Merge pull request 'FreeRTOS PeriodicTask improvement' (#116) from KSat/fsfw:mueller_PeriodicTaskImprovements into master

osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.cpp

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
+#include "PeriodicTask.h"
+
 #include <framework/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h>
 #include <framework/tasks/ExecutableObjectIF.h>
-#include "PeriodicTask.h"
 
 PeriodicTask::PeriodicTask(const char *name, TaskPriority setPriority,
 		TaskStackSize setStack, TaskPeriod setPeriod,
 		void (*setDeadlineMissedFunc)()) :
 		started(false), handle(NULL), period(setPeriod), deadlineMissedFunc(
-				setDeadlineMissedFunc) {
+		setDeadlineMissedFunc)
-
+{
-	BaseType_t status = xTaskCreate(taskEntryPoint, name, setStack, this, setPriority, &handle);
+	BaseType_t status = xTaskCreate(taskEntryPoint, name,
+			setStack, this, setPriority, &handle);
 	if(status != pdPASS){
-		sif::debug << "PeriodicTask Insufficient heap memory remaining. Status: "
+		sif::debug << "PeriodicTask Insufficient heap memory remaining. "
-		           << status << std::endl;
+		        "Status: " << status << std::endl;
 	}
 
 }
@@ -21,16 +23,19 @@ PeriodicTask::~PeriodicTask(void) {
 }
 
 void PeriodicTask::taskEntryPoint(void* argument) {
-	//The argument is re-interpreted as PeriodicTask. The Task object is global, so it is found from any place.
+	// The argument is re-interpreted as PeriodicTask. The Task object is
+    // global, so it is found from any place.
 	PeriodicTask *originalTask(reinterpret_cast<PeriodicTask*>(argument));
-	// Task should not start until explicitly requested
+	/* Task should not start until explicitly requested,
-	// in FreeRTOS, tasks start as soon as they are created if the scheduler is running
+	 * but in FreeRTOS, tasks start as soon as they are created if the scheduler
-	// but not if the scheduler is not running.
+	 * is running but not if the scheduler is not running.
-	// to be able to accommodate both cases we check a member which is set in #startTask()
+	 * To be able to accommodate both cases we check a member which is set in
-	// if it is not set and we get here, the scheduler was started before #startTask() was called and we need to suspend
+	 * #startTask(). If it is not set and we get here, the scheduler was started
-	// if it is set, the scheduler was not running before #startTask() was called and we can continue
+	 * before #startTask() was called and we need to suspend if it is set,
+	 * the scheduler was not running before #startTask() was called and we
+	 * can continue */
 
-	if (!originalTask->started) {
+	if (not originalTask->started) {
 		vTaskSuspend(NULL);
 	}
 
@@ -59,31 +64,73 @@ void PeriodicTask::taskFunctionality() {
 	TickType_t xLastWakeTime;
 	const TickType_t xPeriod = pdMS_TO_TICKS(this->period * 1000.);
 	/* The xLastWakeTime variable needs to be initialized with the current tick
-	 count. Note that this is the only time the variable is written to explicitly.
+	 count. Note that this is the only time the variable is written to
-	 After this assignment, xLastWakeTime is updated automatically internally within
+	 explicitly. After this assignment, xLastWakeTime is updated automatically
-	 vTaskDelayUntil(). */
+	 internally within vTaskDelayUntil(). */
 	xLastWakeTime = xTaskGetTickCount();
 	/* Enter the loop that defines the task behavior. */
 	for (;;) {
-		for (ObjectList::iterator it = objectList.begin();
+		for (auto const& object: objectList) {
-				it != objectList.end(); ++it) {
+			object->performOperation();
-			(*it)->performOperation();
 		}
-		//TODO deadline missed check
+
+		checkMissedDeadline(xLastWakeTime, xPeriod);
+
 		vTaskDelayUntil(&xLastWakeTime, xPeriod);
+
 	}
 }
 
