Minor: added some debug output

under /tmp.

include/datIf.h

@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
 
 
 
-
+class DownloadThread;
+class hwinf;
 class T_datif : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT    
@@ -165,13 +166,14 @@ class T_datif : public QObject
     T_prot *myDCIF;
     QTimer *datif_trigger;
     uint8_t selectedSlaveAddr;
+    hwinf *m_hw = nullptr;
 
 private slots:
     char datif_cycleSend();
     void StoredRecData();
 
 public:
-    T_datif(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    T_datif(hwinf *hw, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     void resetChain(void);
     char isPortOpen(void);

include/hwapi.h

@@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ private:
     void sub_storeSendingText(QByteArray *buf) const;
     QTimer *hwapi_TimerPayment;
     QSharedMemory *m_sharedMem;
-    ReportingThread *m_reportingThread;
-    DownloadThread *m_downloadThread;
+    ReportingThread *m_reportingThread = nullptr;
+    DownloadThread *m_downloadThread = nullptr;
     //QTimer *hwapi_triggerBL;
 
 public:
     explicit hwapi(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
-
     #ifdef  THIS_IS_CA_MASTER
     T_datif *myDatif;
     #endif

include/reporting_thread.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QString>
+// #include <functional>
 
 class hwapi;
 class ReportingThread : public QThread {
@@ -12,6 +13,14 @@ public:
     ReportingThread(hwapi *hw);
     ~ReportingThread();
 
+    //void setFunction(std::function<void(QString const&)> f) {
+    //    m_f = f;
+    //}
+
+    //std::function<void(QString const&)> function() {
+    //    return m_f;
+    //}
+
 protected:
     // reporting thread does not have a running event queue, and therefore
     // no slots. signals work the usual way.
@@ -20,6 +29,7 @@ protected:
 private:
     hwapi *m_hw;
     QString m_fileToDownload;
+    //std::function<void(QString const&)> m_f;
 };
 
 #endif // REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED

include/shared_mem_buffer.h

@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ struct SharedMem
         std::atomic_bool m_finished{false};
     } m_downLoadDC;
 
+    // meta-data
+    char os_release[64];
+    char date_of_creation[32];
+    char creator[128]; // name of application plus pid
 
     static QSharedMemory *getShm(std::size_t s = 0);
 

lib_ca_master/lib_ca_master.pro

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = CAmaster
-VERSION="1.0.1"
+VERSION="1.0.2"
 
 HEADERS += \
     ../include/com.h \

lib_ca_slave/lib_ca_slave.pro

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = CAslave
-VERSION="1.0.1"
+VERSION="1.0.2"
 
 HEADERS += \
     ../include/reporting_thread.h

src/datIf.cpp

@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ History:
 #include "sendWRcmd.h"
 #include "controlBus.h"
 #include "storeINdata.h"
+#include "download_thread.h"
+
+
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <datei.h>
 #include <QDir>
-
+#include <QString>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
 
 
@@ -54,8 +58,10 @@ static uint8_t datif_pNextCmd, datif_sendSlowCmd;
 //#define     DATIF_CTR_GOTRESPVAL        100
 
 
-T_datif::T_datif(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+T_datif::T_datif(hwinf *hw, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
+    m_hw = hw;
+
     QByteArray myBA;
     QDir myDir("../dmd");
 
@@ -170,10 +176,22 @@ char T_datif::datif_cycleSend()
     // b) Antwort meldet Fehler -> 2x wiederholen (nach einer Luecke von 10ms )
     // c) gar keine Antwort, Timeout nach 100ms -> 2x wiederholen (nach einer Luecke von 10ms )
     // cycl_running=0: nichts zu tun    1: Mitteilung: Kommando wurde soeben abgesendet, 2,3,4 = Wiederholung
+    if (cycl_running == 0) {
+        if (m_hw) {
+            if (m_hw->dcDownloadRequested()) { // only happens in ca-master
+                qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD REQUESTED";
+                if (!m_hw->dcDownloadThreadStart()) {
+                    qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD-THREAD NOT RUNNING WITHIN 1000ms";
+                } else {
+                    qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD-THREAD RUNNING";
+                }
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        // 21.9.23 doRepeat hier raus sonst gehts warten auch nicht mehr (BL)
+        //   if (cycl_running && doRepeat)
 
