stack-check.h

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/**
 * \file
 *         Stack checker library header file.
 * \author
 *         Atis Elsts <atis.elsts@bristol.ac.uk>
 */

/** \addtogroup sys
 * @{ */

/**
 * \defgroup stack Stack checker library
 *
 * Basic support for stack guards and stack overflow detection.
 * On startup, fills the area between the stack and the heap with a known pattern.
 * During execution, the fill can be checked in order to find out
 * the extent to which the stack has been used.
 *
 * @{
 */

#ifndef STACK_CHECK_H_
#define STACK_CHECK_H_

#include "contiki-conf.h"

/* Determine whether stack checking is supported depending on the plaform. */
#ifdef PLATFORM_CONF_SUPPORTS_STACK_CHECK
#if !PLATFORM_CONF_SUPPORTS_STACK_CHECK
/* Stack checker cannot be enabled, since the platform does not support it */
#undef STACK_CHECK_CONF_ENABLED
#define STACK_CHECK_CONF_ENABLED 0
#endif /* !PLATFORM_CONF_SUPPORTS_STACK_CHECK */
#endif /* ifdef PLATFORM_CONF_SUPPORTS_STACK_CHECK */

/* If this is disabled, the functions are no-ops */
#ifdef STACK_CHECK_CONF_ENABLED
#define STACK_CHECK_ENABLED STACK_CHECK_CONF_ENABLED
#else
#define STACK_CHECK_ENABLED 1 /* Enable by default */
#endif

/* Perform periodic stack integrity checks? */
#ifdef STACK_CHECK_CONF_PERIODIC_CHECKS
#define STACK_CHECK_PERIODIC_CHECKS STACK_CHECK_CONF_PERIODIC_CHECKS
#else
#define STACK_CHECK_PERIODIC_CHECKS 1 /* Enable by default */
#endif

/* How often to do the periodic integrity checks, if enabled? */
#ifdef STACK_CHECK_CONF_PERIOD
#define STACK_CHECK_PERIOD STACK_CHECK_CONF_PERIOD
#else
#define STACK_CHECK_PERIOD (10 * CLOCK_SECOND)
#endif

/**
 * \brief      Initialize the stack area with a known pattern
 *
 *             This function initializes the memory between the stack and heap
 *             areas. The function should be called by the system
 *             during boot-up.
 */
void stack_check_init(void);

/**
 * \brief      Calculate the maximal stack usage so far.
 *
 *             This function relies on the assumption that the stack memory
 *             that has been reserved by functions and local variables
 *             is actually overwritten with new contents. If the stack is
 *             just reserved, but not used, the function will fail to detect
 *             that usage.
 *             In addition, this function can warn if the stack memory range
 *             has been completely used, but it cannot detect
 *             and warn if stack overflow has already taken place.
 */
int32_t stack_check_get_usage(void);

/**
 * \brief      Calculate the maximal permitted stack usage.
 *
 *             This function returns the number of bytes between the origin
 *             of the stack and the end of heap.
 */
int32_t stack_check_get_reserved_size(void);

/**
 * \brief      The origin point from which the stack grows (an optional #define)
 *
 */
#ifdef STACK_CONF_ORIGIN
#define STACK_ORIGIN STACK_CONF_ORIGIN
#endif

#endif /* STACK_CHECK_H_ */

/** @} */
/** @} */