-ReturnValue_t PeriodicTask::addComponent(object_id_t object) {
+ReturnValue_t PeriodicTask::addComponent(object_id_t object, bool setTaskIF) {
 	ExecutableObjectIF* newObject = objectManager->get<ExecutableObjectIF>(
 			object);
-	if (newObject == NULL) {
+	if (newObject == nullptr) {
+	    sif::error << "PeriodicTask::addComponent: Invalid object. Make sure"
+	            "it implements ExecutableObjectIF!" << std::endl;
 		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
 	}
 	objectList.push_back(newObject);
+
+	if(setTaskIF) {
+	     newObject->setTaskIF(this);
+	}
 	return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
 uint32_t PeriodicTask::getPeriodMs() const {
 	return period * 1000;
 }
+
+void PeriodicTask::checkMissedDeadline(const TickType_t xLastWakeTime,
+        const TickType_t interval) {
+    /* Check whether deadline was missed while also taking overflows
+     * into account. Drawing this on paper with a timeline helps to understand
+     * it. */
+    TickType_t currentTickCount = xTaskGetTickCount();
+    TickType_t timeToWake = xLastWakeTime + interval;
+    // Tick count has overflown
+    if(currentTickCount < xLastWakeTime) {
+        // Time to wake has overflown as well. If the tick count
+        // is larger than the time to wake, a deadline was missed.
+        if(timeToWake < xLastWakeTime and
+                currentTickCount > timeToWake) {
+            handleMissedDeadline();
+        }
+    }
+    // No tick count overflow. If the timeToWake has not overflown
+    // and the current tick count is larger than the time to wake,
+    // a deadline was missed.
+    else if(timeToWake > xLastWakeTime and currentTickCount > timeToWake) {
+        handleMissedDeadline();
+    }
+}
+
+void PeriodicTask::handleMissedDeadline() {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    sif::warning << "PeriodicTask: " << pcTaskGetName(NULL) <<
+            " missed deadline!\n" << std::flush;
+#endif
+    if(deadlineMissedFunc != nullptr) {
+        this->deadlineMissedFunc();
+    }
+}

osal/FreeRTOS/PeriodicTask.h

@@ -1,48 +1,49 @@
-#ifndef MULTIOBJECTTASK_H_
+#ifndef FRAMEWORK_OSAL_FREERTOS_PERIODICTASK_H_
-#define MULTIOBJECTTASK_H_
+#define FRAMEWORK_OSAL_FREERTOS_PERIODICTASK_H_
 
 #include <framework/objectmanager/ObjectManagerIF.h>
 #include <framework/tasks/PeriodicTaskIF.h>
 #include <framework/tasks/Typedef.h>
 
-#include <FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
-#include "task.h"
+#include <freertos/task.h>
 
 #include <vector>
 
 class ExecutableObjectIF;
 