-    if (cycl_running)   // 21.9.23 doRepeat hier raus sonst gehts warten auch nicht mehr (BL)
-     //   if (cycl_running && doRepeat)
-    {
         // request is still running, wait for response before next sending
         //qDebug()<< "datif wait for response";
         datif_trigger->stop();

src/download_thread.cpp

@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ void DownloadThread::run() {
 
     m_hw->dcDownloadRequestAck();
 
-    qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): DOWNLOAD THREAD STARTED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "DownloadThread::run(): DOWNLOAD THREAD STARTED:";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "               DownloadThread::run(): Filename:" << m_hw->dcDownloadFileName();
 
     // load binary device controller file into memory
     QByteArray ba = loadBinaryDCFile(m_hw->dcDownloadFileName());
@@ -115,13 +118,31 @@ void DownloadThread::run() {
         // fill last block of data to be sent with 0xFF
         ba = ba.leftJustified(totalBlocks*64, (char)(0xFF));
 
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BYTES TO SEND TO DC" << ba.size();
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOCKS" << totalBlocks;
+
+        m_hw->dc_autoRequest(true); // turn auto-request setting on
+
+        m_hw->request_DC2_HWversion();
+        m_hw->request_DC2_SWversion();
+        QThread::sleep(1);
+
         resetDeviceController();
+
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): RESET DEVICE-CONTROLLER";
+        QThread::sleep(1);
+
         if (startBootloader()) {
+            qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                        << "DownloadThread::run(): STARTED BOOT-LOADER";
 
-            qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BYTES TO SEND TO DC" << ba.size();
-            qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOCKS" << totalBlocks;
-
-            int currentBlock = 0;
+            m_hw->dc_autoRequest(false);// turn auto-request setting off for
+                                        // download of binary dc
+#if 0
+            int currentBlock = 0;       // download of binary dc
             DownloadResult res = DownloadResult::OK;
             qCritical() << "64-byte block " << currentBlock;
             while (res != DownloadResult::ERROR &&  currentBlock < totalBlocks) {
@@ -149,27 +170,31 @@ void DownloadThread::run() {
             } else {
                 m_hw->bl_sendLastBlock();
                 m_hw->dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(currentBlock);
+
+                qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): currentBlockNumber" << currentBlock;
+                // QThread::msleep(250);
             }
             qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): last result" << (int)sendStatus(m_hw->bl_wasSendingDataOK());
+#else
+            for (uint16_t currentBlock = 0; currentBlock <= totalBlocks; ++currentBlock) {
+                m_hw->dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(currentBlock);
+                qCritical() << "DownloadThread::run(): currentBlockNumber" << currentBlock;
+                QThread::msleep(250);
+            }
+#endif
+            m_hw->dc_autoRequest(true); // turn auto-request setting on again
         }
         stopBootloader();   // there is no harm in stopping the bootloader even
-    }                       // if it was not started at all
-
-#if 0
-    // test code:
-    uint16_t const totalBlocks = 100;
-    m_hw->dcDownloadSetTotalBlockNumber(totalBlocks);
-
-    for (uint16_t currentBlock = 0; currentBlock <= totalBlocks; ++currentBlock) {
-        m_hw->dcDownloadSetCurrentBlockNumber(currentBlock);
-        QThread::msleep(100);
+                            // if it was not started at all
+        qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "DownloadThread::run(): STOPPED BOOT-LOADER";
     }
-#endif
 
     m_hw->dcDownloadSetRunning(false);
     m_hw->dcDownloadSetFinished(true);
 
-    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate) + "DOWNLOAD THREAD FINISHED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "DOWNLOAD THREAD FINISHED";
 
