satman: support subkernels

artiq/firmware/Cargo.lock

@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "board_artiq",
  "board_misoc",
  "build_misoc",
+ "cslice",
+ "eh",
+ "io",
  "log",
  "proto_artiq",
  "riscv",

artiq/firmware/satman/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ build_misoc = { path = "../libbuild_misoc" }
 
 [dependencies]
 log = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
+io = { path = "../libio", features = ["byteorder", "alloc"] }
+cslice = { version = "0.3" }
 board_misoc = { path = "../libboard_misoc", features = ["uart_console", "log"] }
 board_artiq = { path = "../libboard_artiq", features = ["alloc"] }
 alloc_list = { path = "../liballoc_list" }
 riscv = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["inline-asm"] }
 proto_artiq = { path = "../libproto_artiq", features = ["log", "alloc"] }
+eh = { path = "../libeh" }

artiq/firmware/satman/Makefile

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 include ../include/generated/variables.mak
 include $(MISOC_DIRECTORY)/software/common.mak
 
-LDFLAGS += -L../libbase
+CFLAGS += \
+	-I$(LIBUNWIND_DIRECTORY) \
+	-I$(LIBUNWIND_DIRECTORY)/../unwinder/include
 
-RUSTFLAGS += -Cpanic=abort
+LDFLAGS += \
+	-L../libunwind
+
+RUSTFLAGS += -Cpanic=unwind
 
 export XBUILD_SYSROOT_PATH=$(BUILDINC_DIRECTORY)/../sysroot
 
@@ -15,8 +20,12 @@ $(RUSTOUT)/libsatman.a:
 	--manifest-path $(SATMAN_DIRECTORY)/Cargo.toml \
 	--target $(SATMAN_DIRECTORY)/../$(CARGO_TRIPLE).json
 
-satman.elf: $(RUSTOUT)/libsatman.a
+satman.elf: $(RUSTOUT)/libsatman.a ksupport_data.o
-	$(link) -T $(SATMAN_DIRECTORY)/satman.ld
+	$(link) -T $(SATMAN_DIRECTORY)/satman.ld \
+	-lunwind-vexriscv-bare -m elf32lriscv
+
+ksupport_data.o: ../ksupport/ksupport.elf 
+	$(LD) -r -m elf32lriscv -b binary -o $@ $<
 
 %.bin: %.elf
 	$(objcopy) -O binary

artiq/firmware/satman/cache.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use alloc::{vec, vec::Vec, string::String, collections::btree_map::BTreeMap};
+use cslice::{CSlice, AsCSlice};
+use core::mem::transmute;
+
+struct Entry {
+    data: Vec<i32>,
+    slice: CSlice<'static, i32>,
+    borrowed: bool
+}
+
+impl core::fmt::Debug for Entry {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Entry")
+         .field("data", &self.data)
+         .field("borrowed", &self.borrowed)
+         .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Cache {
+    entries: BTreeMap<String, Entry>,
+    empty: CSlice<'static, i32>,
+}
+
+impl core::fmt::Debug for Cache {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Cache")
+         .field("entries", &self.entries)
+         .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Cache {
+    pub fn new() -> Cache {
+        let empty_vec = vec![];
+        let empty = unsafe {
+            transmute::<CSlice<'_, i32>, CSlice<'static, i32>>(empty_vec.as_c_slice())
+        };
+        Cache { entries: BTreeMap::new(), empty }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&mut self, key: &str) -> *const CSlice<'static, i32> {
+        match self.entries.get_mut(key) {
+            None => &self.empty,
+            Some(ref mut entry) => {
+                entry.borrowed = true;
+                &entry.slice
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn put(&mut self, key: &str, data: &[i32]) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        match self.entries.get_mut(key) {
+            None => (),
+            Some(ref mut entry) => {
+                if entry.borrowed { return Err(()) }
+                entry.data = Vec::from(data);
+                unsafe {
+                    entry.slice = transmute::<CSlice<'_, i32>, CSlice<'static, i32>>(
+                        entry.data.as_c_slice());
+                }
+                return Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+
+        let data = Vec::from(data);
+        let slice = unsafe {
+            transmute::<CSlice<'_, i32>, CSlice<'static, i32>>(data.as_c_slice())
+        };
+        self.entries.insert(String::from(key), Entry {
+            data,
+            slice,
+            borrowed: false
+        });
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn unborrow(&mut self) {
+        for (_key, entry) in self.entries.iter_mut() {
+            entry.borrowed = false;
+        }
+    }
+}

artiq/firmware/satman/dma.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use board_misoc::{csr, cache::flush_l2_cache};
 use alloc::{vec::Vec, collections::btree_map::BTreeMap};
+use ::{cricon_select, RtioMaster};
 
 const ALIGNMENT: usize = 64;
 
@@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ impl Manager {
             csr::rtio_dma::base_address_write(ptr as u64);
             csr::rtio_dma::time_offset_write(timestamp as u64);
     
