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laurent
2019-07-11 15:42:40 +02:00
parent 3c85cd58b4
commit 3dfce6380e
6 changed files with 218 additions and 116 deletions
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common/utils/system.c
+83 -21
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@@ -28,13 +28,23 @@
* separate process solves this problem.
*/
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include "system.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <common/utils/assertions.h>
#include <common/utils/LOG/log.h>
#define MAX_COMMAND 4096
static int command_pipe_read;
@@ -50,37 +60,37 @@ static int module_initialized = 0;
/* util functions */
/********************************************************************/
static void lock_system(void)
{
static void lock_system(void) {
if (pthread_mutex_lock(&lock) != 0) {
printf("pthread_mutex_lock fails\n");
abort();
}
}
static void unlock_system(void)
{
static void unlock_system(void) {
if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock) != 0) {
printf("pthread_mutex_unlock fails\n");
abort();
}
}
static void write_pipe(int p, char *b, int size)
{
static void write_pipe(int p, char *b, int size) {
while (size) {
int ret = write(p, b, size);
if (ret <= 0) exit(0);
b += ret;
size -= ret;
}
}
static void read_pipe(int p, char *b, int size)
{
static void read_pipe(int p, char *b, int size) {
while (size) {
int ret = read(p, b, size);
if (ret <= 0) exit(0);
b += ret;
size -= ret;
}
@@ -95,14 +105,13 @@ static void read_pipe(int p, char *b, int size)
* when the main process exits, because then a "read" on the pipe
* will return 0, in which case "read_pipe" exits.
*/
static void background_system_process(void)
{
static void background_system_process(void) {
int len;
int ret;
char command[MAX_COMMAND+1];
while (1) {
read_pipe(command_pipe_read, (char*)&len, sizeof(int));
read_pipe(command_pipe_read, (char *)&len, sizeof(int));
read_pipe(command_pipe_read, command, len);
ret = system(command);
write_pipe(result_pipe_write, (char *)&ret, sizeof(int));
@@ -114,8 +123,7 @@ static void background_system_process(void)
/* return -1 on error, 0 on success */
/********************************************************************/
int background_system(char *command)
{
int background_system(char *command) {
int res;
int len;
@@ -125,18 +133,22 @@ int background_system(char *command)
}
len = strlen(command)+1;
if (len > MAX_COMMAND) {
printf("FATAL: command too long. Increase MAX_COMMAND (%d).\n", MAX_COMMAND);
printf("command was: '%s'\n", command);
abort();
}
/* only one command can run at a time, so let's lock/unlock */
lock_system();
write_pipe(command_pipe_write, (char*)&len, sizeof(int));
write_pipe(command_pipe_write, (char *)&len, sizeof(int));
write_pipe(command_pipe_write, command, len);
read_pipe(result_pipe_read, (char*)&res, sizeof(int));
read_pipe(result_pipe_read, (char *)&res, sizeof(int));
unlock_system();
if (res == -1 || !WIFEXITED(res) || WEXITSTATUS(res) != 0) return -1;
return 0;
}
@@ -146,17 +158,16 @@ int background_system(char *command)
/* to be called very early by the main processing */
/********************************************************************/
void start_background_system(void)
{
void start_background_system(void) {
int p[2];
pid_t son;
module_initialized = 1;
if (pipe(p) == -1) {
perror("pipe");
exit(1);
}
command_pipe_read = p[0];
command_pipe_write = p[1];
@@ -164,10 +175,11 @@ void start_background_system(void)
