rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

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9 years 11 months ago #83056 by jCandlish

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Hi Forum

I compiled the newest linux kernel configured as preemptable, but linuxcnc uspace disagrees.

Code:

latheoperator@125cnc:~$ uname -a
Linux 125cnc 4.8.9-jbc01 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Nov 20 09:34:59 CET 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux
latheoperator@125cnc:~$ !lat
latency-test 1000000 1000000
Waiting for component 'threads' to become ready....Waited 3 seconds for master.  giving up.
Note: Using POSIX non-realtime

Waiting for component 'lat' to become ready....
Note: Using POSIX non-realtime
latheoperator@125cnc:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/rtapi_app 
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 102072 Nov 21 09:08 /usr/bin/rtapi_app
latheoperator@125cnc:~$ 

Also, I would like to work my way though the rtapi examples in the ./src/rtapi/examples directory, but am not quite understanding the ./src/rtapi/README file.

Starting from:

Code:

2. Load the RTOS and RTAPI modules:

Note: for this and most of the following steps you will need
to be root, or use 'su -c "<command>"'

scripts/load_rtapi

See a number of messages pop up in the kernel log as components
of the RTOS are installed...
One of the last ones will be:

I can't find a load_rtapi script anywhere in the source distribution.

Are there pre-existing test-cases for the rtapi and uspace?

If so, how does one get started using them?

Thanks,
jCandlish

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9 years 11 months ago #83066 by andypugh

Replied by andypugh on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

_jC wrote: I can't find a load_rtapi script anywhere in the source distribution

Yes, it appears that that README file contains a hangover from long ago. Looking back to v2.0 11 years ago it wasn't there then....

Are there pre-existing test-cases for the rtapi and uspace?

There are many tests that are run by the buildbot, and you can try those:

github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/tests/README

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9 years 11 months ago #83067 by dgarrett

Replied by dgarrett on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

I compiled the newest linux kernel configured as preemptable, but linuxcnc uspace disagrees.

Did you configure uspace properly?

Code:

$ cd the_root_dir/src
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure --with-realtime=uspace

am not quite understanding the ./src/rtapi/README file.

That file seems to be out-of-date. It was last modified:
2cc3ad7 2014-08-30

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9 years 11 months ago #83070 by jCandlish

Replied by jCandlish on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

I compliled linuxcnc via the 'apt-get source' method.

That is, I downloaded the package source and built local NMU debs.

This package is working with the current 'stretch' preempt kernel.

Code:

Linux 125cnc 4.8.0-1-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.8.5-1 (2016-10-28) x86_64 GNU/Linux

My 4.8.9 preempt kernel says:

Code:

Note: Using POSIX non-realtime

I would like to better understand the uspace rtapi wrapper. I'm only finding out of date documentation.

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9 years 11 months ago #83072 by jCandlish

Replied by jCandlish on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

andypugh wrote: There are many tests that are run by the buildbot, and you can try those:

I was thinking more specifically about the examples in ./src/rtapi/examples, and how they apply to the uspace wrapper.

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9 years 11 months ago #83073 by dgarrett

Replied by dgarrett on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

I compliled linuxcnc via the 'apt-get source' method.

You must still use .configure with --realtime=uspace for a preempt-rt kernel

Code:

$ ./configure --help|grep realtime
  --enable-simulator      Deprecated! Use --with-realtime=uspace instead.
  --with-realtime=PATH    Path where RTAI is installed, or "uspace" for POSIX

Once configured for uspace realtime, you should see a correct report
(to stdout) for commands like

Code:

$ latency-test 
Note: Using POSIX realtime
...

Configuration is not correct if report is:

Code:

Note: Using POSIX non-realtime

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9 years 11 months ago #83079 by dgarrett

Replied by dgarrett on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

I looked some more and it seems that the uname -a report for
your custom debian stretch kernel:

Code:

latheoperator@125cnc:~$ uname -a
Linux 125cnc 4.8.9-jbc01 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Nov 20 09:34:59 CET 2016 x86_64 GNU/

does not comply with a test in src/rtapi/uspace_common.h

Code:

static int detect_realtime() {
    struct utsname u;
    int crit1, crit2 = 0;
    FILE *fd;

    uname(&u);
    crit1 = strcasestr (u.version, "PREEMPT RT") != 0;

    if ((fd = fopen("/sys/kernel/realtime","r")) != NULL) {
        int flag;
        crit2 = ((fscanf(fd, "%d", &flag) == 1) && (flag == 1));
        fclose(fd);
    }
    return crit1 && crit2;
}

Your kernel is reporting "SMP PREEMPT without the specific
substring expected, namely: "PREEMPT RT".
So it appears no preempt-rt patch has been applied to the kernel you are using.

On a system i use (jessie,uspace), the report is:

Code:

Linux t520 4.1.0-0.bpo.2-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.1.6-1~bpo8+1 (2015-09-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux

ref (2.7 tree):
git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a...d8;hb=refs/heads/2.7

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9 years 11 months ago #83080 by PCW

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I dont even think there is RT a patch for 4.8.9

AFAIK 4.8.6-rt5 is the latest as of Nov 21,2016

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9 years 11 months ago #83081 by jCandlish

Replied by jCandlish on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

Thanks!

Somehow I thought PREEMPT RT was in mainline. I checked, and no patch is yet available for 4.8.9

...

Anyway, the servo thread jitter I am seeing with a celereon skylake system is quite disappointing. >= 100μs.

I question if it is sufficient?

This is with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="ipv6.disable=1 intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1"

I've looked also to 'powertop' and 'i7z' for insight on this jitter, but no joy.

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9 years 2 months ago #97743 by thuwrx10

Replied by thuwrx10 on topic rtapi -- uspace -- "Using POSIX non-realtime"

One should remember to execute 'sudo make setuid' after compilation. Otherwise still not able to use POSIX realtime

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