replaced by thread.start(task).") Thread(mbed | |
Create a new thread, and start it executing the specified function. | |
template<typename T > | |
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE ("mbed-os-5.1","Thread-spawning constructors hide errors. ""Replaced by thread.start(callback(task, argument)).") Thread(T *argument | |
Create a new thread, and start it executing the specified function. | |
template<typename T , typename M > | |
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE ("mbed-os-5.1","The start function does not support cv-qualifiers. ""Replaced by thread.start(callback(obj, method)).") osStatus start(T *obj | |
Starts a thread executing the specified function. | |
osStatus | join () |
Wait for thread to terminate. | |
osStatus | terminate () |
Terminate execution of a thread and remove it from Active Threads. | |
osStatus | set_priority (osPriority priority) |
Set priority of an active thread. | |
osPriority | get_priority () |
Get priority of an active thread. | |
int32_t | signal_set (int32_t signals) |
Set the specified Thread Flags for the thread. | |
State | get_state () |
State of this Thread. | |
uint32_t | stack_size () |
Get the total stack memory size for this Thread. | |
uint32_t | free_stack () |
Get the currently unused stack memory for this Thread. | |
uint32_t | used_stack () |
Get the currently used stack memory for this Thread. | |
uint32_t | max_stack () |
Get the maximum stack memory usage to date for this Thread. | |
const char * | get_name () |
Get thread name. | |
static int32_t | signal_clr (int32_t signals) |
Clears the specified Thread Flags of the currently running thread. | |
static osEvent | signal_wait (int32_t signals, uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever) |
Wait for one or more Thread Flags to become signaled for the current RUNNING thread. | |
static osStatus | wait (uint32_t millisec) |
Wait for a specified time period in millisec: | |
static osStatus | yield () |
Pass control to next thread that is in state READY. | |
static osThreadId | gettid () |
Get the thread id of the current running thread. | |
static void | attach_idle_hook (void(*fptr)(void)) |
Attach a function to be called by the RTOS idle task. | |
static void | attach_terminate_hook (void(*fptr)(osThreadId id)) |
Attach a function to be called when a task is killed. |
Enumeration Type Documentation
enum State [inherited] |
State of the Thread.
- Enumerator:
Inactive NOT USED.
Ready Ready to run.
Running Running.
WaitingDelay Waiting for a delay to occur.
WaitingJoin Waiting for thread to join.
Only happens when using RTX directly.
WaitingThreadFlag Waiting for a thread flag to be set.
WaitingEventFlag Waiting for a event flag to be set.
WaitingMutex Waiting for a mutex event to occur.
WaitingSemaphore Waiting for a semaphore event to occur.
WaitingMemoryPool Waiting for a memory pool.
WaitingMessageGet Waiting for message to arrive.
WaitingMessagePut Waiting for message to be send.
WaitingInterval NOT USED.
WaitingOr NOT USED.
WaitingAnd NOT USED.
WaitingMailbox NOT USED (Mail is implemented as MemoryPool and Queue)
Deleted The task has been deleted or not started.
Function Documentation
T* alloc | ( | uint32_t | millisec = 0 ) |
[inherited] |
T* alloc | ( | void | ) | [inherited] |
Allocate a memory block of type T from a memory pool.
- Returns:
- address of the allocated memory block or NULL in case of no memory available.
Definition at line 70 of file MemoryPool.h.
void attach_idle_hook | ( | void(*)(void) | fptr ) | [static, inherited] |
Attach a function to be called by the RTOS idle task.
- Parameters:
-
fptr pointer to the function to be called
Definition at line 360 of file Thread.cpp.
static void attach_terminate_hook | ( | void(*)(osThreadId id) | fptr ) | [static, inherited] |
Attach a function to be called when a task is killed.
- Parameters:
-
fptr pointer to the function to be called
T* calloc | ( | uint32_t | millisec = 0 ) |
[inherited] |
T* calloc | ( | void | ) | [inherited] |
Allocate a memory block of type T from a memory pool and set memory block to zero.
- Returns:
- address of the allocated memory block or NULL in case of no memory available.