perror("pipe");
exit(1);
}
result_pipe_read = p[0];
result_pipe_write = p[1];
son = fork();
if (son == -1) {
perror("fork");
exit(1);
@@ -181,6 +193,56 @@ void start_background_system(void)
close(result_pipe_read);
close(command_pipe_write);
background_system_process();
}
void threadCreate(pthread_t* t, void * (*func)(void*), void * param, char* name, int affinity, int priority){
pthread_attr_t attr;
pthread_attr_init(&attr);
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
pthread_attr_setinheritsched(&attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_FIFO);
struct sched_param sparam={0};
sparam.sched_priority = priority;
pthread_attr_setschedparam(&attr, &sparam);
pthread_create(t, &attr, func, param);
pthread_setname_np(*t, name);
if (affinity != -1 ) {
cpu_set_t cpuset;
CPU_ZERO(&cpuset);
CPU_SET(affinity, &cpuset);
AssertFatal( pthread_setaffinity_np(*t, sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpuset) == 0, "Error setting processor affinity");
}
pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
}
// Block CPU C-states deep sleep
void configure_linux(void) {
int ret;
static int latency_target_fd=-1;
uint32_t latency_target_value=10; // in microseconds
if (latency_target_fd == -1) {
if ( (latency_target_fd = open("/dev/cpu_dma_latency", O_RDWR)) != -1 ) {
ret = write(latency_target_fd, &latency_target_value, sizeof(latency_target_value));
if (ret == 0) {
printf("# error setting cpu_dma_latency to %d!: %s\n", latency_target_value, strerror(errno));
close(latency_target_fd);
latency_target_fd=-1;
return;
}
}
}
if (latency_target_fd != -1)
LOG_I(HW,"# /dev/cpu_dma_latency set to %dus\n", latency_target_value);
else
LOG_E(HW,"Can't set /dev/cpu_dma_latency to %dus\n", latency_target_value);
// Set CPU frequency to it's maximum
if ( 0 != system("for d in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu[0-9]*; do cat $d/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq > $d/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq; done"))
LOG_W(HW,"Can't set cpu frequency\n");
}
common/utils/system.h
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@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
#ifndef _SYSTEM_H_OAI_
#define _SYSTEM_H_OAI_
#include <stdint.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/****************************************************
* send a command to the background process
@@ -36,4 +42,23 @@ int background_system(char *command);
void start_background_system(void);
void set_latency_target(void);
void configure_linux(void);
void threadCreate(pthread_t* t, void * (*func)(void*), void * param, char* name, int affinity, int priority);
#define OAI_PRIORITY_RT_LOW sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)
#define OAI_PRIORITY_RT sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO)-10
#define OAI_PRIORITY_RT_MAX sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO)
void thread_top_init(char *thread_name,
int affinity,
uint64_t runtime,
uint64_t deadline,
uint64_t period);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* _SYSTEM_H_OAI_ */
openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
+64 -68
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@@ -230,13 +230,11 @@ void common_signal_procedures (PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,int frame, int subframe) {
void pdsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
bool dlsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc,
