[PoC]: Yield-WaitFor-NoCallback

libtock-sync/interface/console.c

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ returncode_t libtocksync_console_write(const uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t length, i
   if (err != RETURNCODE_SUCCESS) return err;
 
   // Wait for the callback.
-  yield_for(&result.fired);
-  if (result.result != RETURNCODE_SUCCESS) return result.result;
+  yield_waitfor_return_t yval = yield_wait_for(DRIVER_NUM_CONSOLE, 1);
+  if (yval.data0 != RETURNCODE_SUCCESS) return yval.data0;
 
-  *written = result.length;
+  *written = yval.data1;
   return RETURNCODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 

libtock-sync/services/alarm.c

@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 #include "alarm.h"
 
+// Declare non-public export of helper from libtock.
+uint32_t _ms_to_ticks(uint32_t ms);
+
 struct alarm_cb_data {
   bool fired;
 };
 
-static struct alarm_cb_data delay_data = { .fired = false };
-
-static void delay_cb(__attribute__ ((unused)) uint32_t now,
-                     __attribute__ ((unused)) uint32_t scheduled,
-                     __attribute__ ((unused)) void*    opaque) {
-  delay_data.fired = true;
-}
-
 int libtocksync_alarm_delay_ms(uint32_t ms) {
-  delay_data.fired = false;
-  libtock_alarm_t alarm;
   int rc;
-
-  if ((rc = libtock_alarm_in_ms(ms, delay_cb, NULL, &alarm)) != RETURNCODE_SUCCESS) {
+  uint32_t ticks = _ms_to_ticks(ms);
+  if ((rc = libtock_alarm_command_set_relative_blind(ticks)) != RETURNCODE_SUCCESS) {
     return rc;
   }
 
-  yield_for(&delay_data.fired);
+  yield_waitfor_return_t yval = yield_wait_for(DRIVER_NUM_ALARM, 1);
+  if (yval.data0 != RETURNCODE_SUCCESS) return yval.data0;
+
   return rc;
 }
 

libtock-sync/services/alarm.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <libtock/peripherals/syscalls/alarm_syscalls.h>
 #include <libtock/services/alarm.h>
 #include <libtock/tock.h>
 

libtock/peripherals/syscalls/alarm_syscalls.c

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ int libtock_alarm_command_set_relative(uint32_t dt, uint32_t* actual) {
   return tock_command_return_u32_to_returncode(rval, actual);
 }
 
+int libtock_alarm_command_set_relative_blind(uint32_t dt) {
+  syscall_return_t rval = command(DRIVER_NUM_ALARM, 5, dt, 0);
+  return tock_command_return_novalue_to_returncode(rval);
+}
+
 int libtock_alarm_command_set_absolute(uint32_t reference, uint32_t dt) {
   syscall_return_t rval = command(DRIVER_NUM_ALARM, 6, reference, dt);
   uint32_t unused;

libtock/peripherals/syscalls/alarm_syscalls.h

@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ int libtock_alarm_command_stop(void);
  */
 int libtock_alarm_command_set_relative(uint32_t dt, uint32_t* actual);
 
+/*
+ * Starts a oneshot alarm
+ *
+ * expiration - relative expiration value from when kernel handles syscall.
+ *
+ * Side-effects: cancels any existing/outstanding alarms
+ */
+int libtock_alarm_command_set_relative_blind(uint32_t dt);
+
 /*
  * Starts a oneshot alarm
  *

libtock/services/alarm.c

@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ static uint32_t ms_to_ticks(uint32_t ms) {
   return ticks;
 }
 
+
+// Declare non-public export of helper for libtock-sync.
+uint32_t _ms_to_ticks(uint32_t ms);
+/** \brief Private export of ms->ticks helper to libtock-sync
+ *
+ * This is a non-stable, non-public interface for a helper
+ * function which is also useful to libtock-sync.
+ */
+uint32_t _ms_to_ticks(uint32_t ms) {
+  return ms_to_ticks(ms);
+}
+
 uint32_t libtock_alarm_ticks_to_ms(uint32_t ticks) {
   // `ticks_to_ms`'s conversion will be accurate to within the range
   // 0 to 1 milliseconds less than the exact conversion

libtock/tock.c

@@ -234,6 +234,25 @@ int yield_no_wait(void) {
   }
 }
 
+yield_waitfor_return_t yield_wait_for(uint32_t driver, uint32_t subscribe) {
+  register uint32_t waitfor __asm__ ("r0") = 2; // yield-waitfor
+  register uint32_t r1 __asm__ ("r1")      = driver;
+  register uint32_t r2 __asm__ ("r2")      = subscribe;
+  register int rv0 __asm__ ("r0");
+  register int rv1 __asm__ ("r1");
+  register int rv2 __asm__ ("r2");
+
+  __asm__ volatile (
+    "svc 0       \n"
+    : "=r" (rv0), "=r" (rv1), "=r" (rv2)
+    : "r" (waitfor), "r" (r1), "r" (r2)
+    : "memory"
+    );
+  yield_waitfor_return_t rv = {rv0, rv1, rv2};
+  return rv;
+}
+
+
 void tock_exit(uint32_t completion_code) {
   register uint32_t r0 __asm__ ("r0") = 0; // Terminate
   register uint32_t r1 __asm__ ("r1") = completion_code;
@@ -459,6 +478,23 @@ int yield_no_wait(void) {
   }
 }
 
+yield_waitfor_return_t yield_wait_for(uint32_t driver, uint32_t subscribe) {
+  register uint32_t waitfor __asm__ ("a0") = 2; // yield-waitfor
+  register uint32_t a1 __asm__ ("a1")      = driver;
+  register uint32_t a2 __asm__ ("a2")      = subscribe;
+  register uint32_t a4 __asm__ ("a4")      = 0; // Yield
+  register int rv0 __asm__ ("a0");
+  register int rv1 __asm__ ("a1");
+  register int rv2 __asm__ ("a2");
+  __asm__ volatile (
+    "ecall\n"
+    : "=r" (rv0), "=r" (rv1), "=r" (rv2)
+    : "r" (waitfor), "r" (a1), "r" (a2), "r" (a4)
+    : "memory");
+  yield_waitfor_return_t rv = {rv0, rv1, rv2};
+  return rv;
+}
+
 
 void tock_restart(uint32_t completion_code) {
   register uint32_t a0  __asm__ ("a0") = 1; // exit-restart

libtock/tock.h

@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ typedef struct {
   uint32_t data;
 } memop_return_t;
 
+// Return structure for a Yield-WaitFor syscall. The return value are the
+// arguments that would have been passed to the upcall the the Yield-WaitFor was
+// waiting on.
+typedef struct {
+  // Upcall argument 1.
+  uint32_t data0;
+  // Upcall argument 2.
+  uint32_t data1;
+  // Upcall argument 3.
+  uint32_t data2;
+} yield_waitfor_return_t;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///
 /// HELPER FUNCTIONS
@@ -177,9 +189,10 @@ int tock_allow_userspace_r_return_to_returncode(allow_userspace_r_return_t);
 int tock_enqueue(subscribe_upcall cb, int arg0, int arg1, int arg2, void* ud);
 
 int yield_check_tasks(void);
+int yield_no_wait(void);
 void yield(void);
 void yield_for(bool*);
-int yield_no_wait(void);
+yield_waitfor_return_t yield_wait_for(uint32_t driver, uint32_t subscribe);
 
 void tock_exit(uint32_t completion_code) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 void tock_restart(uint32_t completion_code) __attribute__ ((noreturn));