Definition at line 77 of file MemoryPool.h.
uint32_t clear | ( | uint32_t | flags = 0x7fffffff ) |
[inherited] |
Clear the specified Event Flags.
- Parameters:
-
flags specifies the flags that shall be cleared. (default: 0x7fffffff - all flags)
- Returns:
- event flags before clearing or error code if highest bit set (osFlagsError).
Definition at line 55 of file EventFlags.cpp.
EventFlags | ( | const char * | name ) | [inherited] |
Create and Initialize a EventFlags object.
- Parameters:
-
name name to be used for this EventFlags. It has to stay allocated for the lifetime of the thread.
Definition at line 34 of file EventFlags.cpp.
osStatus free | ( | T * | block ) | [inherited] |
Free a memory block.
- Parameters:
-
block address of the allocated memory block to be freed.
- Returns:
- osOK on successful deallocation, osErrorParameter if given memory block id is NULL or invalid, or osErrorResource if given memory block is in an invalid memory pool state.
Definition at line 92 of file MemoryPool.h.
osStatus free | ( | T * | mptr ) | [inherited] |
uint32_t free_stack | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Get the currently unused stack memory for this Thread.
- Returns:
- the currently unused stack memory in bytes
Definition at line 257 of file Thread.cpp.
uint32_t get | ( | ) | const [inherited] |
Get the currently set Event Flags.
- Returns:
- set event flags.
Definition at line 60 of file EventFlags.cpp.
osEvent get | ( | uint32_t | millisec = osWaitForever ) |
[inherited] |
osEvent get | ( | uint32_t | millisec = osWaitForever ) |
[inherited] |
Get a message or Wait for a message from a Queue.
Messages are retrieved in a descending priority order or first in first out when the priorities are the same.
- Parameters:
-
millisec timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever).
- Returns:
- event information that includes the message in event.value and the status code in event.status: osEventMessage message received. osOK no message is available in the queue and no timeout was specified. osEventTimeout no message has arrived during the given timeout period. osErrorParameter a parameter is invalid or outside of a permitted range.
const char * get_name | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Get thread name.
- Returns:
- thread name or NULL if the name was not set.
Definition at line 307 of file Thread.cpp.
osPriority get_priority | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Get priority of an active thread.
- Returns:
- current priority value of the thread function.
Definition at line 166 of file Thread.cpp.
Thread::State get_state | ( | ) | [inherited] |
osThreadId gettid | ( | ) | [static, inherited] |
Get the thread id of the current running thread.
- Returns:
- thread ID for reference by other functions or NULL in case of error.
Definition at line 356 of file Thread.cpp.
osStatus join | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Wait for thread to terminate.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
- Note:
- not callable from interrupt
Definition at line 138 of file Thread.cpp.
osStatus lock | ( | uint32_t | millisec = osWaitForever ) |
[inherited] |
Wait until a Mutex becomes available.
- Parameters:
-
millisec timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever)
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function: osOK the mutex has been obtained. osErrorTimeout the mutex could not be obtained in the given time. osErrorParameter internal error. osErrorResource the mutex could not be obtained when no timeout was specified. osErrorISR this function cannot be called from the interrupt service routine.
uint32_t max_stack | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Get the maximum stack memory usage to date for this Thread.
- Returns:
- the maximum stack memory usage to date in bytes
Definition at line 287 of file Thread.cpp.
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE | ( | "mbed-os-5.1" | , |
"The RtosTimer constructor does not support cv-qualifiers. Replaced by ""RtosTimer(callback(obj, method), os_timer_type)." | |||
) | [inherited] |
Create timer.
- Parameters:
-
obj pointer to the object to call the member function on. method member function to be executed by this timer. type osTimerOnce for one-shot or osTimerPeriodic for periodic behaviour. (default: osTimerPeriodic)
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE | ( | "mbed-os-5.1" | , |
"Thread-spawning constructors hide errors. ""Replaced by thread.start(task)." | |||
) | [inherited] |
Create a new thread, and start it executing the specified function.