int harq_pid,
LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *dlsch,
LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *dlsch1,
LTE_eNB_UE_stats *ue_stats,
int ra_flag) {
LTE_eNB_UE_stats *ue_stats) {
int frame=proc->frame_tx;
int subframe=proc->subframe_tx;
LTE_DL_eNB_HARQ_t *dlsch_harq=dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid];
@@ -265,27 +263,6 @@ void pdsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
dlsch_harq->round);
}
MSC_LOG_TX_MESSAGE(
MSC_PHY_ENB,MSC_PHY_UE,
NULL,0,
"%05u:%02u PDSCH/DLSCH input size = %"PRIu16", G %d, nb_rb %"PRIu16", TBS %"PRIu16", pmi_alloc %"PRIx16", rv %"PRIu8" (round %"PRIu8")",
frame, subframe,
dlsch_harq->TBS/8,
get_G(fp,
dlsch_harq->nb_rb,
dlsch_harq->rb_alloc,
dlsch_harq->Qm,
dlsch_harq->Nl,
dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,
frame,
subframe,
dlsch_harq->mimo_mode==TM7?7:0),
dlsch_harq->nb_rb,
dlsch_harq->TBS,
pmi2hex_2Ar1(dlsch_harq->pmi_alloc),
dlsch_harq->rvidx,
dlsch_harq->round);
if (ue_stats) ue_stats->dlsch_sliding_cnt++;
if (dlsch_harq->round == 0) {
@@ -300,15 +277,17 @@ void pdsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
#endif
}
if (dlsch->rnti!=0xffff) LOG_D(PHY,"Generating DLSCH/PDSCH pdu:%p pdsch_start:%d frame:%d subframe:%d nb_rb:%d rb_alloc:%d Qm:%d Nl:%d round:%d\n",
dlsch_harq->pdu,dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,frame,subframe,dlsch_harq->nb_rb,dlsch_harq->rb_alloc[0],dlsch_harq->Qm,dlsch_harq->Nl,dlsch_harq->round);
if (dlsch->rnti!=0xffff)
LOG_D(PHY,"Generating DLSCH/PDSCH pdu:%p pdsch_start:%d frame:%d subframe:%d nb_rb:%d rb_alloc:%d Qm:%d Nl:%d round:%d\n",
dlsch_harq->pdu,dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,frame,subframe,dlsch_harq->nb_rb,dlsch_harq->rb_alloc[0],
dlsch_harq->Qm,dlsch_harq->Nl,dlsch_harq->round);
// 36-212
if (NFAPI_MODE==NFAPI_MONOLITHIC || NFAPI_MODE==NFAPI_MODE_PNF) { // monolthic OR PNF - do not need turbo encoding on VNF
if (dlsch_harq->pdu==NULL) {
LOG_E(PHY,"dlsch_harq->pdu == NULL SFN/SF:%04d%d dlsch[rnti:%x] dlsch_harq[pdu:%p pdsch_start:%d Qm:%d Nl:%d round:%d nb_rb:%d rb_alloc[0]:%d]\n", frame,subframe,dlsch->rnti, dlsch_harq->pdu,
dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,dlsch_harq->Qm,dlsch_harq->Nl,dlsch_harq->round,dlsch_harq->nb_rb,dlsch_harq->rb_alloc[0]);
return;
return false;
}
start_meas(&eNB->dlsch_encoding_stats);
@@ -330,44 +309,57 @@ void pdsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
if(eNB->dlsch_encoding_stats.p_time>500*3000 && opp_enabled == 1) {
print_meas_now(&eNB->dlsch_encoding_stats,"total coding",stderr);
}
// 36-211
start_meas(&eNB->dlsch_scrambling_stats);
dlsch_scrambling(fp,
0,
dlsch,
harq_pid,
get_G(fp,
dlsch_harq->nb_rb,
dlsch_harq->rb_alloc,
dlsch_harq->Qm,
dlsch_harq->Nl,
dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,
frame,subframe,
0),
0,
frame,
subframe<<1);
stop_meas(&eNB->dlsch_scrambling_stats);
start_meas(&eNB->dlsch_modulation_stats);
dlsch_modulation(eNB,
eNB->common_vars.txdataF,
AMP,
frame,
subframe,
dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,
dlsch,
dlsch->ue_type==0 ? dlsch1 : (LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *)NULL);
stop_meas(&eNB->dlsch_modulation_stats);
}
#ifdef PHY_TX_THREAD
dlsch->active[subframe] = 0;
dlsch->active[subframe] = 0;
#else
dlsch->active = 0;
dlsch->active = 0;
#endif
dlsch_harq->round++;
LOG_D(PHY,"Generating DLSCH/PDSCH dlsch_harq[round:%d]\n",dlsch_harq->round);