     // the object deletes itself ! This is the last line in run().
     // Never touch the object after this statement
@@ -261,45 +286,59 @@ DownloadThread::sendNextDataBlock(QByteArray const &binary, int bNum) const {
 }
 
 bool DownloadThread::startBootloader() const {
-    qDebug() << "starting bootloader...";
+    qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+             << "starting bootloader...";
     int nTry = 5;
     while (--nTry >= 0) {
         m_hw->bl_startBL();
-        QThread::msleep(5000);
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bl_startBL() ..." << nTry;
+        QThread::msleep(1000);
         m_hw->bl_checkBL();
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bl_checkBL() ..." << nTry;
+        QThread::msleep(1000);
         if (m_hw->bl_isUp()) {
-            qInfo() << "starting bootloader...OK";
-            QThread::msleep(5000);
+            qInfo() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bootloader... isUP" << nTry;
             return true;
         } else {
-            qCritical() << "bootloader not up (" << nTry << ")";
+            qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                        << "bootloader not up (" << nTry << ")";
         }
     }
-    qCritical() << "starting bootloader...FAILED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "starting bootloader FAILED";
     return false;
 }
 
 bool DownloadThread::stopBootloader() const {
-    qDebug() << "stopping bootloader...";
+    qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+             << "stopping bootloader...";
     int nTry = 5;
     while (--nTry >= 0) {
         m_hw->bl_stopBL();
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                 << "bl_stopBL() ...";
         QThread::msleep(500);
+        m_hw->bl_checkBL();
+        qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate) << "bl_checkBL() ..." << nTry;
         if (!m_hw->bl_isUp()) {
-            qInfo() << "stopping bootloader...OK";
+            qInfo() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                    << "stopping bootloader OK";
             return true;
         }
     }
-    qCritical() << "stopping bootloader...FAILED";
+    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+                << "stopping bootloader FAILED";
     return false;
 }
 
 bool DownloadThread::resetDeviceController() const {
-    qDebug() << "resetting device controller...";
+    qDebug() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+             << "resetting device controller...";
     m_hw->bl_rebootDC();
     // wait maximally 3 seconds, before starting bootloader
     QThread::sleep(1);
-    qInfo() << "resetting device controller...OK";
+    qInfo() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+            << "resetting device controller...OK";
     return true;
 }
 

src/hwapi.cpp

@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@
 #include "hwapi.h"
 #include "download_thread.h"
 #include "reporting_thread.h"
+#include "shared_mem_buffer.h"
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QDebug>
-
+#include <QApplication>
 
 static uint32_t hwapi_lastStartAmount;
 static uint32_t hwapi_lastTotalAmount;
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ hwapi::hwapi(QWidget *parent) : QObject(parent)
         qCritical() << "Creating/attaching shared memory failed";
     }
 
+    Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(SharedMem) != m_sharedMem->size(),
+               "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+
     //if (shdMem_firstUse())        // für Master raus
 //    {
 
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ hwapi::hwapi(QWidget *parent) : QObject(parent)
 #error "SLAVE LIB COMPILED INTO MASTER"
 #endif
 
-        myDatif = new T_datif();    // für die  CAslave-Lib auskommentieren!
+        myDatif = new T_datif(this);    // für die  CAslave-Lib auskommentieren!
 
 #endif
 
@@ -4412,6 +4416,7 @@ QObject const *hwapi::getAPI() {
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) const {
+    // called by worker-thread (see atbupdatetool)
     SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
     if (!data) {
         return false;
@@ -4435,9 +4440,15 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) const {
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequested() const {
-    SharedMem const *data = SharedMem::getData();
-    // should be false at entry
-    return data ? data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested.load() : false;
+    SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
+    Q_ASSERT_X(data != nullptr, "check", "pointer invalid");
+    Q_ASSERT_X((void *)data != m_sharedMem->data(), "compare pointers", "pointers different");
+    Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(*data) != m_sharedMem->size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+
+    // called by download-thread
+    // 1: true at entry: reset atomically to false
+    // 2: false at entry: no change
+    return data ? data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested.exchange(false) : false;
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadResetRequest() const {
@@ -4449,13 +4460,11 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadResetRequest() const {
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequestAck() const {
+    // called by download-thread
     SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
     if (data) {
-        if (data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested) {
-            data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested = false;
-            data->m_downLoadDC.m_running = true;
-            data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished = false;
-        }
+        data->m_downLoadDC.m_running = true;
+        data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished = false;
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -4465,14 +4474,16 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRunning() const {
     if (data) {
         int cnt = 10;
         while (--cnt > 0) {
-            bool running = data->m_downLoadDC.m_running.load();
-            bool finished = data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished.load();
-            if (!running || finished) {
-                if (cnt < 3) {
-                    qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD THREAD NOT RUNNING" << running << finished;
-                }
-                QThread::msleep(500);
-            } else break;
+            bool running = data->m_downLoadDC.m_running;
+            bool finished = data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished;
+            if ((running == true) && (finished == false)) {
+                // see dcDownloadRequestAck()
+                break;
+            }
+            if (cnt < 3) {
+                qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD THREAD NOT RUNNING" << running << finished;
+            }
+            QThread::msleep(500);
         }
         // qCritical() << "DOWNLOAD RUNNING" << cnt << (cnt > 0);
         return (cnt > 0);
@@ -4481,18 +4492,16 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRunning() const {
 }
 