-            csr::cri_con::selected_write(1);
+            cricon_select(RtioMaster::Dma);
             csr::rtio_dma::enable_write(1);
             // playback has begun here, for status call check_state
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn check_state(&mut self) -> Option<RtioStatus> {
+    pub fn get_status(&mut self) -> Option<RtioStatus> {
         if self.state != ManagerState::Playback {
             // nothing to report
             return None;
@@ -141,12 +142,11 @@ impl Manager {
         let dma_enable = unsafe { csr::rtio_dma::enable_read() };
         if dma_enable != 0 {
             return None;
-        }
+        } else {
-        else {
             self.state = ManagerState::Idle;
             unsafe { 
-                csr::cri_con::selected_write(0);
+                cricon_select(RtioMaster::Drtio);
-                let error =  csr::rtio_dma::error_read();
+                let error = csr::rtio_dma::error_read();
                 let channel = csr::rtio_dma::error_channel_read();
                 let timestamp = csr::rtio_dma::error_timestamp_read();
                 if error != 0 {
@@ -161,4 +161,8 @@ impl Manager {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn running(&self) -> bool {
+        self.state == ManagerState::Playback
+    }
+
 }

artiq/firmware/satman/kernel.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,823 @@
+use core::{mem, option::NoneError, cmp::min};
+use alloc::{string::String, format, vec::Vec, collections::{btree_map::BTreeMap, vec_deque::VecDeque}};
+use cslice::AsCSlice;
+
+use board_artiq::{mailbox, spi};
+use board_misoc::{csr, clock, i2c};
+use proto_artiq::{kernel_proto as kern, session_proto::Reply::KernelException as HostKernelException, rpc_proto as rpc};
+use eh::eh_artiq;
+use io::{Cursor, ProtoRead};
+use kernel::eh_artiq::StackPointerBacktrace;
+
+use ::{cricon_select, RtioMaster};
+use cache::Cache;
+use SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE;
+use MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE;
+
+mod kernel_cpu {
+    use super::*;
+    use core::ptr;
+
+    use proto_artiq::kernel_proto::{KERNELCPU_EXEC_ADDRESS, KERNELCPU_LAST_ADDRESS, KSUPPORT_HEADER_SIZE};
+
+    pub unsafe fn start() {
+        if csr::kernel_cpu::reset_read() == 0 {
+            panic!("attempted to start kernel CPU when it is already running")
+        }
+
+        stop();
+
+        extern {
+            static _binary____ksupport_ksupport_elf_start: u8;
+            static _binary____ksupport_ksupport_elf_end: u8;
+        }
+        let ksupport_start = &_binary____ksupport_ksupport_elf_start as *const _;
+        let ksupport_end   = &_binary____ksupport_ksupport_elf_end as *const _;
+        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ksupport_start,
+                                (KERNELCPU_EXEC_ADDRESS - KSUPPORT_HEADER_SIZE) as *mut u8,
+                                ksupport_end as usize - ksupport_start as usize);
+
+        csr::kernel_cpu::reset_write(0);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn stop() {
+        csr::kernel_cpu::reset_write(1);
+        cricon_select(RtioMaster::Drtio);
+
+        mailbox::acknowledge();
+    }
+
+    pub fn validate(ptr: usize) -> bool {
+        ptr >= KERNELCPU_EXEC_ADDRESS && ptr <= KERNELCPU_LAST_ADDRESS
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum KernelState {
+    Absent,
+    Loaded,
+    Running,
+    MsgAwait { max_time: u64 },
+    MsgSending
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    Load(String),
+    KernelNotFound,
+    InvalidPointer(usize),
+    Unexpected(String),
+    NoMessage,
+    AwaitingMessage,
+    SubkernelIoError,
+    KernelException(Sliceable)
+}
+
+impl From<NoneError> for Error {
+    fn from(_: NoneError) -> Error {
+        Error::KernelNotFound
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error<!>> for Error {
+    fn from(_value: io::Error<!>) -> Error {
+        Error::SubkernelIoError
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! unexpected {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => (return Err(Error::Unexpected(format!($($arg)*))));
+}
+
+/* represents data that has to be sent to Master */
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Sliceable {
+    it: usize,
+    data: Vec<u8>
+}
+
+/* represents interkernel messages */
+struct Message {
+    count: u8,
+    tag: u8,
+    data: Vec<u8>
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
+enum OutMessageState {
+    NoMessage,
+    MessageReady,
+    MessageBeingSent,
+    MessageSent,
+    MessageAcknowledged
+}
+
+/* for dealing with incoming and outgoing interkernel messages */
+struct MessageManager {
+    out_message: Option<Sliceable>,
+    out_state: OutMessageState,
+    in_queue: VecDeque<Message>,
+    in_buffer: Option<Message>,
+}
+
+// Per-run state
+struct Session {
+    kernel_state: KernelState,
+    log_buffer: String,
+    last_exception: Option<Sliceable>,
+    messages: MessageManager
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct KernelLibrary {
+    library: Vec<u8>,
+    complete: bool
+}
+
+pub struct Manager {
+    kernels: BTreeMap<u32, KernelLibrary>,
+    current_id: u32,
+    session: Session,
+    cache: Cache,
+    last_finished: Option<SubkernelFinished>
+}
+
+pub struct SubkernelFinished {
+    pub id: u32,
+    pub with_exception: bool
+}
+
+pub struct SliceMeta {
+    pub len: u16,
+    pub last: bool
+}
+
+macro_rules! get_slice_fn {
+    ( $name:tt, $size:expr ) => {
+        pub fn $name(&mut self, data_slice: &mut [u8; $size]) -> SliceMeta {
+            if self.data.len() == 0 {
+                return SliceMeta { len: 0, last: true };
+            }
+            let len = min($size, self.data.len() - self.it);
+            let last = self.it + len == self.data.len();
+    
+            data_slice[..len].clone_from_slice(&self.data[self.it..self.it+len]);
+            self.it += len;
+    
+            SliceMeta {
+                len: len as u16,
+                last: last
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl Sliceable {
+    pub fn new(data: Vec<u8>) -> Sliceable {
+        Sliceable {
+            it: 0,
+            data: data
+        }
+    }
+
+    get_slice_fn!(get_slice_sat, SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE);
+    get_slice_fn!(get_slice_master, MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE);
+}
+
+impl MessageManager {
+    pub fn new() -> MessageManager {
+        MessageManager {
+            out_message: None,
+            out_state: OutMessageState::NoMessage,
+            in_queue: VecDeque::new(),
+            in_buffer: None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn handle_incoming(&mut self, last: bool, length: usize, data: &[u8; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE]) {
+        // called when receiving a message from master
+        match self.in_buffer.as_mut() {
+            Some(message) => message.data.extend(&data[..length]),
+            None => {
+                self.in_buffer = Some(Message {
+                    count: data[0],
+                    tag: data[1],
+                    data: data[2..length].to_vec()
+                });
+            }
+        };
+        if last {
+            // when done, remove from working queue
+            self.in_queue.push_back(self.in_buffer.take().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_outgoing_ready(&mut self) -> bool {
+        // called by main loop, to see if there's anything to send, will send it afterwards
+        match self.out_state {
+            OutMessageState::MessageReady => {
+                self.out_state = OutMessageState::MessageBeingSent;
+                true
+            },
+            _ => false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn was_message_acknowledged(&mut self) -> bool {