dlsch_harq->round++;
LOG_D(PHY,"Generated DLSCH dlsch_harq[round:%d]\n",dlsch_harq->round);
return true;
}
return false;
}
void pdsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc,
int harq_pid,
LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *dlsch,
LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *dlsch1) {
int frame=proc->frame_tx;
int subframe=proc->subframe_tx;
LTE_DL_eNB_HARQ_t *dlsch_harq=dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid];
LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *fp=&eNB->frame_parms;
// 36-211
start_meas(&eNB->dlsch_scrambling_stats);
dlsch_scrambling(fp,
0,
dlsch,
harq_pid,
get_G(fp,
dlsch_harq->nb_rb,
dlsch_harq->rb_alloc,
dlsch_harq->Qm,
dlsch_harq->Nl,
dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,
frame,subframe,
0),
0,
frame,
subframe<<1);
stop_meas(&eNB->dlsch_scrambling_stats);
start_meas(&eNB->dlsch_modulation_stats);
dlsch_modulation(eNB,
eNB->common_vars.txdataF,
AMP,
frame,
subframe,
dlsch_harq->pdsch_start,
dlsch,
dlsch->ue_type==0 ? dlsch1 : (LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *)NULL);
stop_meas(&eNB->dlsch_modulation_stats);
LOG_D(PHY,"Generated PDSCH dlsch_harq[round:%d]\n",dlsch_harq->round);
}
@@ -531,14 +523,18 @@ void phy_procedures_eNB_TX(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
dlsch0->harq_ids[frame%2][6],
dlsch0->harq_ids[frame%2][7]);
} else {
// generate pdsch
pdsch_procedures(eNB,
if (dlsch_procedures(eNB,
proc,
harq_pid,
dlsch0,
dlsch1,
&eNB->UE_stats[(uint32_t)UE_id],
0);
&eNB->UE_stats[(uint32_t)UE_id])) {
// if we generate dlsch, we must generate pdsch
pdsch_procedures(eNB,
proc,
harq_pid,
dlsch0,
dlsch1);
}
}
} else if ((dlsch0)&&(dlsch0->rnti>0)&&
#ifdef PHY_TX_THREAD
openair1/SIMULATION/TOOLS/random_channel.c
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@@ -1204,6 +1204,10 @@ channel_desc_t *new_channel_desc_scm(uint8_t nb_tx,
return(chan_desc);
}
void free_channel_desc_scm(channel_desc_t * ch) {
// Must be made cleanly, a lot of leaks...
free(ch);
}
int random_channel(channel_desc_t *desc, uint8_t abstraction_flag) {
targets/ARCH/COMMON/common_lib.c
+1 -1
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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int load_lib(openair0_device *device, openair0_config_t *openair0_cfg, eth_param
if ( IS_SOFTMODEM_BASICSIM ) {
libname=OAI_BASICSIM_LIBNAME;
shlib_fdesc[0].fname="device_init";
} else if ( IS_SOFTMODEM_RFSIM ) {
} else if ( IS_SOFTMODEM_RFSIM && flag == RAU_LOCAL_RADIO_HEAD) {
libname=OAI_RFSIM_LIBNAME;
shlib_fdesc[0].fname="device_init";
} else if (flag == RAU_LOCAL_RADIO_HEAD) {
targets/ARCH/rfsimulator/simulator.c
+41 -26
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@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ pthread_mutex_t Sockmutex;
typedef struct buffer_s {
int conn_sock;
bool alreadyRead;
uint64_t lastReceivedTS;
openair0_timestamp lastReceivedTS;
openair0_timestamp lastWroteTS;
bool headerMode;
samplesBlockHeader_t th;
char *transferPtr;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef struct buffer_s {
typedef struct {
int listen_sock, epollfd;
uint64_t nextTimestamp;
openair0_timestamp nextTimestamp;
uint64_t typeStamp;
char *ip;
int saveIQfile;
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ void rxAddInput( struct complex16 *input_sig, struct complex16 *after_channel_si
// Fixme: how to convert a noise in Watt into a 12 bits value out of the RF ADC ?