 /**
- * @brief This class represents a specialized task for periodic activities of multiple objects.
+ * @brief 	This class represents a specialized task for
- *
+ * 			periodic activities of multiple objects.
- * @details MultiObjectTask is an extension to ObjectTask in the way that it is able to execute
- * 			multiple objects that implement the ExecutableObjectIF interface. The objects must be
- * 			added prior to starting the task.
- *
  * @ingroup task_handling
  */
 class PeriodicTask: public PeriodicTaskIF {
 public:
 	/**
-	 * @brief	Standard constructor of the class.
+	 * Keep in Mind that you need to call before this vTaskStartScheduler()!
-	 * @details	The class is initialized without allocated objects. These need to be added
+	 * A lot of task parameters are set in "FreeRTOSConfig.h".
-	 * 			with #addObject.
+	 * TODO: why does this need to be called before vTaskStartScheduler?
-	 * 			In the underlying TaskBase class, a new operating system task is created.
+	 * @details
-	 * 			In addition to the TaskBase parameters, the period, the pointer to the
+	 * The class is initialized without allocated objects.
-	 * 			aforementioned initialization function and an optional "deadline-missed"
+	 * These need to be added with #addComponent.
-	 * 			function pointer is passed.
+	 * @param priority
-	 * @param priority		Sets the priority of a task. Values range from a low 0 to a high 99.
+	 * Sets the priority of a task. Values depend on freeRTOS configuration,
-	 * @param stack_size	The stack size reserved by the operating system for the task.
+	 * high number means high priority.
-	 * @param setPeriod 	The length of the period with which the task's functionality will be
+	 * @param stack_size
-	 * 						executed. It is expressed in clock ticks.
+	 * The stack size reserved by the operating system for the task.
-	 * @param setDeadlineMissedFunc	The function pointer to the deadline missed function
+	 * @param setPeriod
-	 * 								that shall be assigned.
+	 * The length of the period with which the task's
+	 * functionality will be executed. It is expressed in clock ticks.
+	 * @param setDeadlineMissedFunc
+	 * The function pointer to the deadline missed function that shall
+	 * be assigned.
 	 */
-	PeriodicTask(const char *name, TaskPriority setPriority, TaskStackSize setStack, TaskPeriod setPeriod,
+	PeriodicTask(const char *name, TaskPriority setPriority,
+	        TaskStackSize setStack, TaskPeriod setPeriod,
 	        void (*setDeadlineMissedFunc)());
 	/**
-	 * @brief	Currently, the executed object's lifetime is not coupled with the task object's
+	 * @brief	Currently, the executed object's lifetime is not coupled with
-	 * 			lifetime, so the destructor is empty.
+	 * 			the task object's lifetime, so the destructor is empty.
 	 */
 	virtual ~PeriodicTask(void);
 
@@ -53,58 +54,72 @@ public:
 	 * 			The address of the task object is passed as an argument
 	 * 			to the system call.
 	 */
-	ReturnValue_t startTask(void);
+	ReturnValue_t startTask() override;
 	/**
 	 * Adds an object to the list of objects to be executed.
 	 * The objects are executed in the order added.
 	 * @param object Id of the object to add.
-	 * @return RETURN_OK on success, RETURN_FAILED if the object could not be added.
+	 * @return
+	 * -@c RETURN_OK on success
+	 * -@c RETURN_FAILED if the object could not be added.
 	 */
-	ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object);
+	ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object,
+	        bool setTaskIF = true) override;
 
-	uint32_t getPeriodMs() const;
+	uint32_t getPeriodMs() const override;
 
-	ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms);
+	ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms) override;
 protected:
 	bool started;
 	TaskHandle_t handle;
 
-	typedef std::vector<ExecutableObjectIF*> ObjectList;	//!< Typedef for the List of objects.
+	//! Typedef for the List of objects.
+	typedef std::vector<ExecutableObjectIF*> ObjectList;
 	/**
 	 * @brief	This attribute holds a list of objects to be executed.
 	 */
 	ObjectList objectList;
 	/**
 	 * @brief	The period of the task.
-	 * @details	The period determines the frequency of the task's execution. It is expressed in clock ticks.
+	 * @details
+	 * The period determines the frequency of the task's execution.
+	 * It is expressed in clock ticks.
 	 */
 	TaskPeriod period;
 	/**
 	 * @brief	The pointer to the deadline-missed function.
-	 * @details	This pointer stores the function that is executed if the task's deadline is missed.
+	 * @details
-	 * 			So, each may react individually on a timing failure. The pointer may be NULL,
+	 * This pointer stores the function that is executed if the task's deadline
-	 * 			then nothing happens on missing the deadline. The deadline is equal to the next execution
+	 * is missed so each may react individually on a timing failure.
-	 * 			of the periodic task.
+	 * The pointer may be NULL, then nothing happens on missing the deadline.
+	 * The deadline is equal to the next execution of the periodic task.
 	 */
 	void (*deadlineMissedFunc)(void);
 	/**
 	 * @brief	This is the function executed in the new task's context.
-	 * @details	It converts the argument back to the thread object type and copies the class instance
+	 * @details
-	 * 			to the task context. The taskFunctionality method is called afterwards.
+	 * It converts the argument back to the thread object type and copies the
+	 * class instance to the task context. The taskFunctionality method is
+	 * called afterwards.
 	 * @param	A pointer to the task object itself is passed as argument.
 	 */
 