 void hwapi::dcDownloadThreadFinalize(DownloadThread *dthread) {
-    delete dthread;
+    Q_UNUSED(dthread);
+    // delete dthread;
     m_downloadThread = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadFinished() {
-    SharedMem const *data = SharedMem::getDataConst();
-    if (data) {
-        int cnt = 10;
-        while ((--cnt > 0) &&
-               ((data->m_downLoadDC.m_running.load() == true) &&
-                (data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished.load() == false))) {
-            QThread::sleep(1);
+    int cnt = 10;
+    while (dcDownloadRunning()) {
+        if (--cnt == 0) {
+            return false;
         }
 
         //if (cnt > 0) {
@@ -4501,12 +4510,13 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadFinished() {
         //    return true;
         //}
     }
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 // download thread
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadThreadStart() {
+    // called by timer in datIf.cpp: T_datif::datif_cycleSend()
     m_downloadThread = new DownloadThread(this);
     if (m_downloadThread) {
         m_downloadThread->start();
@@ -4538,6 +4548,7 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportThreadStart() { // only start reporting thread
     if (cnt > 0) {
         m_reportingThread = new ReportingThread(this);
         if (m_reportingThread) {
+            m_reportingThread->moveToThread(QApplication::instance()->thread());
             m_reportingThread->start();
             cnt  = 10;
             while (--cnt > 0 && !dcDownloadReportThreadRunning()) {
@@ -4569,7 +4580,9 @@ void hwapi::dcDownloadReportThreadQuit() {
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportThreadFinished() const {
-    return m_reportingThread ? m_reportingThread->isFinished() : false;
+    // if the pointer to the underlying c++-object is not valid, the thread
+    // counts as finished
+    return m_reportingThread ? m_reportingThread->isFinished() : true;
 }
 
 bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportStart() const {
@@ -4595,8 +4608,10 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadReportFinished() {
     }
 
     if (dcDownloadReportThreadFinished()) {
-        delete m_reportingThread;
-        m_reportingThread = nullptr;
+        if (m_reportingThread) {
+            delete m_reportingThread;
+            m_reportingThread = nullptr;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;

src/reporting_thread.cpp

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+#include <cmath>
 
 ReportingThread::ReportingThread(hwapi *hw)
   : m_hw(hw)
   , m_fileToDownload(m_hw->dcDownloadFileName()) {
+  // , m_f([](QString const&){}) {
 }
 
 ReportingThread::~ReportingThread() {
@@ -17,7 +22,10 @@ ReportingThread::~ReportingThread() {
 // each component which has connects for the corresponding signals.
 void ReportingThread::run() {
 
-    qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime() << "START DOWNLOAD THREAD";
+    qCritical()
+        << QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate)
+        << "START REPORT THREAD"
+        << "(PART OF APPLICATION" << QCoreApplication::applicationName() << ")";
 
     static QString report("");
 
@@ -25,9 +33,9 @@ void ReportingThread::run() {
     while (!m_hw->dcDownloadGetRunning()) {
         if (--cnt > 0) {
             report =  QString("%1 waiting for download to start %2")
-                            .arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate))
+                            .arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().time().toString(Qt::ISODate))
                             .arg(cnt);
-            qCritical() << __LINE__ << "STATUS" << report;
+            qCritical() << "(" << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ") STATUS" << report;
             emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(report);
             QThread::sleep(1);
         } else break;
@@ -96,28 +104,37 @@ void ReportingThread::run() {
     qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime() << "TOTAL BLOCKS" << totalBlocks;
 
     if (totalBlocks) {
-        qint64 const start = QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch();
-        double durationMillis = 0;
+        QDateTime const start = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
         uint16_t currentBlockNumber = 0;
+        uint16_t prevBlockNumber = ~0;
 
         while (m_hw->dcDownloadGetRunning()) {
             currentBlockNumber = m_hw->dcDownloadGetCurrentBlockNumber();
+            if (prevBlockNumber != currentBlockNumber) {
+                double durationSecs = start.secsTo(QDateTime::currentDateTime());
 