+        match self.out_state {
+            OutMessageState::MessageAcknowledged => {
+                self.out_state = OutMessageState::NoMessage;
+                true
+            },
+            _ => false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_outgoing_slice(&mut self, data_slice: &mut [u8; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE]) -> Option<SliceMeta> {
+        if self.out_state != OutMessageState::MessageBeingSent {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let meta = self.out_message.as_mut()?.get_slice_master(data_slice);
+        if meta.last {
+            // clear the message slot
+            self.out_message = None;
+            // notify kernel with a flag that message is sent
+            self.out_state = OutMessageState::MessageSent;
+        }
+        Some(meta)
+    }
+
+    pub fn ack_slice(&mut self) -> bool {
+        // returns whether or not there's more to be sent
+        match self.out_state {
+            OutMessageState::MessageBeingSent => true,
+            OutMessageState::MessageSent => {
+                self.out_state = OutMessageState::MessageAcknowledged;
+                false
+            },
+            _ => { 
+                warn!("received unsolicited SubkernelMessageAck"); 
+                false 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn accept_outgoing(&mut self, count: u8, tag: &[u8], data: *const *const ()) -> Result<(), Error>  {
+        let mut writer = Cursor::new(Vec::new());
+        rpc::send_args(&mut writer, 0, tag, data)?;
+        // skip service tag, but write the count
+        let mut data = writer.into_inner().split_off(3);
+        data[0] = count;
+        self.out_message = Some(Sliceable::new(data));
+        self.out_state = OutMessageState::MessageReady;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_incoming(&mut self) -> Option<Message> {
+        self.in_queue.pop_front()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Session {
+    pub fn new() -> Session {
+        Session {
+            kernel_state: KernelState::Absent,
+            log_buffer: String::new(),
+            last_exception: None,
+            messages: MessageManager::new()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn running(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.kernel_state {
+            KernelState::Absent  | KernelState::Loaded  => false,
+            KernelState::Running | KernelState::MsgAwait { .. } |
+                KernelState::MsgSending => true
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flush_log_buffer(&mut self) {
+        if &self.log_buffer[self.log_buffer.len() - 1..] == "\n" {
+            for line in self.log_buffer.lines() {
+                info!(target: "kernel", "{}", line);
+            }
+            self.log_buffer.clear()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Manager {
+    pub fn new() -> Manager {
+        Manager {
+            kernels: BTreeMap::new(),
+            current_id: 0,
+            session: Session::new(),
+            cache: Cache::new(),
+            last_finished: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add(&mut self, id: u32, last: bool, data: &[u8], data_len: usize) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let kernel = match self.kernels.get_mut(&id) {
+            Some(kernel) => {
+                if kernel.complete {
+                    // replace entry
+                    self.kernels.remove(&id);
+                    self.kernels.insert(id, KernelLibrary {
+                        library: Vec::new(),
+                        complete: false });
+                    self.kernels.get_mut(&id)?
+                } else {
+                    kernel
+                }
+            },
+            None => {
+                self.kernels.insert(id, KernelLibrary {
+                    library: Vec::new(),
+                    complete: false });
+                self.kernels.get_mut(&id)?
+            },
+        };
+        kernel.library.extend(&data[0..data_len]);
+
+        kernel.complete = last;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_running(&self) -> bool {
+        self.session.running()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_current_id(&self) -> Option<u32> {
+        match self.is_running() {
+            true => Some(self.current_id),
+            false => None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn stop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { kernel_cpu::stop() }
+        self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Absent;
+        unsafe { self.cache.unborrow() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self, id: u32) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        info!("starting subkernel #{}", id);
+        if self.session.kernel_state != KernelState::Loaded
+            || self.current_id != id {
+            self.load(id)?;
+        }
+        self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Running;
+        cricon_select(RtioMaster::Kernel);
+    
+        kern_acknowledge()
+    }
+
+    pub fn message_handle_incoming(&mut self, last: bool, length: usize, slice: &[u8; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE]) {
+        if !self.is_running() {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.session.messages.handle_incoming(last, length, slice);
+    }
+    
+    pub fn message_get_slice(&mut self, slice: &mut [u8; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE]) -> Option<SliceMeta> {
+        if !self.is_running() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        self.session.messages.get_outgoing_slice(slice)
+    }
+
+    pub fn message_ack_slice(&mut self) -> bool {
+        if !self.is_running() {
+            warn!("received unsolicited SubkernelMessageAck");
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.session.messages.ack_slice()
+    }
+
+    pub fn message_is_ready(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.session.messages.is_outgoing_ready()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_last_finished(&mut self) -> Option<SubkernelFinished> {
+        self.last_finished.take()
+    }
+
+    pub fn load(&mut self, id: u32) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if self.current_id == id && self.session.kernel_state == KernelState::Loaded {
+            return Ok(())
+        }
+        if !self.kernels.get(&id)?.complete {
+            return Err(Error::KernelNotFound)
+        }
+        self.current_id = id;
+        self.session = Session::new();
+        self.stop();
+        
+        unsafe { 
+            kernel_cpu::start();
+
+            kern_send(&kern::LoadRequest(&self.kernels.get(&id)?.library)).unwrap();
+            kern_recv(|reply| {
+                match reply {
+                    kern::LoadReply(Ok(())) => {
+                        self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Loaded;
+                        Ok(())
+                    }
+                    kern::LoadReply(Err(error)) => {
+                        kernel_cpu::stop();
+                        Err(Error::Load(format!("{}", error)))
+                    }
+                    other => {
+                        unexpected!("unexpected kernel CPU reply to load request: {:?}", other)
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn exception_get_slice(&mut self, data_slice: &mut [u8; SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE]) -> SliceMeta {
+        match self.session.last_exception.as_mut() {
+            Some(exception) => exception.get_slice_sat(data_slice),
+            None => SliceMeta { len: 0, last: true }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn runtime_exception(&mut self, cause: Error) {
