[PATCH 2/7] cyclic: Add basic support for cyclic function execution infrastruture

Stefan Roese sr at denx.de
Wed May 25 09:40:14 CEST 2022


Add the basic infrastructure to periodically execute code, e.g. all
100ms. Examples for such functions might be LED blinking etc. The
functions that are hooked into this cyclic list should be small timewise
as otherwise the execution of the other code that relies on a high
frequent polling (e.g. UART rx char ready check) might be delayed too
much. This patch also adds the Kconfig option
CONFIG_CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US, which configures the max allowed time
for such a cyclic function. If it's execution time exceeds this time,
this cyclic function will get removed from the cyclic list.

How is this cyclic functionality executed?
The following patch integrates the main function responsible for
calling all registered cyclic functions cyclic_run() into the
common WATCHDOG_RESET macro. This guarantees that cyclic_run() is
executed very often, which is necessary for the cyclic functions to
get scheduled and executed at their configured periods.

This cyclic infrastructure will be used by a board specific function on
the NIC23 MIPS Octeon board, which needs to check periodically, if a
PCIe FLR has occurred.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
---
 MAINTAINERS      |   6 +++
 common/Kconfig   |  22 ++++++++++
 common/Makefile  |   1 +
 common/cyclic.c  | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/cyclic.h |  84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 225 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 common/cyclic.c
 create mode 100644 include/cyclic.h

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 56be0bfad00c..920f515dd555 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -752,6 +752,12 @@ T:	git https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-coldfire.git
 F:	arch/m68k/
 F:	doc/arch/m68k.rst
 
+CYCLIC
+M:	Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
+S:	Maintained
+F:	common/cyclic.c
+F:	include/cyclic.h
+
 DFU
 M:	Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de>
 S:	Maintained
diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index a96842a5c11d..1b04904fd688 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -551,6 +551,28 @@ config DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE
 
 menu "Start-up hooks"
 
+config CYCLIC
+	bool "General-purpose cyclic execution mechanism"
+	help
+	  This enables a general-purpose cyclic execution infrastructure,
+	  to allow "small" (run-time wise) functions to be executed at
+	  a specified frequency. Things like LED blinking or watchdog
+	  triggering are examples for such tasks.
+
+	  See doc/develop/cyclic.rst for more information.
+
+if CYCLIC
+
+config CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US
+	int "Sets the max allowed time for a cyclic function in us"
+	default 1000
+	help
+	  The max allowed time for a cyclic function in us. If a functions
+	  takes longer than this duration this function will get unregistered
+	  automatically.
+
+endif # CYCLIC
+
 config EVENT
 	bool "General-purpose event-handling mechanism"
 	default y if SANDBOX
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 75c24e324927..a5f00ec371c1 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ obj-y += malloc_simple.o
 endif
 endif
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)CYCLIC) += cyclic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)EVENT) += event.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)HASH) += hash.o
diff --git a/common/cyclic.c b/common/cyclic.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e7ebbe7b218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cyclic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * A general-purpose cyclic execution infrastructure, to allow "small"
+ * (run-time wise) functions to be executed at a specified frequency.
+ * Things like LED blinking or watchdog triggering are examples for such
+ * tasks.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
+ */
+
+#include <cyclic.h>
+#include <log.h>
+#include <linker_lists.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct list_head cyclic_list;
+static bool cyclic_ready;
+static bool cyclic_running;
+
+struct cyclic_struct *cyclic_register(cyclic_func_t func, uint64_t delay_us,
+				      const char *name, void *ctx)
+{
+	struct cyclic_struct *cyclic;
+
+	if (!cyclic_ready) {
+		pr_debug("Cyclic IF not ready yet\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	cyclic = calloc(1, sizeof(struct cyclic_struct));
+	if (!cyclic) {
+		pr_debug("Memory allocation error\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Store values in struct */
+	cyclic->func = func;
+	cyclic->ctx = ctx;
+	cyclic->name = strdup(name);
+	cyclic->delay_us = delay_us;
+	cyclic->start_time_us = timer_get_us();
+	list_add_tail(&cyclic->list, &cyclic_list);
+
+	return cyclic;
+}
+
+int cyclic_unregister(struct cyclic_struct *cyclic)
+{
+	list_del(&cyclic->list);
+	free(cyclic);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void cyclic_run(void)
+{
+	struct cyclic_struct *cyclic, *tmp;
+	uint64_t now, cpu_time;
+
+	/* Prevent recursion */
+	if (cyclic_running)
+		return;
+
+	cyclic_running = true;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cyclic, tmp, &cyclic_list, list) {
+		/*
+		 * Check if this cyclic function needs to get called, e.g.
+		 * do not call the cyclic func too often
+		 */
+		now = timer_get_us();
+		if (time_after_eq64(now, cyclic->next_call)) {
+			/* Call cyclic function and account it's cpu-time */
+			cyclic->next_call = now + cyclic->delay_us;
+			cyclic->func(cyclic->ctx);
+			cyclic->run_cnt++;
+			cpu_time = timer_get_us() - now;
+			cyclic->cpu_time_us += cpu_time;
+
+			/* Check if cpu-time exceeds max allowed time */
+			if (cpu_time > CONFIG_CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US) {
+				pr_err("cyclic function %s took too long: %lldus vs %dus max, disabling\n",
+				       cyclic->name, cpu_time,
+				       CONFIG_CYCLIC_MAX_CPU_TIME_US);
+
+				/* Unregister this cyclic function */
+				cyclic_unregister(cyclic);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	cyclic_running = false;
+}
+
+int cyclic_uninit(void)
+{
+	struct cyclic_struct *cyclic, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cyclic, tmp, &cyclic_list, list)
+		cyclic_unregister(cyclic);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int cyclic_init(void)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cyclic_list);
+	cyclic_ready = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/cyclic.h b/include/cyclic.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d07c04458a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cyclic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * A general-purpose cyclic execution infrastructure, to allow "small"
+ * (run-time wise) functions to be executed at a specified frequency.
+ * Things like LED blinking or watchdog triggering are examples for such
+ * tasks.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __cyclic_h
+#define __cyclic_h
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <asm/types.h>
+
+struct cyclic_struct {
+	void (*func)(void *ctx);
+	void *ctx;
+	char *name;
+	uint64_t delay_us;
+	uint64_t start_time_us;
+	uint64_t cpu_time_us;
+	uint64_t run_cnt;
+	uint64_t next_call;
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
+/** Function type for cyclic functions */
+typedef void (*cyclic_func_t)(void *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * cyclic_register - Register a new cyclic function
+ *
+ * @func: Function to call periodically
+ * @delay_us: Delay is us after which this function shall get executed
+ * @name: Cyclic function name/id
+ * @ctx: Context to pass to the function
+ * @return: pointer to cyclic_struct if OK, NULL on error
+ */
+struct cyclic_struct *cyclic_register(cyclic_func_t func, uint64_t delay_us,
+				      const char *name, void *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * cyclic_unregister - Unregister a cyclic function
+ *
+ * @cyclic: Pointer to cyclic_struct of the function that shall be removed
+ * @return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int cyclic_unregister(struct cyclic_struct *cyclic);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CYCLIC)
+/**
+ * cyclic_init() - Set up cyclic functions
+ *
+ * Init a list of cyclic functions, so that these can be added as needed
+ */
+int cyclic_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * cyclic_uninit() - Clean up cyclic functions
+ *
+ * This removes all cyclic functions
+ */
+int cyclic_uninit(void);
+
+void cyclic_run(void);
+#else
+static inline void cyclic_run(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline int cyclic_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int cyclic_uninit(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
-- 
2.36.1



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