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| author | Per Lindgren <per.lindgren@ltu.se> | 2023-01-28 21:57:43 +0100 |
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| committer | Henrik Tjäder <henrik@tjaders.com> | 2023-03-01 00:33:39 +0100 |
| commit | 1f51b10297e9cbb4797aa1ed8be6a2b84c9f2e07 (patch) | |
| tree | faab2e5fd8a3432ac5b1f7be3bd9372d8063f8c5 /book/en/src/by-example/app_idle.md | |
| parent | d0c51269608c18a105fd010f070bd9af6f443c60 (diff) | |
Book: Major rework for RTIC v2
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diff --git a/book/en/src/by-example/app_idle.md b/book/en/src/by-example/app_idle.md index 537902a..4856ee1 100644 --- a/book/en/src/by-example/app_idle.md +++ b/book/en/src/by-example/app_idle.md @@ -1,52 +1,47 @@ # The background task `#[idle]` -A function marked with the `idle` attribute can optionally appear in the -module. This becomes the special *idle task* and must have signature -`fn(idle::Context) -> !`. +A function marked with the `idle` attribute can optionally appear in the module. This becomes the special *idle task* and must have signature `fn(idle::Context) -> !`. -When present, the runtime will execute the `idle` task after `init`. Unlike -`init`, `idle` will run *with interrupts enabled* and must never return, -as the `-> !` function signature indicates. +When present, the runtime will execute the `idle` task after `init`. Unlike `init`, `idle` will run *with interrupts enabled* and must never return, as the `-> !` function signature indicates. [The Rust type `!` means “never”][nevertype]. [nevertype]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/core/primitive.never.html -Like in `init`, locally declared resources will have `'static` lifetimes that -are safe to access. +Like in `init`, locally declared resources will have `'static` lifetimes that are safe to access. The example below shows that `idle` runs after `init`. ``` rust -{{#include ../../../../examples/idle.rs}} +{{#include ../../../../rtic/examples/idle.rs}} ``` ``` console $ cargo run --target thumbv7m-none-eabi --example idle -{{#include ../../../../ci/expected/idle.run}} +{{#include ../../../../rtic/ci/expected/idle.run}} ``` By default, the RTIC `idle` task does not try to optimize for any specific targets. -A common useful optimization is to enable the [SLEEPONEXIT] and allow the MCU -to enter sleep when reaching `idle`. +A common useful optimization is to enable the [SLEEPONEXIT] and allow the MCU to enter sleep when reaching `idle`. ->**Caution** some hardware unless configured disables the debug unit during sleep mode. +>**Caution**: some hardware unless configured disables the debug unit during sleep mode. > >Consult your hardware specific documentation as this is outside the scope of RTIC. The following example shows how to enable sleep by setting the -[`SLEEPONEXIT`][SLEEPONEXIT] and providing a custom `idle` task replacing the -default [`nop()`][NOP] with [`wfi()`][WFI]. +[`SLEEPONEXIT`][SLEEPONEXIT] and providing a custom `idle` task replacing the default [`nop()`][NOP] with [`wfi()`][WFI]. [SLEEPONEXIT]: https://developer.arm.com/docs/100737/0100/power-management/sleep-mode/sleep-on-exit-bit [WFI]: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0662/b/The-Cortex-M0--Instruction-Set/Miscellaneous-instructions/WFI [NOP]: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0662/b/The-Cortex-M0--Instruction-Set/Miscellaneous-instructions/NOP ``` rust -{{#include ../../../../examples/idle-wfi.rs}} +{{#include ../../../../rtic/examples/idle-wfi.rs}} ``` ``` console $ cargo run --target thumbv7m-none-eabi --example idle-wfi -{{#include ../../../../ci/expected/idle-wfi.run}} +{{#include ../../../../rtic/ci/expected/idle-wfi.run}} ``` + +> **Notice**: The `idle` task cannot be used together with *software* tasks running at priority zero. The reason is that `idle` is running as a non-returning Rust function at priority zero. Thus there would be no way for an executor at priority zero to give control to *software* tasks at the same priority. |