// the parameter "-s" is declared as SNR, but the input power is not well defined
// −132.24 dBm is a LTE subcarrier noise, that was used in origin code (15KHz BW thermal noise)
const double rxGain= 132.24 - snr_dB;
const double rxGain= 132.24 - snr_dB;
// sqrt(4*noise_figure_watt) is the thermal noise factor (volts)
// fixme: the last constant is pure trial results to make decent noise
// fixme: the last constant is pure trial results to make decent noise
const double noise_per_sample = sqrt(4*noise_figure_watt) * pow(10,rxGain/20) *10;
// Fixme: we don't fill the offset length samples at begining ?
// anyway, in today code, channel_offset=0
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ void rxAddInput( struct complex16 *input_sig, struct complex16 *after_channel_si
}
out_ptr->r += round(rx_tmp.x*pathLossLinear + noise_per_sample*gaussdouble(0.0,1.0));
printf("in: %d, out %d= %f*%f + %f*%f\n",
input_sig[((TS+i)*nbTx)%CirSize].r, out_ptr->r , rx_tmp.x,
pathLossLinear, noise_per_sample,gaussdouble(0.0,1.0));
out_ptr->i += round(rx_tmp.y*pathLossLinear + noise_per_sample*gaussdouble(0.0,1.0));
out_ptr++;
}
@@ -156,8 +153,8 @@ void allocCirBuf(rfsimulator_state_t *bridge, int sock) {
AssertFatal ( (ptr->circularBuf=(sample_t *) malloc(sampleToByte(CirSize,1))) != NULL, "");
ptr->circularBufEnd=((char *)ptr->circularBuf)+sampleToByte(CirSize,1);
ptr->conn_sock=sock;
ptr->alreadyRead=false;
ptr->lastReceivedTS=0;
ptr->lastWroteTS=0;
ptr->headerMode=true;
ptr->transferPtr=(char *)&ptr->th;
ptr->remainToTransfer=sizeof(samplesBlockHeader_t);
@@ -322,21 +319,22 @@ sin_addr:
setblocking(sock, notBlocking);
allocCirBuf(t, sock);
t->buf[sock].alreadyRead=true; // UE will start blocking on read
return 0;
}
uint64_t lastW=-1;
int rfsimulator_write(openair0_device *device, openair0_timestamp timestamp, void **samplesVoid, int nsamps, int nbAnt, int flags) {
rfsimulator_state_t *t = device->priv;
LOG_D(HW,"sending %d samples at time: %ld\n", nsamps, timestamp);
for (int i=0; i<FD_SETSIZE; i++) {
buffer_t *ptr=&t->buf[i];
if (ptr->conn_sock >= 0 ) {
for (int i=0; i<FD_SETSIZE; i++) {
buffer_t *b=&t->buf[i];
if (b->conn_sock >= 0 ) {
if ( abs((double)b->lastWroteTS-timestamp) > (double)CirSize)
LOG_E(HW,"Tx/Rx shift too large Tx:%lu, Rx:%lu\n", b->lastWroteTS, b->lastReceivedTS);
samplesBlockHeader_t header= {t->typeStamp, nsamps, nbAnt, timestamp};
fullwrite(ptr->conn_sock,&header, sizeof(header), t);
fullwrite(b->conn_sock,&header, sizeof(header), t);
sample_t tmpSamples[nsamps][nbAnt];
for(int a=0; a<nbAnt; a++) {
@@ -346,17 +344,17 @@ int rfsimulator_write(openair0_device *device, openair0_timestamp timestamp, voi
tmpSamples[s][a]=in[s];
}
if (ptr->conn_sock >= 0 )
fullwrite(ptr->conn_sock, (void *)tmpSamples, sampleToByte(nsamps,nbAnt), t);
if (b->conn_sock >= 0 ) {
fullwrite(b->conn_sock, (void *)tmpSamples, sampleToByte(nsamps,nbAnt), t);