+        let raw_exception: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+        let mut writer = Cursor::new(raw_exception);
+        match (HostKernelException {
+            exceptions: &[Some(eh_artiq::Exception {
+                id:       11,  // SubkernelError, defined in ksupport
+                message:  format!("in subkernel id {}: {:?}", self.current_id, cause).as_c_slice(),
+                param:    [0, 0, 0],
+                file:     file!().as_c_slice(),
+                line:     line!(),
+                column:   column!(),
+                function: format!("subkernel id {}", self.current_id).as_c_slice(),
+            })],
+            stack_pointers: &[StackPointerBacktrace {
+                stack_pointer: 0,
+                initial_backtrace_size: 0,
+                current_backtrace_size: 0
+            }],
+            backtrace: &[],
+            async_errors: 0
+        }).write_to(&mut writer) {
+            Ok(_) => self.session.last_exception = Some(Sliceable::new(writer.into_inner())),
+            Err(_) => error!("Error writing exception data")
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn process_kern_requests(&mut self, rank: u8) {
+        if !self.is_running() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        match self.process_external_messages() {
+            Ok(()) => (),
+            Err(Error::AwaitingMessage) => return, // kernel still waiting, do not process kernel messages
+            Err(Error::KernelException(exception)) => {
+                unsafe { kernel_cpu::stop() }
+                self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Absent;
+                unsafe { self.cache.unborrow() }
+                self.session.last_exception = Some(exception);
+                self.last_finished = Some(SubkernelFinished { id: self.current_id, with_exception: true })
+            },
+            Err(e) => { 
+                error!("Error while running processing external messages: {:?}", e);
+                self.stop();
+                self.runtime_exception(e);
+                self.last_finished = Some(SubkernelFinished { id: self.current_id, with_exception: true })
+             }
+        }
+
+        match self.process_kern_message(rank) {
+            Ok(Some(with_exception)) => {
+                self.last_finished = Some(SubkernelFinished { id: self.current_id, with_exception: with_exception })
+            },
+            Ok(None) | Err(Error::NoMessage) => (),
+            Err(e) => { 
+                error!("Error while running kernel: {:?}", e); 
+                self.stop(); 
+                self.runtime_exception(e);
+                self.last_finished = Some(SubkernelFinished { id: self.current_id, with_exception: true })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn process_external_messages(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        match self.session.kernel_state {
+            KernelState::MsgAwait { max_time } => {
+                if clock::get_ms() > max_time {
+                    kern_send(&kern::SubkernelMsgRecvReply { status: kern::SubkernelStatus::Timeout, count: 0 })?;
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Running;
+                    return Ok(())
+                }
+                if let Some(message) = self.session.messages.get_incoming() {
+                    kern_send(&kern::SubkernelMsgRecvReply { status: kern::SubkernelStatus::NoError, count: message.count })?;
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Running;
+                    pass_message_to_kernel(&message)
+                } else {
+                    Err(Error::AwaitingMessage)
+                }
+            },
+            KernelState::MsgSending => {
+                if self.session.messages.was_message_acknowledged() {
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Running;
+                    kern_acknowledge()
+                } else {
+                    Err(Error::AwaitingMessage)
+                }
+            },
+            _ => Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn process_kern_message(&mut self, rank: u8) -> Result<Option<bool>, Error> {
+        // returns Ok(with_exception) on finish
+        // None if the kernel is still running
+        kern_recv(|request| {
+            match (request, self.session.kernel_state) {
+                (&kern::LoadReply(_), KernelState::Loaded) => {
+                    // We're standing by; ignore the message.
+                    return Ok(None)
+                }
+                (_, KernelState::Running) => (),
+                _ => {
+                    unexpected!("unexpected request {:?} from kernel CPU in {:?} state",
+                                request, self.session.kernel_state)
+                },
+            }
+
+            if process_kern_hwreq(request, rank)? {
+                return Ok(None)
+            }
+
+            match request {
+                &kern::Log(args) => {
+                    use core::fmt::Write;
+                    self.session.log_buffer
+                        .write_fmt(args)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| warn!("cannot append to session log buffer"));
+                    self.session.flush_log_buffer();
+                    kern_acknowledge()
+                }
+
+                &kern::LogSlice(arg) => {
+                    self.session.log_buffer += arg;
+                    self.session.flush_log_buffer();
+                    kern_acknowledge()
+                }
+
+                &kern::RpcFlush => {
+                    // we do not have to do anything about this request,
+                    // it is sent by the kernel firmware regardless of RPC being used
+                    kern_acknowledge()
+                }
+
+                &kern::CacheGetRequest { key } => {
+                    let value = self.cache.get(key);
+                    kern_send(&kern::CacheGetReply {
+                        value: unsafe { mem::transmute(value) }
+                    })
+                }
+
+                &kern::CachePutRequest { key, value } => {
+                    let succeeded = self.cache.put(key, value).is_ok();
+                    kern_send(&kern::CachePutReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+                }
+
+                &kern::RunFinished => {
+                    unsafe { kernel_cpu::stop() }
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Absent;
+                    unsafe { self.cache.unborrow() }
+
+                    return Ok(Some(false))
+                }
+                &kern::RunException { exceptions, stack_pointers, backtrace } => {
+                    unsafe { kernel_cpu::stop() }
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::Absent;
+                    unsafe { self.cache.unborrow() }    
+                    let exception = slice_kernel_exception(&exceptions, &stack_pointers, &backtrace)?;
+                    self.session.last_exception = Some(exception);
+                    return Ok(Some(true))
+                }
+
+                &kern::SubkernelMsgSend { id: _, count, tag, data } => {
+                    self.session.messages.accept_outgoing(count, tag, data)?;
+                    // acknowledge after the message is sent
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::MsgSending;
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+
+                &kern::SubkernelMsgRecvRequest { id: _, timeout } => {
+                    let max_time = clock::get_ms() + timeout as u64;
+                    self.session.kernel_state = KernelState::MsgAwait { max_time: max_time };
+                    Ok(())
+                },
+
+                request => unexpected!("unexpected request {:?} from kernel CPU", request)
+            }.and(Ok(None))
