tests/python/c_code@c_ext/cfile.xml
author Andrey Skvortsov <andrej.skvortzov@gmail.com>
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:05:57 +0300
changeset 1507 d7f474d10210
parent 1463 de311ffe3961
permissions -rw-r--r--
fix issue with sometimes wrong return code of ProcessLogger


As a result of wrong return code Beremiz gives folowing traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./Beremiz.py", line 850, in OnMenu
getattr(self.CTR, method)()
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/ProjectController.py", line 925, in _Build
IECGenRes = self._Generate_SoftPLC()
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/ProjectController.py", line 568, in _Generate_SoftPLC
return self._Compile_ST_to_SoftPLC()
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/ProjectController.py", line 661, in _Compile_ST_to_SoftPLC
C_files.remove("POUS.c")
ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list

The problem is that both threads (for reading stdout and stderr) call self.Proc.poll(),
that updates internal returncode field. This call is done without any locking and the first thread gets correct result,
but other gets 0 as retval. If 0 gets thread, that afterwards calls callback finish, then wrong return code is returned
to the parent. Now only the thread with a callback polls for the return code, other thread just checked local value.

Additionally function spin() waits now until all threads finish reading their pipes, so the results are always correct.
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<CFile xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <includes>
    <xhtml:p><![CDATA[
]]></xhtml:p>
  </includes>
  <variables>
    <variable name="TestInput" type="SINT" initial="0"/>
    <variable name="TestOutput" type="SINT"/>
  </variables>
  <globals>
    <xhtml:p><![CDATA[
volatile long Lock=0;
volatile char PtoC=1,CtoP=2;

extern long AtomicCompareExchange(long*,long, long);
extern char *PLC_ID;

int Simple_C_Call(int val){
  return val+1;
}

int Python_to_C_Call(char toC, char *fromC){
  /* Code called by python should never touch to 
     variables modified by PLC thread directly

     AtomicCompareExchange comes from 
     beremiz' runtime implementation */

  int res = 0;
  if(!AtomicCompareExchange((long*)&Lock, 0, 1)){
    PtoC=toC;
    *fromC=CtoP;
    AtomicCompareExchange((long*)&Lock, 1, 0);
    res=1;
  }
  printf("C code called by Python: toC %d fromC %d\n",toC,*fromC);
  printf("PLC_ID id %s\n",PLC_ID);
  return res;
}

int PLC_C_Call(char fromPLC, char *toPLC){
  /* PLC also have to be realy carefull not to 
     conflict with asynchronous python access */
  if(!AtomicCompareExchange((long*)&Lock, 0, 1)){
      CtoP = fromPLC;
      *toPLC = PtoC;
      AtomicCompareExchange((long*)&Lock, 1, 0);
      return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
]]></xhtml:p>
  </globals>
  <initFunction>
    <xhtml:p><![CDATA[
]]></xhtml:p>
  </initFunction>
  <cleanUpFunction>
    <xhtml:p><![CDATA[
]]></xhtml:p>
  </cleanUpFunction>
  <retrieveFunction>
    <xhtml:p><![CDATA[
]]></xhtml:p>
  </retrieveFunction>
  <publishFunction>
    <xhtml:p><![CDATA[
if(!AtomicCompareExchange((long*)&Lock, 0, 1)){
    TestInput = CtoP + PtoC + TestOutput;
    AtomicCompareExchange((long*)&Lock, 1, 0);
}
]]></xhtml:p>
  </publishFunction>
</CFile>