- Parameters:
-
task function to be executed by this thread. priority initial priority of the thread function. (default: osPriorityNormal). stack_size stack size (in bytes) requirements for the thread function. (default: OS_STACK_SIZE). stack_mem pointer to the stack area to be used by this thread (default: NULL).
Thread thread(priority, stack_size, stack_mem); osStatus status = thread.start(task); if (status != osOK) { error("oh no!"); }
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE | ( | "mbed-os-5.1" | , |
"Thread-spawning constructors hide errors. ""Replaced by thread.start(callback(task, argument))." | |||
) | [inherited] |
Create a new thread, and start it executing the specified function.
- Parameters:
-
argument pointer that is passed to the thread function as start argument. (default: NULL). task argument to task. priority initial priority of the thread function. (default: osPriorityNormal). stack_size stack size (in bytes) requirements for the thread function. (default: OS_STACK_SIZE). stack_mem pointer to the stack area to be used by this thread (default: NULL).
Thread thread(priority, stack_size, stack_mem); osStatus status = thread.start(callback(task, argument)); if (status != osOK) { error("oh no!"); }
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE | ( | "mbed-os-5.1" | , |
"The start function does not support cv-qualifiers. ""Replaced by thread.start(callback(obj, method))." | |||
) | [inherited] |
Starts a thread executing the specified function.
- Parameters:
-
obj argument to task method function to be executed by this thread.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE | ( | "mbed-os-5.2" | , |
"The RtosTimer has been superseded by the EventQueue. See RtosTimer.h for more details" | |||
) | [inherited] |
Create timer.
- Parameters:
-
func function to be executed by this timer. type osTimerOnce for one-shot or osTimerPeriodic for periodic behaviour. (default: osTimerPeriodic)
Definition at line 107 of file RtosTimer.h.
MemoryPool | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Create and Initialize a memory pool.
Definition at line 50 of file MemoryPool.h.
Mutex | ( | const char * | name ) | [inherited] |
osStatus put | ( | T * | mptr ) | [inherited] |
osStatus put | ( | T * | data, |
uint32_t | millisec = 0 , |
||
uint8_t | prio = 0 |
||
) | [inherited] |
Put a message in a Queue.
- Parameters:
-
data message pointer. millisec timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: 0) prio priority value or 0 in case of default. (default: 0)
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function: osOK the message has been put into the queue. osErrorTimeout the message could not be put into the queue in the given time. osErrorResource not enough space in the queue. osErrorParameter internal error or non-zero timeout specified in an ISR.
osStatus release | ( | void | ) | [inherited] |
Release a Semaphore resource that was obtain with Semaphore::wait.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function: osOK the token has been correctly released. osErrorResource the maximum token count has been reached. osErrorParameter internal error.
Definition at line 60 of file Semaphore.cpp.
Semaphore | ( | int32_t | count, |
uint16_t | max_count | ||
) | [inherited] |
Create and Initialize a Semaphore object used for managing resources.
- Parameters:
-
count number of available resources max_count maximum number of available resources
Definition at line 33 of file Semaphore.cpp.
uint32_t set | ( | uint32_t | flags ) | [inherited] |
Set the specified Event Flags.
- Parameters:
-
flags specifies the flags that shall be set.
- Returns:
- event flags after setting or error code if highest bit set (osFlagsError).
Definition at line 50 of file EventFlags.cpp.
osStatus set_priority | ( | osPriority | priority ) | [inherited] |
Set priority of an active thread.
- Parameters:
-
priority new priority value for the thread function.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
Definition at line 156 of file Thread.cpp.
int32_t signal_clr | ( | int32_t | signals ) | [static, inherited] |
Clears the specified Thread Flags of the currently running thread.
- Parameters:
-
signals specifies the signal flags of the thread that should be cleared.
- Returns:
- signal flags before clearing or osFlagsError in case of incorrect parameters.
Definition at line 311 of file Thread.cpp.
int32_t signal_set | ( | int32_t | signals ) | [inherited] |
Set the specified Thread Flags for the thread.
- Parameters:
-
signals specifies the signal flags of the thread that should be set.
