RE: [ECOS] Disk I/O -> scheduling problems

["Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco at ix dot netcom dot com>]

> From: Szentirmai Gergely [mailto:gergely.szentirmai@axelero.hu]
>
> Paul D. DeRocco írta:
>
> >   Does the existing MCI driver do the
> > entire sector transfer without using any interrupts?
>
> No, but it polls for the result. This is what could be modified to the
> code here, I have posted.
>
> Here comes the thing which is not clear. Examine this code (perhaps an
> eCos-recommended solution, is it?):
>  >>              cyg_drv_dsr_lock();
>  >>              {
>  >>                  while (!spi_bus->transfer_end)
>  >>                      cyg_drv_cond_wait(&spi_bus->transfer_cond);
>  >>              }
>  >>              cyg_drv_dsr_unlock();
>
> spi_bus->transfer_cond is set by an interrupt. Until the operation is
> not finished, dsr-s are locked.
>
> I have found my answer, what is the difference between these
> implementations:
> http://osdir.com/ml/ecos.general/2003-03/msg00178.html
> DSR locking works in a per-thread basis. So
> cyg_drv_cond_wait(&spi_bus->transfer_cond); would trigger a task switch.
>
> Thank you for your help!
> Gergely Szentirmai
>
> > But in this chip the MCI interface can transfer a sector via the PDC,
> > so this shouldn't be necessary. You may have to start from
> > scratch and write
> > a better MCI driver that uses DMA and an interrupt at the end.
>
> It do use it.

Since you earlier said that you poll for the result, I assume you mean here
that you use DMA but not an interrupt. If so, then all you have to do is
have a null ISR that just schedules a DSR, have the DSR signal a condition
variable, and use the same sort of code that the SPI driver uses. Then, your
MCI driver will work in a manner similar to the SPI driver, and they'll
happily interleave the initiation and completion of their respective
transfers.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com


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