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Manager {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        cricon_select(RtioMaster::Drtio);
+        unsafe {
+            kernel_cpu::stop() 
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+fn kern_recv<R, F>(f: F) -> Result<R, Error>
+        where F: FnOnce(&kern::Message) -> Result<R, Error> {
+    if mailbox::receive() == 0 {
+        return Err(Error::NoMessage);
+    };
+    if !kernel_cpu::validate(mailbox::receive()) {
+        return Err(Error::InvalidPointer(mailbox::receive()))
+    }
+    f(unsafe { &*(mailbox::receive() as *const kern::Message) })
+}
+
+fn kern_recv_w_timeout<R, F>(timeout: u64, f: F) -> Result<R, Error>
+        where F: FnOnce(&kern::Message) -> Result<R, Error> + Copy {
+    // sometimes kernel may be too slow to respond immediately
+    // (e.g. when receiving external messages)
+    // we cannot wait indefinitely to keep the satellite responsive
+    // so a timeout is used instead
+    let max_time = clock::get_ms() + timeout;
+    while clock::get_ms() < max_time {
+        match kern_recv(f) {
+            Err(Error::NoMessage) => continue,
+            anything_else => return anything_else
+        }
+    }
+    Err(Error::NoMessage)
+}
+
+fn kern_acknowledge() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    mailbox::acknowledge();
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn kern_send(request: &kern::Message) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    unsafe { mailbox::send(request as *const _ as usize) }
+    while !mailbox::acknowledged() {}
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn slice_kernel_exception(exceptions: &[Option<eh_artiq::Exception>],
+    stack_pointers: &[eh_artiq::StackPointerBacktrace],
+    backtrace: &[(usize, usize)]
+) -> Result<Sliceable, Error> {
+    error!("exception in kernel");
+    for exception in exceptions {
+        error!("{:?}", exception.unwrap());
+    }
+    error!("stack pointers: {:?}", stack_pointers);
+    error!("backtrace: {:?}", backtrace);
+    // master will only pass the exception data back to the host:
+    let raw_exception: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+    let mut writer = Cursor::new(raw_exception);
+    match (HostKernelException {
+        exceptions: exceptions,
+        stack_pointers: stack_pointers,
+        backtrace: backtrace,
+        async_errors: 0
+    }).write_to(&mut writer) {
+        // save last exception data to be received by master
+        Ok(_) => Ok(Sliceable::new(writer.into_inner())),
+        Err(_) => Err(Error::SubkernelIoError)
+    }
+}
+
+fn pass_message_to_kernel(message: &Message) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let mut reader = Cursor::new(&message.data);
+    let mut tag: [u8; 1] = [message.tag];
+    let count = message.count;
+    let mut i = 0;
+    loop {
+        let slot = kern_recv_w_timeout(100, |reply| {
+            match reply {
+                &kern::RpcRecvRequest(slot) => Ok(slot),
+                &kern::RunException { exceptions, stack_pointers, backtrace } => {
+                    let exception = slice_kernel_exception(&exceptions, &stack_pointers, &backtrace)?;
+                    Err(Error::KernelException(exception))
+                },
+                other => unexpected!(
+                    "expected root value slot from kernel CPU, not {:?}", other)
+            }
+        })?;
+
+        let res = rpc::recv_return(&mut reader, &tag, slot, &|size| -> Result<_, Error> {
+            if size == 0 {
+                return Ok(0 as *mut ())
+            }
+            kern_send(&kern::RpcRecvReply(Ok(size)))?;
+            Ok(kern_recv_w_timeout(100, |reply| {
+                match reply {
+                    &kern::RpcRecvRequest(slot) => Ok(slot),
+                    &kern::RunException { 
+                        exceptions,
+                        stack_pointers,
+                        backtrace 
+                    }=> {
+                        let exception = slice_kernel_exception(&exceptions, &stack_pointers, &backtrace)?;
+                        Err(Error::KernelException(exception))
+                    },
+                    other => unexpected!(
+                        "expected nested value slot from kernel CPU, not {:?}", other)
+                }
+            })?)
+        });
+        match res {
+            Ok(_) => kern_send(&kern::RpcRecvReply(Ok(0)))?,
+            Err(_) => unexpected!("expected valid subkernel message data")
+        };
+        i += 1;
+        if i < count {
+            // update the tag for next read
+            tag[0] = reader.read_u8()?;
+        } else {
+            // should be done by then
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn process_kern_hwreq(request: &kern::Message, rank: u8) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    match request {
+        &kern::RtioInitRequest => {
+            unsafe {
+                csr::drtiosat::reset_write(1);
+                clock::spin_us(100);
+                csr::drtiosat::reset_write(0);
+            }
+            kern_acknowledge()
+        }
+
+        &kern::RtioDestinationStatusRequest { destination } => {
+            // only local destination is considered "up"
+            // no access to other DRTIO destinations
+            kern_send(&kern::RtioDestinationStatusReply { 
+                up: destination == rank })
+        }
+
+        &kern::I2cStartRequest { busno } => {
+            let succeeded = i2c::start(busno as u8).is_ok();
+            kern_send(&kern::I2cBasicReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+        &kern::I2cRestartRequest { busno } => {
+            let succeeded = i2c::restart(busno as u8).is_ok();
+            kern_send(&kern::I2cBasicReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+        &kern::I2cStopRequest { busno } => {
+            let succeeded = i2c::stop(busno as u8).is_ok();
+            kern_send(&kern::I2cBasicReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+        &kern::I2cWriteRequest { busno, data } => {
+            match i2c::write(busno as u8, data) {
+                Ok(ack) => kern_send(
+                    &kern::I2cWriteReply { succeeded: true, ack: ack }),
+                Err(_) => kern_send(
+                    &kern::I2cWriteReply { succeeded: false, ack: false })
+            }
+        }
+        &kern::I2cReadRequest { busno, ack } => {
+            match i2c::read(busno as u8, ack) {
+                Ok(data) => kern_send(
+                    &kern::I2cReadReply { succeeded: true, data: data }),
+                Err(_) => kern_send(
+                    &kern::I2cReadReply { succeeded: false, data: 0xff })
+            }
+        }
+        &kern::I2cSwitchSelectRequest { busno, address, mask } => {
+            let succeeded = i2c::switch_select(busno as u8, address, mask).is_ok();
+            kern_send(&kern::I2cBasicReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+
+        &kern::SpiSetConfigRequest { busno, flags, length, div, cs } => {
+            let succeeded = spi::set_config(busno as u8, flags, length, div, cs).is_ok();
+            kern_send(&kern::SpiBasicReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        },
+        &kern::SpiWriteRequest { busno, data } => {
+            let succeeded = spi::write(busno as u8, data).is_ok();
+            kern_send(&kern::SpiBasicReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+        &kern::SpiReadRequest { busno } => {
+            match spi::read(busno as u8) {
+                Ok(data) => kern_send(
+                    &kern::SpiReadReply { succeeded: true, data: data }),
+                Err(_) => kern_send(
+                    &kern::SpiReadReply { succeeded: false, data: 0 })
+            }
+        }
+
+        _ => return Ok(false)
+    }.and(Ok(true))
+}

