PendSV Allows Simple and Efficient Context Switch on Cortex-M
Centralizing context switch logic in PendSV simplifies concurrency reasoning and enhances system performance by reducing register preservation overhead of all other exceptions.
Jun 10, 2024
Offloading Operating System Functions to the Cloud
Feb 4, 2024
Panic Recovery in Rust-based Embedded Systems
Oct 23, 2023
SVC Can Be Invoked Asynchronously When Dynamically Changing Exception Priority on Cortex-M
SVC will be pended if a higher priority exception arrives during the stacking. If the priority of SVC is raised above the previously higher priority exception inside its handler, SVC will be activated immediately, nested above the current handler, which causes problems because the register context seen by the SVC handler is not system call arguments.
Jul 6, 2023
Read-Modify-Write On Self-Changing Registers Causes Trouble
Read-modify-write on the `cr1` register of I²C may generate two consecutive start condition and hang the peripheral.
Jul 2, 2023
Fix Rust Library stm32f4xx-hal Causing I²C to Hang When Using DMA
The Rust HAL Library `stm32f4xx-hal` failed to set the `LAST` bit in I²C `CR2` before initiating a DMA read. We tracked down the problem with a logic analyzer and identified the fix.
Apr 18, 2023
Resolving STM32F4xx I²C Stuck Busy After MCU Software Reset
The I²C bus may be stuck busy after a software reset if the slave peripheral is holding the SDA line upon reset. Manually generating some clock pulses on the SCL line and sending a NACK on the SDA line will make the peripheral to release the SDA line, allowing normal operation.
Apr 18, 2023
Resolving STM32F4xx I²C Stuck Waiting for Address Sent
STM32F4xx I²C can be stuck after start condition when the stop bit is set while the I²C bus is already idle.
Apr 12, 2023
Bringing Segmented Stacks to Embedded Systems
Feb 22, 2023
Thumb2 Instructions Require 4-Byte Alignment Rather Than 2-Byte
We discuss why 2-byte alignment is not sufficient for thumb2 instructions even though the ISA supports an arbitrary mixture of 2- and 4-byte instructions.
Aug 15, 2022