- Returns:
- signal flags after setting or osFlagsError in case of incorrect parameters.
Definition at line 176 of file Thread.cpp.
osEvent signal_wait | ( | int32_t | signals, |
uint32_t | millisec = osWaitForever |
||
) | [static, inherited] |
Wait for one or more Thread Flags to become signaled for the current RUNNING thread.
- Parameters:
-
signals wait until all specified signal flags are set or 0 for any single signal flag. millisec timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever).
- Returns:
- event flag information or error code.
- Note:
- if millisec is set to 0 and flag is no set the event carries osOK value.
- not callable from interrupt
Definition at line 315 of file Thread.cpp.
uint32_t stack_size | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Get the total stack memory size for this Thread.
- Returns:
- the total stack memory size in bytes
osStatus start | ( | uint32_t | millisec ) | [inherited] |
Start or restart the timer.
- Parameters:
-
millisec non-zero value of the timer.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function: osOK the timer has been started or restarted. osErrorISR start cannot be called from interrupt service routines. osErrorParameter internal error or incorrect parameter value. osErrorResource internal error (the timer is in an invalid timer state).
Definition at line 41 of file RtosTimer.cpp.
osStatus stop | ( | void | ) | [inherited] |
Stop the timer.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function: osOK the timer has been stopped. osErrorISR stop cannot be called from interrupt service routines. osErrorParameter internal error. osErrorResource the timer is not running.
Definition at line 45 of file RtosTimer.cpp.
osStatus terminate | ( | void | ) | [inherited] |
Terminate execution of a thread and remove it from Active Threads.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
Definition at line 120 of file Thread.cpp.
bool trylock | ( | ) | [inherited] |
osStatus unlock | ( | void | ) | [inherited] |
Unlock the mutex that has previously been locked by the same thread.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function: osOK the mutex has been released. osErrorParameter internal error. osErrorResource the mutex was not locked or the current thread wasn't the owner. osErrorISR this function cannot be called from the interrupt service routine.
uint32_t used_stack | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Get the currently used stack memory for this Thread.
- Returns:
- the currently used stack memory in bytes
Definition at line 272 of file Thread.cpp.
osStatus wait | ( | uint32_t | millisec ) | [static, inherited] |
Wait for a specified time period in millisec:
- Parameters:
-
millisec time delay value
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
- Note:
- not callable from interrupt
Definition at line 348 of file Thread.cpp.
int32_t wait | ( | uint32_t | millisec = osWaitForever ) |
[inherited] |
Wait until a Semaphore resource becomes available.
- Parameters:
-
millisec timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever).
- Returns:
- number of available tokens, before taking one; or -1 in case of incorrect parameters
Definition at line 46 of file Semaphore.cpp.
uint32_t wait_all | ( | uint32_t | flags = 0 , |
uint32_t | timeout = osWaitForever , |
||
bool | clear = true |
||
) | [inherited] |
Wait for all of the specified event flags to become signaled.
- Parameters:
-
flags specifies the flags to wait for. timeout timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever) clear specifies wether to clear the flags after waiting for them. (default: true)
- Returns:
- event flags before clearing or error code if highest bit set (osFlagsError).
Definition at line 65 of file EventFlags.cpp.
uint32_t wait_any | ( | uint32_t | flags = 0 , |
uint32_t | timeout = osWaitForever , |
||
bool | clear = true |
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) | [inherited] |
Wait for any of the specified event flags to become signaled.
- Parameters:
-
flags specifies the flags to wait for. (default: 0) timeout timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever) clear specifies wether to clear the flags after waiting for them. (default: true)
- Returns:
- event flags before clearing or error code if highest bit set (osFlagsError).
Definition at line 70 of file EventFlags.cpp.
osStatus yield | ( | ) | [static, inherited] |
Pass control to next thread that is in state READY.
- Returns:
- status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
- Note:
- not callable from interrupt
Definition at line 352 of file Thread.cpp.
~MemoryPool | ( | ) | [inherited] |
Destroy a memory pool.
Definition at line 63 of file MemoryPool.h.
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