artiq/firmware/satman/main.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![feature(never_type, panic_info_message, llvm_asm, default_alloc_error_handler)]
+#![feature(never_type, panic_info_message, llvm_asm, default_alloc_error_handler, try_trait)]
 #![no_std]
 
 #[macro_use]
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ extern crate board_artiq;
 extern crate riscv;
 extern crate alloc;
 extern crate proto_artiq;
+extern crate cslice;
+extern crate io;
+extern crate eh;
 
 use core::convert::TryFrom;
 use board_misoc::{csr, ident, clock, uart_logger, i2c, pmp};
 #[cfg(has_si5324)]
 use board_artiq::si5324;
-use board_artiq::{spi, drtioaux};
+use board_artiq::{spi, drtioaux, drtio_routing};
 #[cfg(soc_platform = "efc")]
 use board_artiq::ad9117;
 use proto_artiq::drtioaux_proto::{SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE, MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE};
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ use proto_artiq::drtioaux_proto::{SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE, MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE}
 use board_artiq::drtio_eem;
 use riscv::register::{mcause, mepc, mtval};
 use dma::Manager as DmaManager;
+use kernel::Manager as KernelManager;
 use analyzer::Analyzer;
 
 #[global_allocator]
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@ static mut ALLOC: alloc_list::ListAlloc = alloc_list::EMPTY;
 mod repeater;
 mod dma;
 mod analyzer;
+mod kernel;
+mod cache;
 
 fn drtiosat_reset(reset: bool) {
     unsafe {
@@ -59,6 +65,22 @@ fn drtiosat_tsc_loaded() -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+pub enum RtioMaster {
+    Drtio,
+    Dma,
+    Kernel
+}
+
+pub fn cricon_select(master: RtioMaster) {
+    let val = match master {
+        RtioMaster::Drtio => 0,
+        RtioMaster::Dma => 1,
+        RtioMaster::Kernel => 2
+    };
+    unsafe {
+        csr::cri_con::selected_write(val);
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg(has_drtio_routing)]
 macro_rules! forward {
@@ -80,8 +102,8 @@ macro_rules! forward {
     ($routing_table:expr, $destination:expr, $rank:expr, $repeaters:expr, $packet:expr) => {}
 }
 
-fn process_aux_packet(_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer, _repeaters: &mut [repeater::Repeater],
+fn process_aux_packet(dmamgr: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer, kernelmgr: &mut KernelManager,
-        _routing_table: &mut drtio_routing::RoutingTable, _rank: &mut u8,
+        _repeaters: &mut [repeater::Repeater], _routing_table: &mut drtio_routing::RoutingTable, _rank: &mut u8,
         packet: drtioaux::Packet) -> Result<(), drtioaux::Error<!>> {
     // In the code below, *_chan_sel_write takes an u8 if there are fewer than 256 channels,
     // and u16 otherwise; hence the `as _` conversion.
@@ -101,18 +123,30 @@ fn process_aux_packet(_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer, _repea
             drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::ResetAck)
         },
 
