Re: [Xenomai-help] Fw: Re: signaling to a thread waiting on an event in the kernel

[Philippe Gerum <rpm@xenomai.org>]

On Thu, 2009-12-31 at 02:24 -0800, Yigal Goldberger wrote:
> Hi,
> I found the issue - Nothing to do with the blocked thread (waiting on the signal ) .
> Just some bug in my application...It works just fine now.

Ok. Non-reg tests did not show any issue regarding this, here as well.
So issue closed. Thanks for your feedback.

> 
> Thanks,
> Yigal Goldbnerger.
> 
> --- On Mon, 12/28/09, Yigal Goldberger <yigal_gold@domain.hid> wrote:
> 
> > From: Yigal Goldberger <yigal_gold@domain.hid>
> > Subject: [Xenomai-help] Fw: Re: signaling to a thread waiting on an event in the kernel
> > To: xenomai@xenomai.org
> > Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 7:57 PM
> > Hi,
> > CC'ing the mailing list .
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 12/28/09, Yigal Goldberger <yigal_gold@domain.hid>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Yigal Goldberger <yigal_gold@domain.hid>
> > > Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] signaling to a thread
> > waiting on an event in the kernel
> > > To: "Philippe Gerum" <rpm@xenomai.org>
> > > Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 6:01 PM
> > > Hi Philippe,
> > > Thanks for quickly responding .
> > > My system is a powerpc based board ( MPC8272 by
> > freesacle
> > > ).
> > > The kernel is 2.6.29.4 .
> > > Xenomai v2.4.8.
> > > 
> > > My app hangs on the RTDM syscall invoking
> > > rtdm_event_timedwait() from your
> > > driver .(It does not return from this function call
> > at
> > > all)
> > > The system does not lock up badly . My so called
> > Monitor
> > > process (the process that issues the
> > kill(Pid,SIGTERM),
> > > functions well and communicates fine.
> > > I'd like to mention that when the application process
> > is
> > > not blocked (in normal operation) it does respond to
> > the
> > > signal and terminates correctly , but when it is
> > "stuck"|
> > > such as on the infinite event wait it becomes non
> > responsive
> > > to external signals.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Yigal.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- On Mon, 12/28/09, Philippe Gerum <rpm@xenomai.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > From: Philippe Gerum <rpm@xenomai.org>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] signaling to a
> > thread
> > > waiting on an event in the kernel
> > > > To: "Yigal Goldberger" <yigal_gold@domain.hid>
> > > > Cc: xenomai@xenomai.org
> > > > Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 4:52 PM
> > > > On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 01:59 -0800,
> > > > Yigal Goldberger wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I want to have the ability to restart a
> > process
> > > at all
> > > > times.
> > > > > I have a situation where a thread is waiting
> > on
> > > an
> > > > event in the kernel with : 
> > > > > rtdm_event_timedwait(&args,0,NULL)
> > > > 
> > > > >   - infinite wait (I need this infinite
> > > > wait ...) 
> > > > > 
> > > > > and I cannot restart it with  :
> > > > > 
> > > > > kill(Pid,SIGTERM) .
> > > > > 
> > > > > from a different process .
> > > > > 
> > > > > Suggestions are most welcome.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Please be more specific:
> > > > 
> > > > - what happens when SIGTERM is sent, exactly?
> > does
> > > your app
> > > > hang on the
> > > > RTDM syscall invoking rtdm_event_timedwait()
> > from
> > > your
> > > > driver, or does
> > > > the entire system lock up badly?
> > > > - did you check whether rtdm_event_timedwait()
> > > returned
> > > > with an error
> > > > code, such as -EINTR?
> > > > - which platform, whick kernel release, which
> > Xenomai
> > > > release are you
> > > > running?
> > > > 
> > > > Btw, rtdm_event_wait(&event) is a shorthand
> > for
> > > > rtdm_event_timedwait(&event,0,NULL).
> > > > 
> > > > > Yigal Goldberger.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >       
> > > > > 
> > > > >
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> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Philippe.
> > > > 
> > > > 
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-- 
Philippe.