AP_Scheduler.cpp

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/*
 *  main loop scheduler for APM
 *  Author: Andrew Tridgell, January 2013
 *
 */
#include "AP_Scheduler.h"

#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
#include <AP_Param/AP_Param.h>
#include <AP_Vehicle/AP_Vehicle.h>
#include <DataFlash/DataFlash.h>
#include <AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#if APM_BUILD_TYPE(APM_BUILD_ArduCopter) || APM_BUILD_TYPE(APM_BUILD_ArduSub)
#define SCHEDULER_DEFAULT_LOOP_RATE 400
#else
#define SCHEDULER_DEFAULT_LOOP_RATE  50
#endif

#define debug(level, fmt, args...)   do { if ((level) <= _debug.get()) { hal.console->printf(fmt, ##args); }} while (0)

extern const AP_HAL::HAL& hal;

int8_t AP_Scheduler::current_task = -1;

const AP_Param::GroupInfo AP_Scheduler::var_info[] = {
    // @Param: DEBUG
    // @DisplayName: Scheduler debug level
    // @Description: Set to non-zero to enable scheduler debug messages. When set to show "Slips" the scheduler will display a message whenever a scheduled task is delayed due to too much CPU load. When set to ShowOverruns the scheduled will display a message whenever a task takes longer than the limit promised in the task table.
    // @Values: 0:Disabled,2:ShowSlips,3:ShowOverruns
    // @User: Advanced
    AP_GROUPINFO("DEBUG",    0, AP_Scheduler, _debug, 0),

    // @Param: LOOP_RATE
    // @DisplayName: Scheduling main loop rate
    // @Description: This controls the rate of the main control loop in Hz. This should only be changed by developers. This only takes effect on restart. Values over 400 are considered highly experimental.
    // @Values: 50:50Hz,100:100Hz,200:200Hz,250:250Hz,300:300Hz,400:400Hz
    // @RebootRequired: True
    // @User: Advanced
    AP_GROUPINFO("LOOP_RATE",  1, AP_Scheduler, _loop_rate_hz, SCHEDULER_DEFAULT_LOOP_RATE),

    AP_GROUPEND
};

// constructor
AP_Scheduler::AP_Scheduler(scheduler_fastloop_fn_t fastloop_fn) :
    _fastloop_fn(fastloop_fn)
{
    AP_Param::setup_object_defaults(this, var_info);

    // only allow 50 to 2000 Hz
    if (_loop_rate_hz < 50) {
        _loop_rate_hz.set(50);
    } else if (_loop_rate_hz > 2000) {
        _loop_rate_hz.set(2000);
    }
    _last_loop_time_s = 1.0 / _loop_rate_hz;
}

// initialise the scheduler
void AP_Scheduler::init(const AP_Scheduler::Task *tasks, uint8_t num_tasks, uint32_t log_performance_bit)
{
    _tasks = tasks;
    _num_tasks = num_tasks;
    _last_run = new uint16_t[_num_tasks];
    memset(_last_run, 0, sizeof(_last_run[0]) * _num_tasks);
    _tick_counter = 0;

    // setup initial performance counters
    perf_info.set_loop_rate(get_loop_rate_hz());
    perf_info.reset();

    _log_performance_bit = log_performance_bit;
}

// one tick has passed
void AP_Scheduler::tick(void)
{
    _tick_counter++;
}

/*
  run one tick
  this will run as many scheduler tasks as we can in the specified time
 */
void AP_Scheduler::run(uint32_t time_available)
{
    uint32_t run_started_usec = AP_HAL::micros();
    uint32_t now = run_started_usec;

    if (_debug > 1 && _perf_counters == nullptr) {
        _perf_counters = new AP_HAL::Util::perf_counter_t[_num_tasks];
        if (_perf_counters != nullptr) {
            for (uint8_t i=0; i<_num_tasks; i++) {
                _perf_counters[i] = hal.util->perf_alloc(AP_HAL::Util::PC_ELAPSED, _tasks[i].name);
            }
        }
    }
    
    for (uint8_t i=0; i<_num_tasks; i++) {
        uint16_t dt = _tick_counter - _last_run[i];
        uint16_t interval_ticks = _loop_rate_hz / _tasks[i].rate_hz;
        if (interval_ticks < 1) {
            interval_ticks = 1;
        }
        if (dt < interval_ticks) {
            // this task is not yet scheduled to run again
            continue;
        }
        // this task is due to run. Do we have enough time to run it?
        _task_time_allowed = _tasks[i].max_time_micros;

        if (dt >= interval_ticks*2) {
            // we've slipped a whole run of this task!
            debug(2, "Scheduler slip task[%u-%s] (%u/%u/%u)\n",
                  (unsigned)i,
                  _tasks[i].name,
                  (unsigned)dt,
                  (unsigned)interval_ticks,
                  (unsigned)_task_time_allowed);
        }

        if (_task_time_allowed > time_available) {
            // not enough time to run this task.  Continue loop -
            // maybe another task will fit into time remaining
            continue;
        }