-        drtioaux::Packet::DestinationStatusRequest { destination: _destination } => {
+        drtioaux::Packet::DestinationStatusRequest { destination } => {
             #[cfg(has_drtio_routing)]
-            let hop = _routing_table.0[_destination as usize][*_rank as usize];
+            let hop = _routing_table.0[destination as usize][*_rank as usize];
             #[cfg(not(has_drtio_routing))]
             let hop = 0;
 
             if hop == 0 {
                 // async messages
-                if let Some(status) = _manager.check_state() {
+                if let Some(status) = dmamgr.get_status() {
                     info!("playback done, error: {}, channel: {}, timestamp: {}", status.error, status.channel, status.timestamp);
                     drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::DmaPlaybackStatus { 
-                        destination: _destination, id: status.id, error: status.error, channel: status.channel, timestamp: status.timestamp })?;
+                        destination: destination, id: status.id, error: status.error, channel: status.channel, timestamp: status.timestamp })?;
+                } else if let Some(subkernel_finished) = kernelmgr.get_last_finished() {
+                    info!("subkernel {} finished, with exception: {}", subkernel_finished.id, subkernel_finished.with_exception);
+                    drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelFinished {
+                        id: subkernel_finished.id, with_exception: subkernel_finished.with_exception
+                    })?;
+                } else if kernelmgr.message_is_ready() {
+                    let mut data_slice: [u8; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE] = [0; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE];
+                    let meta = kernelmgr.message_get_slice(&mut data_slice).unwrap();
+                    drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelMessage {
+                        destination: destination, id: kernelmgr.get_current_id().unwrap(),
+                        last: meta.last, length: meta.len as u16, data: data_slice
+                    })?;
                 } else {
                     let errors;
                     unsafe {
@@ -156,7 +190,7 @@ fn process_aux_packet(_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer, _repea
                     if hop <= csr::DRTIOREP.len() {
                         let repno = hop - 1;
                         match _repeaters[repno].aux_forward(&drtioaux::Packet::DestinationStatusRequest {
-                            destination: _destination
+                            destination: destination
                         }) {
                             Ok(()) => (),
                             Err(drtioaux::Error::LinkDown) => drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::DestinationDownReply)?,
@@ -336,28 +370,80 @@ fn process_aux_packet(_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer, _repea
             })
         }
 
-        #[cfg(has_rtio_dma)]
         drtioaux::Packet::DmaAddTraceRequest { destination: _destination, id, last, length, trace } => {
             forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
-            let succeeded = _manager.add(id, last, &trace, length as usize).is_ok();
+            let succeeded = dmamgr.add(id, last, &trace, length as usize).is_ok();
             drtioaux::send(0,
                 &drtioaux::Packet::DmaAddTraceReply { succeeded: succeeded })
         }
-        #[cfg(has_rtio_dma)]
         drtioaux::Packet::DmaRemoveTraceRequest { destination: _destination, id } => {
             forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
-            let succeeded = _manager.erase(id).is_ok();
+            let succeeded = dmamgr.erase(id).is_ok();
             drtioaux::send(0,
                 &drtioaux::Packet::DmaRemoveTraceReply { succeeded: succeeded })
         }
-        #[cfg(has_rtio_dma)]
         drtioaux::Packet::DmaPlaybackRequest { destination: _destination, id, timestamp } => {
             forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
-            let succeeded = _manager.playback(id, timestamp).is_ok();
+            // no DMA with a running kernel
+            let succeeded = !kernelmgr.is_running() && dmamgr.playback(id, timestamp).is_ok();
             drtioaux::send(0,
                 &drtioaux::Packet::DmaPlaybackReply { succeeded: succeeded })
         }
 
+        drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelAddDataRequest { destination: _destination, id, last, length, data } => {
+            forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
+            let succeeded = kernelmgr.add(id, last, &data, length as usize).is_ok();
+            drtioaux::send(0,
+                &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelAddDataReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+        drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelLoadRunRequest { destination: _destination, id, run } => {
+            forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
+            let mut succeeded = kernelmgr.load(id).is_ok();
+            // allow preloading a kernel with delayed run
+            if run {
+                if dmamgr.running() {
+                    // cannot run kernel while DDMA is running
+                    succeeded = false;
+                } else {
+                    succeeded |= kernelmgr.run(id).is_ok();
+                }
+            }
+            drtioaux::send(0,
+                &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelLoadRunReply { succeeded: succeeded })
+        }
+        drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelExceptionRequest { destination: _destination } => {
+            forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
+            let mut data_slice: [u8; SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE] = [0; SAT_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE];
+            let meta = kernelmgr.exception_get_slice(&mut data_slice);
+            drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelException {
+                last: meta.last,
+                length: meta.len,
+                data: data_slice,
+            })
+        }
+        drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelMessage { destination, id: _id, last, length, data } => {
+            forward!(_routing_table, destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
+            kernelmgr.message_handle_incoming(last, length as usize, &data);
+            drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelMessageAck {
+                destination: destination
+            })
+        }
+        drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelMessageAck { destination: _destination } => {
+            forward!(_routing_table, _destination, *_rank, _repeaters, &packet);
+            if kernelmgr.message_ack_slice() {
+                let mut data_slice: [u8; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE] = [0; MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE];
+                if let Some(meta) = kernelmgr.message_get_slice(&mut data_slice) {
+                    drtioaux::send(0, &drtioaux::Packet::SubkernelMessage {
+                        destination: *_rank, id: kernelmgr.get_current_id().unwrap(),
+                        last: meta.last, length: meta.len as u16, data: data_slice
+                    })?
+                } else {
+                    error!("Error receiving message slice");
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
         _ => {
             warn!("received unexpected aux packet");
             Ok(())
@@ -366,12 +452,12 @@ fn process_aux_packet(_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer, _repea
 }
 
