Hello,
On a FreeRTOS port on ADuC7026 in nonpreemtive mode using Heap_2 as Heap,
I can not correctly start a task after have allocated memory to a pointer.

Example:
If a write this:
/**********************************************/
3. xTaskCreate( vAbcsp_aduc_ABCSPLaunch, "ABCSP",
4. 100, NULL, ABCSP_PRIORITY, &xABCSPHANDLE);
/**********************************************/

then a will not have any problem. but if l first allocate memory to a pointer like this:

/***********************************************/
1. uint8* pointer = pvPortMalloc (sizeof(uint8*));
2. pointer[0] = 0x00;
3. xTaskCreate( vAbcsp_aduc_ABCSPLaunch, "ABCSP",
4. 100, NULL, ABCSP_PRIORITY, &xABCSPHANDLE);
/***********************************/

then a have a problem at line 3. (Especially in xTaskCreate where memory is allocated to the Task control block.)
Error:
/***************
Data Abort: Thumb Instruction at 000830F2H, Memory Access at 00C016E8H
****************************************/

Can somebody help me? any idea where the error is comming from?
Best regards
Emeric

What are you using to debug your system with? Are you able to step through the code? If so can you find the line that is causing the problem?

The ADuC7026 is not a standard port, did you write it yourself? If so, have you checked the startup code to ensure the processor is in the expected mode, and that the stacks are setup correctly?

I am using the Keil debugger.

The error is:
in funktion xTaskCreate in tasks.c at line:
pxNewTCB = prvAllocateTCBAndStack( usStackDepth );

in funktion prvAllocateTCBAndStack in tasks.c at line:
pxNewTCB = ( tskTCB * ) pvPortMalloc( sizeof( tskTCB ) );

in funktion pvPortMalloc in Heap_2.c at line:
Especially at line :
/* Insert the new block into the list of free blocks. */
prvInsertBlockIntoFreeList( ( pxNewBlockLink ) );



Looking in startup.s i found this
/************************************

// <h> Stack Configuration (Stack Sizes in Bytes)
// <o0> Undefined Mode <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:4>
// <o1> Supervisor Mode <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:4>
// <o2> Abort Mode <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:4>
// <o3> Fast Interrupt Mode <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:4>
// <o4> Interrupt Mode <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:4>
// <o5> User/System Mode <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:4>
// </h>
*/
UND_Stack_Size EQU 0x00000004
SVC_Stack_Size EQU 0x00000100
ABT_Stack_Size EQU 0x00000004
FIQ_Stack_Size EQU 0x00000004
IRQ_Stack_Size EQU 0x00000080
USR_Stack_Size EQU 0x00000200

AREA STACK, DATA, READWRITE, ALIGN=2
DS (USR_Stack_Size+3)&~3 ; Stack for User/System Mode
DS (SVC_Stack_Size+3)&~3 ; Stack for Supervisor Mode
DS (IRQ_Stack_Size+3)&~3 ; Stack for Interrupt Mode
DS (FIQ_Stack_Size+3)&~3 ; Stack for Fast Interrupt Mode
DS (ABT_Stack_Size+3)&~3 ; Stack for Abort Mode
DS (UND_Stack_Size+3)&~3 ; Stack for Undefined Mode
Top_Stack:


/**********************************

and this.

/*************************************************


// Enter Supervisor Mode and set its Stack Pointer
MSR CPSR_c, #Mode_SVC|I_Bit|F_Bit
MOV SP, R0
SUB R0, R0, #SVC_Stack_Size

// Enter S Mode and set its Stack Pointer
MSR CPSR_c, #Mode_SYS
MOV SP, R0

// Start in supervisor mode
MSR CPSR_c, #Mode_SVC|I_Bit|F_Bit
// Enter the C code
LDR R0,=?C?INIT
TST R0,#1 ; Bit-0 set: main is Thumb
LDREQ LR,=exit?A ; ARM Mode
LDRNE LR,=exit?T ; Thumb Mode
BX R0
ENDP


/*********************************************/

How to be sure to be sure that the stack is normally setted?
thank you in advance.