The evtimer_msg test is expanded to also delete entries.
Furthermore the messages that are printed should now show
numbers that are very close (if not equal). Something like
this:
At 740 ms received msg 0: "#2 supposed to be 740"
At 1081 ms received msg 1: "#0 supposed to be 1081"
At 1581 ms received msg 2: "#1 supposed to be 1581"
At 4035 ms received msg 3: "#3 supposed to be 4035"
The function evtimer_print is also called to show the
intermediate status of evtimer entries.
Few flashers require a longer time to flash code and reset the device and
requires the test script to wait for a longer time before timing out.
This commit adds a environment variable "RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT" that can be
set by the user to vary the timeout in accordance to the requirements
of the system
on-behalf-of: @sparkmeter <sanju.kannioth@sparkmeter.io>
Document `BINFILE` in the same ways as `HEXFILE`.
The file does not need to be exported so no reason to do it though.
It also adds it in the `info-build` output in the same way as `HEXFILE`.
The `mips32r2_generic` CPU was only used by the `mips-malta` board which has
been removed. The reasons for this removal are the same as for the board:
- No hardware to test.
- The board that used this CPU is not available off the shelf.
- No UART input.
- No integrated flasher (one needs to use a separate Windows tool)
For more information and discussion around MIPS, see issues:
- #11831 (Removal of mips-malta)
- #11788 (General MIPS removal)
Previously, this was hard-coded to allow one file, hard-coded to be
called "flash file".
This commit allows multiple files to be specified via adding them to the
TEST_EXTRA_FILES variable. All files will be stored in the worker's
application bin directory.
Also, the existence check has been removed, as dwqc bails out on missing
file anyways.
Currently, some targets are serialized before "clean" by conditionally
adding a dependency.
Make does allow ordering using "|" syntax in prerequisites, but for
"clean" that would always trigger the clean target.
By only conditionally setting $(CLEAN) to clean, that can be
circumvented.
The new CLEAN allows any recipe to be run after "clean" by specifying "|
$(CLEAN)" as prerequisite.
The mips-malta board is a maintainance burden, has no working UART input
and is unobtainable and thus must be removed.
1. Unobtainable board
=====================
The mips-malta board is not an off-the-shelf part. A quick web
search only show the MIPS website where one is told to "contact sales".
I could find it on ebay, used, at €155 and from single seller.
Not having access to the board means:
a. We cannot maintain it. In fact it could be broken right now.
b. Potential RIOT uses have not access to the board either. In other
words, it is pointless to run on hardware nobody has.
2. No working UART input
========================
Not all applications need UART input, but that is no excuse for not supporting
it:
a. Makes development & debugging way harder.
b. It is impossible to run interactive tests.
b.1. Constrains the rest of the platforms by providing an incentive to not
make tests interactive.
c. The lack of UART is a witness to the poor quality of the port.
I want to stress point (c). If something as basic as a serial port cannot work,
how can we expect more complex fucntionality to work. The answer is impossible
to know, because of point (1).
3. Maintainance burden
======================
The RIOT project has limited time and human resources which can be better spent.
a. Compiling for mips-malta wastes CPU time.
b. Blacklisting the board in the test wastes contributor's time.
c. Adapting the board's makefile during build system rework takes time and makes
the reworks harder.
c.1. Add to that that the changes are most of the time not even tested on the board
because of (1). Look at the github issues/PRs and you will see it.
d. Developers usually stick to the lowest common denominator. Issue (2) sets this
denominator unacceptably low.
MIPS platform in general
========================
In commits I will address general issues in the MIPS platform and why it should all
be removed.