 fn process_aux_packets(dma_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer,
-        repeaters: &mut [repeater::Repeater],
+        kernelmgr: &mut KernelManager, repeaters: &mut [repeater::Repeater],
         routing_table: &mut drtio_routing::RoutingTable, rank: &mut u8) {
     let result =
         drtioaux::recv(0).and_then(|packet| {
             if let Some(packet) = packet {
-                process_aux_packet(dma_manager, analyzer, repeaters, routing_table, rank, packet)
+                process_aux_packet(dma_manager, analyzer, kernelmgr, repeaters, routing_table, rank, packet)
             } else {
                 Ok(())
             }
@@ -383,10 +469,7 @@ fn process_aux_packets(dma_manager: &mut DmaManager, analyzer: &mut Analyzer,
 }
 
 fn drtiosat_process_errors() {
-    let errors;
+    let errors = unsafe { csr::drtiosat::protocol_error_read() };
-    unsafe {
-        errors = csr::drtiosat::protocol_error_read();
-    }
     if errors & 1 != 0 {
         error!("received packet of an unknown type");
     }
@@ -394,26 +477,29 @@ fn drtiosat_process_errors() {
         error!("received truncated packet");
     }
     if errors & 4 != 0 {
-        let destination;
+        let destination = unsafe {
-        unsafe {
+            csr::drtiosat::buffer_space_timeout_dest_read()
-            destination = csr::drtiosat::buffer_space_timeout_dest_read();
+        };
-        }
         error!("timeout attempting to get buffer space from CRI, destination=0x{:02x}", destination)
     }
-    if errors & 8 != 0 {
+    let drtiosat_active = unsafe { csr::cri_con::selected_read() == 0 };
-        let channel;
+    if drtiosat_active {
-        let timestamp_event;
+        // RTIO errors are handled by ksupport and dma manager
-        let timestamp_counter;
+        if errors & 8 != 0 {
-        unsafe {
+            let channel;
-            channel = csr::drtiosat::underflow_channel_read();
+            let timestamp_event;
-            timestamp_event = csr::drtiosat::underflow_timestamp_event_read() as i64;
+            let timestamp_counter;
-            timestamp_counter = csr::drtiosat::underflow_timestamp_counter_read() as i64;
+            unsafe {
+                channel = csr::drtiosat::underflow_channel_read();
+                timestamp_event = csr::drtiosat::underflow_timestamp_event_read() as i64;
+                timestamp_counter = csr::drtiosat::underflow_timestamp_counter_read() as i64;
+            }
+            error!("write underflow, channel={}, timestamp={}, counter={}, slack={}",
+                channel, timestamp_event, timestamp_counter, timestamp_event-timestamp_counter);
+        }
+        if errors & 16 != 0 {
+            error!("write overflow");
         }
-        error!("write underflow, channel={}, timestamp={}, counter={}, slack={}",
-               channel, timestamp_event, timestamp_counter, timestamp_event-timestamp_counter);
-    }
-    if errors & 16 != 0 {
-        error!("write overflow");
     }
     unsafe {
         csr::drtiosat::protocol_error_write(errors);
@@ -612,21 +698,23 @@ pub extern fn main() -> i32 {
             si5324::siphaser::calibrate_skew().expect("failed to calibrate skew");
         }
 
-        // DMA manager created here, so when link is dropped, all DMA traces
+        // various managers created here, so when link is dropped, DMA traces,
-        // are cleared out for a clean slate on subsequent connections,
+        // analyzer logs, kernels are cleared and/or stopped for a clean slate
-        // without a manual intervention.
+        // on subsequent connections, without a manual intervention.
         let mut dma_manager = DmaManager::new();
-
-        // Reset the analyzer as well.
         let mut analyzer = Analyzer::new();
+        let mut kernelmgr = KernelManager::new();
 
+        cricon_select(RtioMaster::Drtio);
         drtioaux::reset(0);
         drtiosat_reset(false);
         drtiosat_reset_phy(false);
 
         while drtiosat_link_rx_up() {
             drtiosat_process_errors();
-            process_aux_packets(&mut dma_manager, &mut analyzer, &mut repeaters, &mut routing_table, &mut rank);
+            process_aux_packets(&mut dma_manager, &mut analyzer, 
+                &mut kernelmgr, &mut repeaters, 
+                &mut routing_table, &mut rank);
             for rep in repeaters.iter_mut() {
                 rep.service(&routing_table, rank);
             }
@@ -649,6 +737,7 @@ pub extern fn main() -> i32 {
                     error!("aux packet error: {}", e);
                 }
             }
+            kernelmgr.process_kern_requests(rank);
         }
 
         drtiosat_reset_phy(true);

artiq/firmware/satman/satman.ld

@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ SECTIONS
         __eh_frame_end = .;
     } > main_ram
 
+    .eh_frame_hdr :
+    {
+        KEEP(*(.eh_frame_hdr))
+    } > main_ram
+
+    __eh_frame_hdr_start = SIZEOF(.eh_frame_hdr) > 0 ? ADDR(.eh_frame_hdr) : 0;
+    __eh_frame_hdr_end = SIZEOF(.eh_frame_hdr) > 0 ? . : 0;
+
+    .gcc_except_table :
+    {
+        *(.gcc_except_table)
+    } > main_ram
+
     /* https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20475 */
     .got :
     {
@@ -68,11 +81,11 @@ SECTIONS
         _fstack = . - 16;
     } > main_ram
 
-    /* 64MB heap for alloc use */
+    /* remainder of 64MB for heap for alloc use */
     .heap (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(16)
     {
         _fheap = .;
-        . = . + 0x4000000;
+        . = 0x44000000; // not to overwrite RPC queue
         _eheap = .;
     } > main_ram
 }