MIMXRT1170-EVK board (not EVKB) can't enter nShell on 12.4

[JamesZhou2023]

The codebase I used is Nuttx 12.4.
HW is MIMXRT1170-EVK board (not EVKB).
The configure command is "./tools/configure.sh -l imxrt1170-evk:nsh".

But I can't find any content on my serial terminal.

[PetervdPerk-NXP]

Could you check the dip switches on your EVK for the boot method?

Furthermore could you enable CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES this should yield more output.

[JamesZhou2023]

@PetervdPerk-NXP
Thanks for your quickly reply.

I already do some test.

1. If Do not select "System Type -> Use D-Cache ", then it can enter NSH.
2. If select "Use D-Cache" and "Memory Manager Warning Output", then it can enter NSH.

Reproduce this issue:

1. select "Use D-Cache"
2. Do not select "Memory Manager Warning Output"
   then it can not enter NSH.

[PetervdPerk-NXP]

Thanks for figuring out a working sequence.
Could you share the log output of a booting IMXRT1170-EVK?

[JamesZhou2023]

Bnx_start: Entry
nx_start: nxsem_initialize
mm_initialize: Heap: name=Umem, start=0x20241948 size=779960
mm_addregion: [Umem] Region 1: base=0x20241aac size=779600
nx_start: g_npidhash == 4
mm_malloc: Allocated 0x20241ac0, size 24
nx_start: g_npidhash == 4 ----1
mm_malloc: Allocated 0x20241ad8, size 120
mm_malloc: Allocated 0x20241b50, size 24
m

[JamesZhou2023]

I add some log in nx_start.c

/* Initialize the logic that determine unique process IDs. */
sinfo("g_npidhash == 4\n");

g_npidhash = 4;
while (g_npidhash <= CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS)
{
g_npidhash <<= 1;
}

g_pidhash = kmm_zalloc(sizeof(*g_pidhash) * g_npidhash);
DEBUGASSERT(g_pidhash);

/* IDLE Group Initialization **********************************************/

for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS; i++)
{
int hashndx;

  /* Assign the process ID(s) of ZERO to the idle task(s) */

  hashndx            = PIDHASH(i);
  g_pidhash[hashndx] = &g_idletcb[i].cmn;

  /* Allocate the IDLE group */

  sinfo("g_npidhash == 4 ----1 \n");
  DEBUGVERIFY(group_allocate(&g_idletcb[i], g_idletcb[i].cmn.flags));
  sinfo("g_npidhash == 4 ----2 \n");
  g_idletcb[i].cmn.group->tg_info->argv = &g_idleargv[i][0];
  sinfo("g_npidhash == 4 ----3 \n");

#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
/* Create a stack for all CPU IDLE threads (except CPU0 which already
* has a stack).
*/

  if (i > 0)
    {
      DEBUGVERIFY(up_cpu_idlestack(i, &g_idletcb[i].cmn,
                                   CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE));
    }

#endif

[JamesZhou2023]

@PetervdPerk-NXP
More info:
If I modify "Optimization Level" to "Suppress Optimization" or "custom Optimization", it always works fine.

I am unsure whether this issue is a problem with MIMXRT1170 or a problem with the entire 12.4 system.

[PetervdPerk-NXP]

Could you check if your problems occur on this commit ?
9906163

[JamesZhou2023]

Is V12.4 the first version to include the 1170EVK?

I don't have any other NXP development boards.

[PetervdPerk-NXP]

The 9906163 commit is the first commit supporting 1170EVK.

[JamesZhou2023]

I checked out the code based on 2023-12-8, and it has the same behaviors as Ver 12.4.

[PetervdPerk-NXP]

Which toolchain are you using? I'm running the following

arm-none-eabi-gcc (GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain 9-2020-q2-update) 9.3.1 20200408 (release)

[JamesZhou2023]

arm-none-eabi-gcc (15:9-2019-q4-0ubuntu1) 9.2.1 20191025 (release) [ARM/arm-9-branch revision 277599]

[JamesZhou2023]

I update my toolchain to the latest version, but the problem still exist.

arm-none-eabi-gcc (GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain 10.3-2021.10) 10.3.1 20210824 (release)

[JamesZhou2023]

@PetervdPerk-NXP

Can you reproduce this issue in your environment with the original V12.4 code?

In my environment, if I use the original V12.4 release code and use the "imxrt1170-evk:nsh" configuration, this issue can be reproduced 100%.