        // run it
        _task_time_started = now;
        current_task = i;
        if (_debug > 1 && _perf_counters && _perf_counters[i]) {
            hal.util->perf_begin(_perf_counters[i]);
        }
        _tasks[i].function();
        if (_debug > 1 && _perf_counters && _perf_counters[i]) {
            hal.util->perf_end(_perf_counters[i]);
        }
        current_task = -1;

        // record the tick counter when we ran. This drives
        // when we next run the event
        _last_run[i] = _tick_counter;

        // work out how long the event actually took
        now = AP_HAL::micros();
        uint32_t time_taken = now - _task_time_started;

        if (time_taken > _task_time_allowed) {
            // the event overran!
            debug(3, "Scheduler overrun task[%u-%s] (%u/%u)\n",
                  (unsigned)i,
                  _tasks[i].name,
                  (unsigned)time_taken,
                  (unsigned)_task_time_allowed);
        }
        if (time_taken >= time_available) {
            time_available = 0;
            break;
        }
        time_available -= time_taken;
    }

    // update number of spare microseconds
    _spare_micros += time_available;

    _spare_ticks++;
    if (_spare_ticks == 32) {
        _spare_ticks /= 2;
        _spare_micros /= 2;
    }
}

/*
  return number of micros until the current task reaches its deadline
 */
uint16_t AP_Scheduler::time_available_usec(void)
{
    uint32_t dt = AP_HAL::micros() - _task_time_started;
    if (dt > _task_time_allowed) {
        return 0;
    }
    return _task_time_allowed - dt;
}

/*
  calculate load average as a number from 0 to 1
 */
float AP_Scheduler::load_average()
{
    if (_spare_ticks == 0) {
        return 0.0f;
    }
    const uint32_t loop_us = get_loop_period_us();
    const uint32_t used_time = loop_us - (_spare_micros/_spare_ticks);
    return used_time / (float)loop_us;
}

void AP_Scheduler::loop()
{
    // wait for an INS sample
    AP::ins().wait_for_sample();

    const uint32_t sample_time_us = AP_HAL::micros();
    
    if (_loop_timer_start_us == 0) {
        _loop_timer_start_us = sample_time_us;
        _last_loop_time_s = get_loop_period_s();
    } else {
        _last_loop_time_s = (sample_time_us - _loop_timer_start_us) * 1.0e-6;
    }

    // Execute the fast loop
    // ---------------------
    if (_fastloop_fn) {
        _fastloop_fn();
    }

    // tell the scheduler one tick has passed
    tick();

    // run all the tasks that are due to run. Note that we only
    // have to call this once per loop, as the tasks are scheduled
    // in multiples of the main loop tick. So if they don't run on
    // the first call to the scheduler they won't run on a later
    // call until scheduler.tick() is called again
    const uint32_t loop_us = get_loop_period_us();
    const uint32_t time_available = (sample_time_us + loop_us) - AP_HAL::micros();
    run(time_available > loop_us ? 0u : time_available);

#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_SITL
    // move result of AP_HAL::micros() forward:
    hal.scheduler->delay_microseconds(1);
#endif

    // check loop time
    perf_info.check_loop_time(sample_time_us - _loop_timer_start_us);
        
    _loop_timer_start_us = sample_time_us;
}

void AP_Scheduler::update_logging()
{
    if (debug_flags()) {
        perf_info.update_logging();
    }
    if (_log_performance_bit != (uint32_t)-1 &&
        DataFlash_Class::instance()->should_log(_log_performance_bit)) {
        Log_Write_Performance();
    }
    perf_info.set_loop_rate(get_loop_rate_hz());
    perf_info.reset();
}

// Write a performance monitoring packet
void AP_Scheduler::Log_Write_Performance()
{
    struct log_Performance pkt = {
        LOG_PACKET_HEADER_INIT(LOG_PERFORMANCE_MSG),
        time_us          : AP_HAL::micros64(),
        num_long_running : perf_info.get_num_long_running(),
        num_loops        : perf_info.get_num_loops(),
        max_time         : perf_info.get_max_time(),
        mem_avail        : hal.util->available_memory(),
        load             : (uint16_t)(load_average() * 1000)
    };
    DataFlash_Class::instance()->WriteCriticalBlock(&pkt, sizeof(pkt));
}