31. Object Services¶

31.1. Introduction¶

RTEMS provides a collection of services to assist in the management and usage of the objects created and utilized via other managers. These services assist in the manipulation of RTEMS objects independent of the API used to create them. The object related services provided by RTEMS are:

build_id
rtems_build_name - build object name from characters
rtems_object_get_classic_name - lookup name from Id
rtems_object_get_name - obtain object name as string
rtems_object_set_name - set object name
rtems_object_id_get_api - obtain API from Id
rtems_object_id_get_class - obtain class from Id
rtems_object_id_get_node - obtain node from Id
rtems_object_id_get_index - obtain index from Id
rtems_build_id - build object id from components
rtems_object_id_api_minimum - obtain minimum API value
rtems_object_id_api_maximum - obtain maximum API value
rtems_object_id_api_minimum_class - obtain minimum class value
rtems_object_id_api_maximum_class - obtain maximum class value
rtems_object_get_api_name - obtain API name
rtems_object_get_api_class_name - obtain class name
rtems_object_get_class_information - obtain class information
rtems_object_get_local_node - obtain local node

31.2. Background¶

31.2.1. APIs¶

RTEMS implements multiple APIs including an Internal API, the Classic API, and the POSIX API. These APIs share the common foundation of SuperCore objects and thus share object management code. This includes a common scheme for object Ids and for managing object names whether those names be in the thirty-two bit form used by the Classic API or C strings.

The object Id contains a field indicating the API that an object instance is associated with. This field holds a numerically small non-zero integer.

31.2.2. Object Classes¶

Each API consists of a collection of managers. Each manager is responsible for instances of a particular object class. Classic API Tasks and POSIX Mutexes example classes.

The object Id contains a field indicating the class that an object instance is associated with. This field holds a numerically small non-zero integer. In all APIs, a class value of one is reserved for tasks or threads.

31.2.3. Object Names¶

Every RTEMS object which has an Id may also have a name associated with it. Depending on the API, names may be either thirty-two bit integers as in the Classic API or strings as in the POSIX API.

Some objects have Ids but do not have a defined way to associate a name with them. For example, POSIX threads have Ids but per POSIX do not have names. In RTEMS, objects not defined to have thirty-two bit names may have string names assigned to them via the rtems_object_set_name service. The original impetus in providing this service was so the normally anonymous POSIX threads could have a user defined name in CPU Usage Reports.

31.3. Operations¶

31.3.1. Decomposing and Recomposing an Object Id¶

Services are provided to decompose an object Id into its subordinate components. The following services are used to do this:

rtems_object_id_get_api
rtems_object_id_get_class
rtems_object_id_get_node
rtems_object_id_get_index

The following C language example illustrates the decomposition of an Id and printing the values.

void printObjectId(rtems_id id)
{
    printf(
        "API=%d Class=%" PRIu32 " Node=%" PRIu32 " Index=%" PRIu16 "\n",
        rtems_object_id_get_api(id),
        rtems_object_id_get_class(id),
        rtems_object_id_get_node(id),
        rtems_object_id_get_index(id)
    );
}

This prints the components of the Ids as integers.

It is also possible to construct an arbitrary Id using the rtems_build_id service. The following C language example illustrates how to construct the “next Id.”

rtems_id nextObjectId(rtems_id id)
{
    return rtems_build_id(
                rtems_object_id_get_api(id),
                rtems_object_id_get_class(id),
                rtems_object_id_get_node(id),
                rtems_object_id_get_index(id) + 1
           );
}

Note that this Id may not be valid in this system or associated with an allocated object.

31.3.2. Printing an Object Id¶

RTEMS also provides services to associate the API and Class portions of an Object Id with strings. This allows the application developer to provide more information about an object in diagnostic messages.

In the following C language example, an Id is decomposed into its constituent parts and “pretty-printed.”

void prettyPrintObjectId(rtems_id id)
{
    int tmpAPI;
    uint32_t tmpClass;

    tmpAPI   = rtems_object_id_get_api(id),
    tmpClass = rtems_object_id_get_class(id),

    printf(
        "API=%s Class=%s Node=%" PRIu32 " Index=%" PRIu16 "\n",
        rtems_object_get_api_name(tmpAPI),
        rtems_object_get_api_class_name(tmpAPI, tmpClass),
        rtems_object_id_get_node(id),
        rtems_object_id_get_index(id)
    );
}

31.4. Directives¶

31.4.1. BUILD_NAME - Build object name from characters¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

rtems_name rtems_build_name(
    uint8_t c1,
    uint8_t c2,
    uint8_t c3,
    uint8_t c4
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns a name constructed from the four characters.

DESCRIPTION:

This service takes the four characters provided as arguments and constructs a thirty-two bit object name with c1 in the most significant byte and c4 in the least significant byte.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.2. OBJECT_GET_CLASSIC_NAME - Lookup name from id¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

rtems_status_code rtems_object_get_classic_name(
    rtems_id      id,
    rtems_name   *name
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

`RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL`	name looked up successfully
`RTEMS_INVALID_ADDRESS`	invalid name pointer
`RTEMS_INVALID_ID`	invalid object id

DESCRIPTION:

This service looks up the name for the object id specified and, if found, places the result in *name.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.3. OBJECT_GET_NAME - Obtain object name as string¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

char* rtems_object_get_name(
    rtems_id       id,
    size_t         length,
    char          *name
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns a pointer to the name if successful or NULL otherwise.

