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Re: [ts-7000] ts7200 2.4.26-ts11 second serial port problem - hangs in r

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] ts7200 2.4.26-ts11 second serial port problem - hangs in read
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:28:14 +0000 (GMT)


On Thu, 10 Feb 2011, melloannapolis wrote:

> fprintf(stderr,"opening\n");
>     if (fd = open(COM2, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY) < 0) {
>         fprintf(stderr, "open failed: 0x%x\n", errno);
>         exit(errno);
>     }

You've opened with O_NDELAY, therefore a read should never hang,
perhaps because later you say are getting fd=0, i.e. stdin! Wierd. 

Actually you never check the result of your read() below. With O_NDELAY 
set and no data, read() will return -1 with errno set to EAGAIN

Here's a snippet of read code that works fine for me...

  for ( n--; N<n && getmillisecs()<tend; ) {
    st=read(fd,s,1);
    if (st==0 || (st<0 && errno==EAGAIN)) { usleep(1000); continue; }
    if (st<0) { return(-1); }
    N++; 
   .... do stuff....
   }

You need the usleep or similar or else cpu usage goes thru the roof.

> 
> fprintf(stderr,"getattrs\n");
>     if (tcgetattr(fd, &oldtio) < 0) {
>         fprintf(stderr, "tcgetattr failed: 0x%x\n", errno);
>         exit(errno);
>     }
> 
>     bzero(&newtio, sizeof(newtio)); // clear struct for new port settings
> 
> /* { */
> 
>     newtio.c_cflag = B4800 | CS8 | CLOCAL | CREAD;
>     newtio.c_iflag = IGNPAR | ICRNL;
>     newtio.c_oflag = 0;
>     newtio.c_lflag = 0; // wuz ICANON; but we don't want echo going on
> 
>     newtio.c_cc[VINTR]    = 0;     // cntrl-c
>     newtio.c_cc[VQUIT]    = 0;     // cntrl-\
>     newtio.c_cc[VERASE]   = 0;     // cntrl-H or del
>     newtio.c_cc[VKILL]    = 0;     // @
>     newtio.c_cc[VEOF]     = 4;     // cntrl-d
>     newtio.c_cc[VTIME]    = 0;     // interchar timer unused, 0 delay
>     newtio.c_cc[VMIN]     = 1;     // wait for up to 1 character
>     newtio.c_cc[VSWTC]    = 0;     //  '\0'
>     newtio.c_cc[VSTART]   = 0;     // Ctrl-q
>     newtio.c_cc[VSTOP]    = 0;     // Ctrl-s
>     newtio.c_cc[VSUSP]    = 0;     // Ctrl-z
>     newtio.c_cc[VEOL]     = 0;     // '\0'
>     newtio.c_cc[VREPRINT] = 0;     // Ctrl-r
>     newtio.c_cc[VDISCARD] = 0;     // Ctrl-u
>     newtio.c_cc[VWERASE]  = 0;     // Ctrl-w
>     newtio.c_cc[VLNEXT]   = 0;     // Ctrl-v
>     newtio.c_cc[VEOL2]    = 0;     // '\0'
> 
> fprintf(stderr, "flushing\n");
>     tcflush (fd, TCIFLUSH);
> 
> /* } */
> 
> /* this doesn't help, same symptom
>     cfmakeraw(&newtio);
>     cfsetispeed(&newtio, B4800);
>     cfsetospeed(&newtio, B4800);
> */
> 
> fprintf(stderr, "setting\n"); // we always see this
> 
>     if (tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &newtio) < 0) {
>         fprintf(stderr,"tcsetattr failure: 0x%x\n", errno);
>     }
> 
> fprintf(stderr, "io control done, start reading\n"); // we never see this
> 
>     int i, stop = 0;
>     char buf[256];
>     while (stop == 0) {
>         i = read (fd, buf, 255); // line 77 - blocks forever here
>         buf[i] = '\0';
>         fprintf(stderr,":%s:%d\n", buf, i);
>         if (buf[0] == 'z') stop=1;
>     }
>     tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &oldtio);
> 
>     fprintf(stderr,"done\n");
> }
> ----------------------------
> termio settings while program is running:
> :tty# stty -a < /dev/ttyAM1
> speed 4800 baud; rows 0; columns 0; line = 0;
> intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>;
> eol2 = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W;
> lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
> -parenb -parodd cs8 hupcl -cstopb cread clocal -crtscts
> -ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr -icrnl -ixon
> -ixoff -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel
> -opost -olcuc -ocrnl -onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0
> ff0
> -isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop
> -echoprt -echoctl -echoke
> 
> 
> 


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