Pixracer has FRAM on the same bus as the ms5611 and the FRAM ramtron
driver does not use the same locking mechanism as other px4 SPI
drivers. We need to disable interrupts during FRAM transfers to ensure
we don't get FRAM corruption
This is the same approach as done for AP_HAL_Linux in e3d78b8 ("AP_HAL_Linux:
fix passing callback to member function"). It fixes the following warnings:
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Scheduler.cpp: In member function 'virtual void PX4::PX4Scheduler::init(void*)':
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Scheduler.cpp:55:95: warning: converting from 'void* (PX4::PX4Scheduler::*)()' to 'pthread_startroutine_t {aka void* (*)(void*)}' [-Wpmf-conversions]
pthread_create(&_timer_thread_ctx, &thread_attr, (pthread_startroutine_t)&PX4::PX4Scheduler::_timer_thread, this);
^
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Scheduler.cpp:65:94: warning: converting from 'void* (PX4::PX4Scheduler::*)()' to 'pthread_startroutine_t {aka void* (*)(void*)}' [-Wpmf-conversions]
pthread_create(&_uart_thread_ctx, &thread_attr, (pthread_startroutine_t)&PX4::PX4Scheduler::_uart_thread, this);
^
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Scheduler.cpp:75:92: warning: converting from 'void* (PX4::PX4Scheduler::*)()' to 'pthread_startroutine_t {aka void* (*)(void*)}' [-Wpmf-conversions]
pthread_create(&_io_thread_ctx, &thread_attr, (pthread_startroutine_t)&PX4::PX4Scheduler::_io_thread, this);
^
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Scheduler.cpp:85:100: warning: converting from 'void* (PX4::PX4Scheduler::*)()' to 'pthread_startroutine_t {aka void* (*)(void*)}' [-Wpmf-conversions]
pthread_create(&_storage_thread_ctx, &thread_attr, (pthread_startroutine_t)&PX4::PX4Scheduler::_storage_thread, this);
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/NSHShellStream.cpp: In member function 'void PX4::NSHShellStream::start_shell()':
ardupilot/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/NSHShellStream.cpp:83:99: warning: converting from 'void (PX4::NSHShellStream::*)()' to 'pthread_startroutine_t {aka void* (*)(void*)}' [-Wpmf-conversions]
pthread_create(&shell_thread_ctx, &thread_attr, (pthread_startroutine_t)&PX4::NSHShellStream::shell_thread, this);
^
For certain basic functionality, there aren't much benefit to be able to
vary the implementation easily at runtime. So instead of using virtual
functions, use regular functions that are "resolved" at link time. The
implementation of such functions is provided per board/platform.
Examples of functions that fit this include: getting the current
time (since boot), panic'ing, getting system information, rebooting.
These functions are less likely to benefit from the indirection provided
by virtual interfaces. For more complex hardware access APIs the
indirection makes more sense and ease the testing (when we have it!).
The idea is that instead of calling
hal.scheduler->panic("on the streets of london");
now use
AP_HAL::panic("on the streets of london");
A less important side-effect is that call-site code gets
smaller. Currently the compiler needs to get the hal, get the scheduler
pointer, get the right function pointer in the vtable for that
scheduler. And the call must include an extra parameter ("this"). Now it
will be just a function call, with the address resolved at link time.
This patch introduces the first functions that will be in the namespace,
further patches will implementations for each board and then switch the
call-sites. The extra init() function allow any initial setup needed for
the functions to work.
prog_char and prog_char_t are now the same as char on supported
platforms. So, just change all places that use them and prefer char
instead.
AVR-specific places were not changed.