 	static void taskEntryPoint(void* argument);
 	/**
 	 * @brief	The function containing the actual functionality of the task.
-	 * @details	The method sets and starts
+	 * @details
-	 * 			the task's period, then enters a loop that is repeated as long as the isRunning
+	 * The method sets and starts the task's period, then enters a loop that is
-	 * 			attribute is true. Within the loop, all performOperation methods of the added
+	 * repeated as long as the isRunning attribute is true. Within the loop,
-	 * 			objects are called. Afterwards the checkAndRestartPeriod system call blocks the task
+	 * all performOperation methods of the added objects are called.
-	 * 			until the next period.
+	 * Afterwards the checkAndRestartPeriod system call blocks the task until
+	 * the next period.
 	 * On missing the deadline, the deadlineMissedFunction is executed.
 	 */
 	void taskFunctionality(void);
+
+	void checkMissedDeadline(const TickType_t xLastWakeTime,
+	        const TickType_t interval);
+	void handleMissedDeadline();
 };
 
-#endif /* MULTIOBJECTTASK_H_ */
+#endif /* PERIODICTASK_H_ */

osal/linux/PeriodicPosixTask.cpp

@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ void* PeriodicPosixTask::taskEntryPoint(void* arg) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-ReturnValue_t PeriodicPosixTask::addComponent(object_id_t object) {
+ReturnValue_t PeriodicPosixTask::addComponent(object_id_t object,
+        bool addTaskIF) {
 	ExecutableObjectIF* newObject = objectManager->get<ExecutableObjectIF>(
 			object);
-	if (newObject == NULL) {
+	if (newObject == nullptr) {
 		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
 	}
 	objectList.push_back(newObject);
+
+	if(setTaskIF) {
+	    newObject->setTaskIF(this);
+	}
 	return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 

osal/linux/PeriodicPosixTask.h

@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ public:
 	 * @param object Id of the object to add.
 	 * @return RETURN_OK on success, RETURN_FAILED if the object could not be added.
 	 */
-	ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object);
+	ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object,
+	        bool addTaskIF = true) override;
 
-	uint32_t getPeriodMs() const;
+	uint32_t getPeriodMs() const override;
 
-	ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms);
+	ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms) override;
 
 private:
 	typedef std::vector<ExecutableObjectIF*> ObjectList;	//!< Typedef for the List of objects.

tasks/PeriodicTaskIF.h

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-#ifndef PERIODICTASKIF_H_
+#ifndef FRAMEWORK_TASK_PERIODICTASKIF_H_
-#define PERIODICTASKIF_H_
+#define FRAMEWORK_TASK_PERIODICTASKIF_H_
 
 #include <framework/objectmanager/SystemObjectIF.h>
+#include <framework/timemanager/Clock.h>
 #include <cstddef>
 class ExecutableObjectIF;
+
 /**
  * New version of TaskIF
  * Follows RAII principles, i.e. there's no create or delete method.
@@ -17,11 +19,27 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual ~PeriodicTaskIF() { }
 	/**
-	 * @brief	With the startTask method, a created task can be started for the first time.
+	 * @brief	With the startTask method, a created task can be started
+	 *          for the first time.
 	 */
 	virtual ReturnValue_t startTask() = 0;
 
-	virtual ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object) {return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;};
+	/**
+	 * Add a component (object) to a periodic task. The pointer to the
+	 * task can be set optionally
+	 * @param object
+	 * Add an object to the task. The most important case is to add an
+	 * executable object with a function which will be called regularly
+	 * (see ExecutableObjectIF)
+	 * @param setTaskIF
+	 * Can be used to specify whether the task object pointer is passed
+	 * to the component.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	virtual ReturnValue_t addComponent(object_id_t object,
+	        bool setTaskIF = true) {
+	    return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
+	};
 
 	virtual ReturnValue_t sleepFor(uint32_t ms) = 0;