//! Time driver interface //! //! This module defines the interface a driver needs to implement to power the `embassy_time` module. //! //! # Implementing a driver //! //! - Define a struct `MyDriver` //! - Implement [`Driver`] for it //! - Register it as the global driver with [`time_driver_impl`](crate::time_driver_impl). //! - Enable the Cargo features `embassy-executor/time` and one of `embassy-time/tick-*` corresponding to the //! tick rate of your driver. //! //! If you wish to make the tick rate configurable by the end user, you should do so by exposing your own //! Cargo features and having each enable the corresponding `embassy-time/tick-*`. //! //! # Linkage details //! //! Instead of the usual "trait + generic params" approach, calls from embassy to the driver are done via `extern` functions. //! //! `embassy` internally defines the driver functions as `extern "Rust" { fn _embassy_time_now() -> u64; }` and calls them. //! The driver crate defines the functions as `#[no_mangle] fn _embassy_time_now() -> u64`. The linker will resolve the //! calls from the `embassy` crate to call into the driver crate. //! //! If there is none or multiple drivers in the crate tree, linking will fail. //! //! This method has a few key advantages for something as foundational as timekeeping: //! //! - The time driver is available everywhere easily, without having to thread the implementation //! through generic parameters. This is especially helpful for libraries. //! - It means comparing `Instant`s will always make sense: if there were multiple drivers //! active, one could compare an `Instant` from driver A to an `Instant` from driver B, which //! would yield incorrect results. //! //! # Example //! //! ``` //! use embassy_time::driver::{Driver, AlarmHandle}; //! //! struct MyDriver{} // not public! //! embassy_time::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: MyDriver = MyDriver{}); //! //! impl Driver for MyDriver { //! fn now(&self) -> u64 { //! todo!() //! } //! unsafe fn allocate_alarm(&self) -> Option { //! todo!() //! } //! fn set_alarm_callback(&self, alarm: AlarmHandle, callback: fn(*mut ()), ctx: *mut ()) { //! todo!() //! } //! fn set_alarm(&self, alarm: AlarmHandle, timestamp: u64) -> bool { //! todo!() //! } //! } //! ``` /// Alarm handle, assigned by the driver. #[derive(Clone, Copy)] pub struct AlarmHandle { id: u8, } impl AlarmHandle { /// Create an AlarmHandle /// /// Safety: May only be called by the current global Driver impl. /// The impl is allowed to rely on the fact that all `AlarmHandle` instances /// are created by itself in unsafe code (e.g. indexing operations) pub unsafe fn new(id: u8) -> Self { Self { id } } /// Get the ID of the AlarmHandle. pub fn id(&self) -> u8 { self.id } } /// Time driver pub trait Driver: Send + Sync + 'static { /// Return the current timestamp in ticks. /// /// Implementations MUST ensure that: /// - This is guaranteed to be monotonic, i.e. a call to now() will always return /// a greater or equal value than earler calls. Time can't "roll backwards". /// - It "never" overflows. It must not overflow in a sufficiently long time frame, say /// in 10_000 years (Human civilization is likely to already have self-destructed /// 10_000 years from now.). This means if your hardware only has 16bit/32bit timers /// you MUST extend them to 64-bit, for example by counting overflows in software, /// or chaining multiple timers together. fn now(&self) -> u64; /// Try allocating an alarm handle. Returns None if no alarms left. /// Initially the alarm has no callback set, and a null `ctx` pointer. /// /// # Safety /// It is UB to make the alarm fire before setting a callback. unsafe fn allocate_alarm(&self) -> Option; /// Sets the callback function to be called when the alarm triggers. /// The callback may be called from any context (interrupt or thread mode). fn set_alarm_callback(&self, alarm: AlarmHandle, callback: fn(*mut ()), ctx: *mut ()); /// Sets an alarm at the given timestamp. When the current timestamp reaches the alarm /// timestamp, the provided callback function will be called. /// /// The `Driver` implementation should guarantee that the alarm callback is never called synchronously from `set_alarm`. /// Rather - if `timestamp` is already in the past - `false` should be returned and alarm should not be set, /// or alternatively, the driver should return `true` and arrange to call the alarm callback as soon as possible, but not synchronously. /// /// When callback is called, it is guaranteed that now() will return a value greater or equal than timestamp. /// /// Only one alarm can be active at a time for each AlarmHandle. This overwrites any previously-set alarm if any. fn set_alarm(&self, alarm: AlarmHandle, timestamp: u64) -> bool; } extern "Rust" { fn _embassy_time_now() -> u64; fn _embassy_time_allocate_alarm() -> Option; fn _embassy_time_set_alarm_callback(alarm: AlarmHandle, callback: fn(*mut ()), ctx: *mut ()); fn _embassy_time_set_alarm(alarm: AlarmHandle, timestamp: u64) -> bool; } /// See [`Driver::now`] pub fn now() -> u64 { unsafe { _embassy_time_now() } } /// See [`Driver::allocate_alarm`] /// /// Safety: it is UB to make the alarm fire before setting a callback. pub unsafe fn allocate_alarm() -> Option { _embassy_time_allocate_alarm() } /// See [`Driver::set_alarm_callback`] pub fn set_alarm_callback(alarm: AlarmHandle, callback: fn(*mut ()), ctx: *mut ()) { unsafe { _embassy_time_set_alarm_callback(alarm, callback, ctx) } } /// See [`Driver::set_alarm`] pub fn set_alarm(alarm: AlarmHandle, timestamp: u64) -> bool { unsafe { _embassy_time_set_alarm(alarm, timestamp) } } /// Set the time Driver implementation. /// /// See the module documentation for an example. #[macro_export] macro_rules! time_driver_impl { (static $name:ident: $t: ty = $val:expr) => { static $name: $t = $val; #[no_mangle] fn _embassy_time_now() -> u64 { <$t as $crate::driver::Driver>::now(&$name) } #[no_mangle] unsafe fn _embassy_time_allocate_alarm() -> Option<$crate::driver::AlarmHandle> { <$t as $crate::driver::Driver>::allocate_alarm(&$name) } #[no_mangle] fn _embassy_time_set_alarm_callback(alarm: $crate::driver::AlarmHandle, callback: fn(*mut ()), ctx: *mut ()) { <$t as $crate::driver::Driver>::set_alarm_callback(&$name, alarm, callback, ctx) } #[no_mangle] fn _embassy_time_set_alarm(alarm: $crate::driver::AlarmHandle, timestamp: u64) -> bool { <$t as $crate::driver::Driver>::set_alarm(&$name, alarm, timestamp) } }; }