Adding FreeRTOS component to a project does not run it.

[freddy_ben-zeev]

I've created an S32DS Application project and added to it the FreeRTOS component. The RTOS is never started. In the main.c file there are the following lines:

/*** RTOS startup code. Macro PEX_RTOS_START is defined by the RTOS component. DON'T MODIFY THIS CODE!!! ***/

#ifdef PEX_RTOS_START

  PEX_RTOS_START(); /* Startup of the selected RTOS. Macro is defined by the RTOS component. */

#endif

Unlike what the comment says there is no PEX_RTOS_START defined in any place I could find. When I looked on the FreeRTOS example program (freertos_s32k148) it defines PEX_RTOS_START in the main.c file and points it to a function in the project (in rtos.c).

I've defined it to the function that starts the scheduler and it works fine, but this comment is misleading.

[jiri_kral]

Hi, 

this is way how starting FreeRTOS is implemented by SDK. The code can be rewritten by Processor Expert, that's why there is used macro PEX_RTOS_START defined by user and pointing to rtos startup function. 

Jiri

[freddy_ben-zeev]

The comment says "Macro PEX_RTOS_START is defined by the RTOS component" - while in reality it is defined by the user. At a minimum the comment should be changed as it is misleading.

[jiri_kral]

Hi Freddy, 

you are right - the comment is confusing. I'll create usability issue ticket for SDK team. Thank you. 

Jiri