DESCRIPTION:

This service looks up the name of the object specified by id and places it in the memory pointed to by name. Every attempt is made to return name as a printable string even if the object has the Classic API thirty-two bit style name.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.4. OBJECT_SET_NAME - Set object name¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

rtems_status_code rtems_object_set_name(
    rtems_id       id,
    const char    *name
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

`RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL`	name looked up successfully
`RTEMS_INVALID_ADDRESS`	invalid name pointer
`RTEMS_INVALID_ID`	invalid object id

DESCRIPTION:

This service sets the name of id to that specified by the string located at name.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

If the object specified by id is of a class that has a string name, this method will free the existing name to the RTEMS Workspace and allocate enough memory from the RTEMS Workspace to make a copy of the string located at name.

If the object specified by id is of a class that has a thirty-two bit integer style name, then the first four characters in *name will be used to construct the name. name to the RTEMS Workspace and allocate enough memory from the RTEMS Workspace to make a copy of the string

31.4.5. OBJECT_ID_GET_API - Obtain API from Id¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_id_get_api(
    rtems_id id
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns the API portion of the object Id.

DESCRIPTION:

This directive returns the API portion of the provided object id.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

This directive does NOT validate the id provided.

31.4.6. OBJECT_ID_GET_CLASS - Obtain Class from Id¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

uint32_t rtems_object_id_get_class(
         rtems_id id
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns the class portion of the object Id.

DESCRIPTION:

This directive returns the class portion of the provided object id.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

This directive does NOT validate the id provided.

31.4.7. OBJECT_ID_GET_NODE - Obtain Node from Id¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

uint32_t rtems_object_id_get_node(
         rtems_id id
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns the node portion of the object Id.

DESCRIPTION:

This directive returns the node portion of the provided object id.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

This directive does NOT validate the id provided.

31.4.8. OBJECT_ID_GET_INDEX - Obtain Index from Id¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

uint16_t rtems_object_id_get_index(
         rtems_id id
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns the index portion of the object Id.

DESCRIPTION:

This directive returns the index portion of the provided object id.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

This directive does NOT validate the id provided.

31.4.9. BUILD_ID - Build Object Id From Components¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

rtems_id rtems_build_id(
    int the_api,
    int the_class,
    int the_node,
    int the_index
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns an object Id constructed from the provided arguments.

DESCRIPTION:

This service constructs an object Id from the provided the_api, the_class, the_node, and the_index.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

This directive does NOT validate the arguments provided or the Object id returned.

31.4.10. OBJECT_ID_API_MINIMUM - Obtain Minimum API Value¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_id_api_minimum(void);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns the minimum valid for the API portion of an object Id.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the minimum valid for the API portion of an object Id.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.11. OBJECT_ID_API_MAXIMUM - Obtain Maximum API Value¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_id_api_maximum(void);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

Returns the maximum valid for the API portion of an object Id.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the maximum valid for the API portion of an object Id.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.12. OBJECT_API_MINIMUM_CLASS - Obtain Minimum Class Value¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_api_minimum_class(
    int api
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

If api is not valid, -1 is returned.

If successful, this service returns the minimum valid for the class portion of an object Id for the specified api.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the minimum valid for the class portion of an object Id for the specified api.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.13. OBJECT_API_MAXIMUM_CLASS - Obtain Maximum Class Value¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_api_maximum_class(
    int api
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

If api is not valid, -1 is returned.

If successful, this service returns the maximum valid for the class portion of an object Id for the specified api.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the maximum valid for the class portion of an object Id for the specified api.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.14. OBJECT_ID_API_MINIMUM_CLASS - Obtain Minimum Class Value for an API¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_get_id_api_minimum_class(
    int api
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

If api is not valid, -1 is returned.

If successful, this service returns the index corresponding to the first object class of the specified api.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the index for the first object class associated with the specified api.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.15. OBJECT_ID_API_MAXIMUM_CLASS - Obtain Maximum Class Value for an API¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

int rtems_object_get_api_maximum_class(
    int api
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

If api is not valid, -1 is returned.

If successful, this service returns the index corresponding to the last object class of the specified api.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the index for the last object class associated with the specified api.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.16. OBJECT_GET_API_NAME - Obtain API Name¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

const char* rtems_object_get_api_name(
    int api
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

If api is not valid, the string "BAD API" is returned.

If successful, this service returns a pointer to a string containing the name of the specified api.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the name of the specified api.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

The string returned is from constant space. Do not modify or free it.

31.4.17. OBJECT_GET_API_CLASS_NAME - Obtain Class Name¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

const char *rtems_object_get_api_class_name(
    int the_api,
    int the_class
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

If the_api is not valid, the string "BAD API" is returned.

If the_class is not valid, the string "BAD CLASS" is returned.

If successful, this service returns a pointer to a string containing the name of the specified the_api / the_class pair.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the name of the object class indicated by the specified the_api and the_class.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

The string returned is from constant space. Do not modify or free it.

31.4.18. OBJECT_GET_CLASS_INFORMATION - Obtain Class Information¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

rtems_status_code rtems_object_get_class_information(
    int                                 the_api,
    int                                 the_class,
    rtems_object_api_class_information *info
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

`RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL`	information obtained successfully
`RTEMS_INVALID_ADDRESS`	`info` is NULL
`RTEMS_INVALID_NUMBER`	invalid `api` or `the_class`

If successful, the structure located at info will be filled in with information about the specified api / the_class pairing.

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns information about the object class indicated by the specified api and the_class. This structure is defined as follows:

typedef struct {
    rtems_id  minimum_id;
    rtems_id  maximum_id;
    int       maximum;
    bool      auto_extend;
    int       unallocated;
} rtems_object_api_class_information;

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.

31.4.19. OBJECT_GET_LOCAL_NODE - Obtain Local Node¶

CALLING SEQUENCE:

uint16_t rtems_object_get_local_node( void );

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

NONE

DESCRIPTION:

This service returns the local MPCI node.

NOTES:

This directive is strictly local and does not impact task scheduling.