Synchronize threads using flags. More...

Functions
uint32_t	osThreadFlagsSet (osThreadId_t thread_id, uint32_t flags)
	Set the specified Thread Flags of a thread. More...

uint32_t	osThreadFlagsClear (uint32_t flags)
	Clear the specified Thread Flags of current running thread. More...

uint32_t	osThreadFlagsGet (void)
	Get the current Thread Flags of current running thread. More...

uint32_t	osThreadFlagsWait (uint32_t flags, uint32_t options, uint32_t timeout)
	Wait for one or more Thread Flags of the current running thread to become signaled. More...

Description

Thread Flags are a more specialized version of the Event Flags. See Event Flags. While Event Flags can be used to globally signal a number of threads, thread flags are only send to a single specific thread. Every thread instance can receive thread flags without any additional allocation of a thread flags object.

Note: Thread flag management functions cannot be called from Interrupt Service Routines, except for osThreadFlagsSet.

Usage Example

The following (incomplete) code excerpt sketches the usage principals for Thread Flags.

The behavior is the following:

app_main starts executing
statement A sets thread flags to 0x02 (flags = 0x02 – after set)
app_main enters delay
execution switches to threadX
statement B waits for flag 0x01 and blocks since flag is not set
execution switches to app_main
statement C sets thread flags to 0x07
threadX wakes-up and clears flag 0x01, thread flags = 0x06, return value set to 0x07 (before clear), note: all this happens during statement C
statement C returns with flags = 0x06
app_main enters delay
execution switches to threadX
statement B returns with flagsX = 0x07

#include "cmsis_os2.h"
 
osThreadId_t tid;
uint32_t     flagsX;
uint32_t     flags;
 
void threadX (void *argument) {
  
  osDelay(1U);
  for (;;) {
    flagsX = osThreadFlagsWait(0x0001U, osFlagsWaitAny, osWaitForever); /* B */
  }
}
 
void app_main (void *argument) {
 
  tid = osThreadNew(threadX, NULL, NULL);
 
  flags = osThreadFlagsSet(tid, 0x0002U); /* A */
  osDelay(2U);
  flags = osThreadFlagsSet(tid, 0x0005U); /* C */
  osDelay(2U);
 
  for(;;);
}

Function Documentation

uint32_t osThreadFlagsSet	(	osThreadId_t	thread_id,
		uint32_t	flags
	)

Parameters

[in]	thread_id	thread ID obtained by osThreadNew or osThreadGetId.
[in]	flags	specifies the flags of the thread that shall be set.

Returns: thread flags after setting or error code if highest bit set.

The function osThreadFlagsSet sets the thread flags for a thread specified by parameter thread_id. The thread returns the flags stored in the thread control block, or an error code if highest bit is set (refer to Flags Functions Error Codes). Refer to Usage Examples below to understand how the return value is computed.

The target thread waiting for a flag to be set will resume from BLOCKED state.

Possible Flags Functions Error Codes return values:

osFlagsErrorUnknown: unspecified error.
osFlagsErrorParameter: parameter thread_id is not a valid thread or flags has highest bit set.
osFlagsErrorResource: the thread is in invalid state.

Note: This function may be called from Interrupt Service Routines.

Code Example

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *      Function 'signal_func' called from multiple threads
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
void signal_func (osThreadId_t tid)  {
  osThreadFlagsSet(tid_clock, 0x0100U);     /* set signal to clock thread    */
  osDelay(500U);                            /* delay 500ms                   */
  osThreadFlagsSet(tid_clock, 0x0100U);     /* set signal to clock thread    */
  osDelay(500U);                            /* delay 500ms                   */
  osThreadFlagsSet(tid, 0x0001U);           /* set signal to thread 'thread' */
  osDelay(500U);                            /* delay 500ms                   */
}

Usage Examples

The following diagram assumes that in the control block of Thread1 the flag 1 is already set. Thread2 now sets flag 2 and Thread1 returns the updated value immediately:

Depending on thread scheduling, the flag status can be modified before returning:

Note: * In this case osThreadFlagsWait auto-clears the flag.

uint32_t osThreadFlagsClear ( uint32_t flags )

Parameters

[in] flags specifies the flags of the thread that shall be cleared.

Returns: thread flags before clearing or error code if highest bit set.

The function osThreadFlagsClear clears the specified flags for the currently running thread. It returns the flags before clearing, or an error code if highest bit is set (refer to Flags Functions Error Codes).

Possible Flags Functions Error Codes return values:

osFlagsErrorUnknown: unspecified error, i.e. not called from a running threads context.
osFlagsErrorParameter: parameter flags has highest bit set.
osFlagsErrorISR: the function osThreadFlagsClear cannot be called from interrupt service routines.

Note: This function cannot be called from Interrupt Service Routines.

uint32_t osThreadFlagsGet ( void )

Returns: current thread flags.

The function osThreadFlagsGet returns the flags currently set for the currently running thread. If called without a active and currently running thread osThreadFlagsGet return zero.

Note: This function cannot be called from Interrupt Service Routines.

uint32_t osThreadFlagsWait	(	uint32_t	flags,
		uint32_t	options,
		uint32_t	timeout
	)

Parameters

[in]	flags	specifies the flags to wait for.
[in]	options	specifies flags options (osFlagsXxxx).
[in]	timeout	Timeout Value or 0 in case of no time-out.

Returns: thread flags before clearing or error code if highest bit set.

The function osThreadFlagsWait suspends the execution of the currently RUNNING thread until any or all of the thread flags specified with the parameter flags are set. When these thread flags are already set, the function returns instantly. Otherwise the thread is put into the state BLOCKED.

The parameter options specifies the wait condition:

Option
osFlagsWaitAny	Wait for any flag (default).
osFlagsWaitAll	Wait for all flags.
osFlagsNoClear	Do not clear flags which have been specified to wait for.

If osFlagsNoClear is set in the options osThreadFlagsClear can be used to clear flags manually. Otherwise osThreadFlagsWait automatically clears the flags waited for.

The parameter timeout represents a number of timer ticks and is an upper bound. The exact time delay depends on the actual time elapsed since the last timer tick.

The function returns the flags before clearing, or an error code if highest bit is set (refer to Flags Functions Error Codes).

Possible Flags Functions Error Codes return values:

osFlagsErrorUnknown: unspecified error, i.e. not called from a running threads context.
osFlagsErrorTimeout: awaited flags have not been set in the given time.
osFlagsErrorResource: awaited flags have not been set when no timeout was specified.
osFlagsErrorParameter: Parameter flags has highest bit set.

Note: This function cannot be called from Interrupt Service Routines.

Code Example

#include "cmsis_os2.h"
 
void Thread (void* arg) {
  ;
  osThreadFlagsWait(0x00000001U, osFlagsWaitAny, osWaitForever); // Wait forever until thread flag 1 is set.
  ;
  osThreadFlagsWait(0x00000003U, osFlagsWaitAny, osWaitForever); // Wait forever until either thread flag 0 or 1 is set.
  ;
  osThreadFlagsWait(0x00000003U, osFlagsWaitAll, 10U); // Wait for 10 timer ticks until thread flags 0 and 1 are set. Timeout afterwards.
  ;
  osThreadFlagsWait(0x00000003U, osFlagsWaitAll | osFlagsNoClear, osWaitForever); // Same as the above, but the flags will not be cleared.
}