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Re: Serial device driver problem.


"Dennis Ehlin (ECS)" wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> When i do a serial_read (located serial.c) everything seems to work ok, and  i get to the
> >> cyg_drv_cond_wait(&cbuf->wait) line and it stops there to wait for the cbuf->wait signal. ok.
> >>
> >> Then i generate a serial receive interrupt and the serial_rcv_char function is called,
> >> which sends the cbuf->wait signal with the line cyg_drv_cond_signal(&cbuf->wait).
> >>
> >> But nothing happends?, the cyg_drv_cond_wait(&cbuf->wait) never continues, as if it never gets the
> >> signal.
> >
> >Perhaps it did get the signal but hasn't read all the bytes requested (the
> >*len argument).
> 
> Sounds unlikely, It's setup to receive only 1 byte, and i have a printout just after
> the cyg_drv_cond_wait(&cbuf->wait) line, and it never gets executed.

Then I suggest debugging the signal. When you reach
Cyg_Condition_Variable::signal() check that it is waking the correct
thread.

For sanity, I recommend rebuilding without optimization so that it's easier
to debug.

Jifl
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