Python module for user-friendly view freeRTOS-kernel objects in GDB
GDB must built with python 3.6+ support
Check your GDB with command:
gdb -q -ex "python print('OK' if sys.version_info.major==3 and sys.version_info.minor>=6 else 'NOT SUPPORTED')" -ex "quit"- Install the distro using
pip
pip install freertos-gdbStart GDB and run the command
python import freertos_gdbAlso, you could just update .gdbinit with this command
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'freertos_gdb'
Error while executing Python code.Check your sys.path inside GDB shell
python import sys; print(sys.path)
Append sys.path with a path to directory which contains freertos_gdb module.
Or execute GDB with right PYTHONPATH env variable
You have freertos command with subcommands inside:
(gdb) freertos
"freertos" must be followed by the name of a subcommand.
List of freertos subcommands:
freertos queue -- Generate a print out of the current queues info.
freertos semaphore -- Generate a print out of the current semaphores info.
freertos task -- Generate a print out of the current tasks and their states.
freertos timer -- Generate a print out of the current timers info.
....
(gdb) freertos task
CPU - Processing on CPU number
ID - TCB_t task memory address
PRI - Task priority
B_PRI - Base priority.
SS - Stack size.
SL - Stack limit (available space left).
CPU ID NAME STATUS PRI B_PRI MUTEXES_HELD SS SL
----- ---------- --------- --------- ----- ------- -------------- ---- ----
CPU0 0x3ffb6674 IDLE ready 0 0 0 1104 428
0x3ffb6dd4 IDLE ready 0 0 0 1104 428
CPU1 0x3ffbb724 SEM_RECUR ready 6 6 1 1680 364
0x3ffafd14 ipc0 suspended 24 24 0 564 456
0x3ffb4db4 esp_timer suspended 22 22 0 3648 444
0x3ffb3c54 ipc1 suspended 24 24 0 592 428
0x3ffb7734 Tmr Svc delayed_1 1 1 0 1584 460
0x3ffaf83c SENDER1 delayed_1 6 6 0 1600 444
0x3ffaf998 SENDER2 delayed_1 6 6 0 1548 496
0x3ffb909c READER1 delayed_1 6 6 0 1608 436
0x3ffb99fc READER2 delayed_1 6 6 0 1608 436
0x3ffba35c SEM_BIN1 delayed_1 6 6 0 1624 420
0x3ffbacbc SEM_BIN2 delayed_1 6 6 0 1592 452
To watch queues you must add them to registry via vQueueAddToRegistry
(gdb) freertos queue
COUNT - Number of items currently in the queue.
I_LEN - Length of the queue (number of items could hold, not the number of bytes).
I_SIZE - Size of each item that the queue will hold.
TASKS_WAITING_TO_SEND - Tasks that are blocked waiting to post onto this queue.
TASKS_WAITING_TO_RECEIVE - Tasks that are blocked waiting to read from this queue.
RX_LCK - Number of items received from the queue (removed from the queue) while the queue was locked. Set to queueUNLOCKED when the queue is not locked.
TX_LCK - Number of items transmitted to the queue (added to the queue) while the queue was locked. Set to queueUNLOCKED when the queue is not locked.
NAME COUNT I_LEN I_SIZE TASKS_WAITING_TO_SEND TASKS_WAITING_TO_RECEIVE RX_LCK TX_LCK
------ ------- ------- -------- ----------------------- -------------------------- -------- --------
TmrQ 0 10 16 0x3ffb7734 Tmr Svc -1 -1
queue1 10 10 4 0x3ffaf83c SENDER1 -1 -1
0x3ffaf998 SENDER2
queue2 0 10 4 0x3ffb909c READER1 -1 -1
0x3ffb99fc READER2
(gdb) freertos semaphore
COUNT - Number of items currently in the queue.
I_LEN - Length of the queue (number of items could hold, not the number of bytes).
MUTEX_HOLDER - The handle of the task that holds the lock.
RCALLCOUNT - Number of times a recursive mutex has been recursively "taken".
TASKS_WAITING_TO_GIVE - Tasks that are blocked waiting to release a lock.
TASKS_WAITING_TO_TAKE - Tasks that are blocked waiting to take a lock.
NAME COUNT I_LEN MUTEX_HOLDER RCALLCOUNT TASKS_WAITING_TO_GIVE TASKS_WAITING_TO_TAKE
--------------- ------- ------- -------------------- ------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
BINARY 0 1 0x3ffba35c SEM_BIN1
0x3ffbacbc SEM_BIN2
COUNTING 5 10
MUTEX 1 1 0
RECURSIVE_MUTEX 0 1 0x3ffbb724 SEM_RECUR 1628326
(gdb) freertos timer
TIMER_ID - An ID to identify the timer.
OVERFLOW - True if timer has been overflow
PERIOD_IN_TICKS - How quickly and often the timer expires.
STATUS - Holds bits to say if the timer was statically allocated or not, and if it is active or not.
TIMER_ID NAME OVERFLOW PERIOD_IN_TICKS STATUS CALLBACK_FN
---------- ------ ---------- ----------------- -------- ---------------------------
0x2 TIMER3 0 400 5 0x400d490c <vTimerCallback>
0x3 TIMER2 0 300 5 0x400d490c <vTimerCallback>
0x5 TIMER1 0 200 5 0x400d490c <vTimerCallback>
0x2 TIMER4 0 500 5 0x400d490c <vTimerCallback>