b->lastWroteTS=timestamp+nsamps;
}
}
}
lastW=timestamp;
LOG_D(HW,"sent %d samples at time: %ld->%ld, energy in first antenna: %d\n",
nsamps, timestamp, timestamp+nsamps, signal_energy(samplesVoid[0], nsamps) );
// Let's verify we don't have incoming data
// This is mandatory when the opposite side don't transmit
// This is mandatory when the opposite side don't transmit
flushInput(t, 0);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&Sockmutex);
return nsamps;
@@ -428,7 +426,6 @@ static bool flushInput(rfsimulator_state_t *t, int timeout) {
AssertFatal( (t->typeStamp == UE_MAGICDL_FDD && b->th.magic==ENB_MAGICDL_FDD) ||
(t->typeStamp == ENB_MAGICDL_FDD && b->th.magic==UE_MAGICDL_FDD), "Socket Error in protocol");
b->headerMode=false;
b->alreadyRead=true;
if ( b->lastReceivedTS != b->th.timestamp) {
int nbAnt= b->th.nbAnt;
@@ -444,8 +441,8 @@ static bool flushInput(rfsimulator_state_t *t, int timeout) {
}
b->lastReceivedTS=b->th.timestamp;
AssertFatal(lastW == -1 || ( abs((double)lastW-b->lastReceivedTS) < (double)CirSize),
"Tx/Rx shift too large Tx:%lu, Rx:%lu\n", lastW, b->lastReceivedTS);
AssertFatal(b->lastWroteTS == 0 || ( abs((double)b->lastWroteTS-b->lastReceivedTS) < (double)CirSize),
"Tx/Rx shift too large Tx:%lu, Rx:%lu\n", b->lastWroteTS, b->lastReceivedTS);
b->transferPtr=(char *)&b->circularBuf[b->lastReceivedTS%CirSize];
b->remainToTransfer=sampleToByte(b->th.size, b->th.nbAnt);
}
@@ -501,15 +498,33 @@ int rfsimulator_read(openair0_device *device, openair0_timestamp *ptimestamp, vo
return nsamps;
}
} else {
bool have_to_wait;
do {
have_to_wait=false;
for ( int sock=0; sock<FD_SETSIZE; sock++) {
if ( t->buf[sock].circularBuf && t->buf[sock].alreadyRead )
if ( t->buf[sock].lastReceivedTS == 0 ||
(t->nextTimestamp+nsamps) > t->buf[sock].lastReceivedTS ) {
buffer_t *b=&t->buf[sock];
if ( b->circularBuf) {
LOG_D(HW,"sock: %d, lastWroteTS: %lu, lastRecvTS: %lu, TS must be avail: %lu\n",
sock, b->lastWroteTS,
b->lastReceivedTS,
t->nextTimestamp+nsamps);
if ( b->lastReceivedTS > b->lastWroteTS ) {
// The caller momdem (NB, UE, ...) must send Tx in advance, so we fill TX if Rx is in advance
// This occurs for example when UE is in sync mode: it doesn't transmit
// with USRP, it seems ok: if "tx stream" is off, we may consider it actually cuts the Tx power
struct complex16 v={0};
void *samplesVoid[b->th.nbAnt];
for ( int i=0; i <b->th.nbAnt; i++)
samplesVoid[i]=(void*)&v;
rfsimulator_write(device, b->lastReceivedTS, samplesVoid, 1, b->th.nbAnt, 0);
}
}
if ( b->circularBuf )
if ( t->nextTimestamp+nsamps > b->lastReceivedTS ) {
have_to_wait=true;
break;
}
@@ -532,7 +547,7 @@ int rfsimulator_read(openair0_device *device, openair0_timestamp *ptimestamp, vo
for (int sock=0; sock<FD_SETSIZE; sock++) {
buffer_t *ptr=&t->buf[sock];
if ( ptr->circularBuf && ptr->alreadyRead ) {
if ( ptr->circularBuf ) {
bool reGenerateChannel=false;
//fixme: when do we regenerate