-            durationMillis += QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - start;
+                double const timeAveragePerBlock = (currentBlockNumber > 0) ? (durationSecs / currentBlockNumber) : durationSecs;
+                long estimatedSecondsLeft = lround((timeAveragePerBlock * (totalBlocks - currentBlockNumber)));
+                long estimatedMinutesLeft =
+                    ((estimatedSecondsLeft % 60) == 0) ?
+                        (estimatedSecondsLeft / 60) :
+                            ((estimatedSecondsLeft + 60) / 60);
+                estimatedSecondsLeft = (estimatedSecondsLeft % 60);
 
-            double const timeAveragePerBlock = (currentBlockNumber > 0) ? (durationMillis / currentBlockNumber) : durationMillis;
-            double const estimatedSecondsLeft = (timeAveragePerBlock * (totalBlocks - currentBlockNumber)) / 1000.0;
+                double percent = ((double)currentBlockNumber / (double)totalBlocks) * 100.0;
+                report = QString(": total blocks %1, current block %2 [%3] (est. time left: %4min %5s)")
+                            .arg(totalBlocks)
+                            .arg(currentBlockNumber)
+                            .arg(percent, 0, 'f', 2)
+                            .arg(estimatedMinutesLeft)
+                            .arg(estimatedSecondsLeft, 2);
 
-            double percent = ((double)currentBlockNumber / (double)totalBlocks) * 100.0;
-            report = QString(": total blocks %1, current block %2 [%3] (est. time left: %4s)")
-                        .arg(totalBlocks)
-                        .arg(currentBlockNumber)
-                        .arg(percent, 0, 'f', 2)
-                        .arg(estimatedSecondsLeft, 0, 'f', 2);
+                qCritical() << m_hw << "RT report" << report;
 
-            qCritical() << "RT report" << report;
+                emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(report);
 
-            emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(report);
+                prevBlockNumber = currentBlockNumber;
+            }
             QThread::msleep(100);
         }
 

src/runProc.cpp

@@ -641,8 +641,11 @@ void T_runProc::bl_rebootDC(void)
     // BL is working for 5s after power-on-reset.
 
     uint8_t len, buf[20];
+    memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(buf));
 
     len=dcBL_restartDC(buf);
+
+    qCritical() << __func__ << QByteArray((const char *)buf, len).toHex(':');
     sendWRcmd_setSendBlock160(len, buf);
 }
 
@@ -652,8 +655,13 @@ void T_runProc::bl_startBL(void)
     // otherwise the BL jumps to normal DC application
     uint8_t len, buf[20];
 
+    memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(buf));
+
     len=dcBL_activatBootloader(buf);
+
+    qCritical() << __func__ << QByteArray((const char *)buf, len).toHex(':');
     sendWRcmd_setSendBlock160(len, buf);
+
     epi_setNowIsBootload(true);
 }
 
@@ -661,8 +669,11 @@ void T_runProc::bl_checkBL(void)
 {
     // call this function in order to get information, afterwards use "bl_isUp()"
     uint8_t len, buf[20];
+    memset(buf, 0x00, sizeof(buf));
 
     len=dcBL_readFWversion(buf);
+
+    qCritical() << __func__ << QByteArray((const char *)buf, len).toHex(':');
     sendWRcmd_setSendBlock160(len, buf);
 }
 

src/shared_mem_buffer.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #include "shared_mem_buffer.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <atomic>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #ifdef QT_POSIX_IPC
     // The POSIX backend can be explicitly selected using the -feature-ipc_posix
@@ -9,33 +15,124 @@
     // macro will be defined. -> we use SystemV shared memory
 #error "QT_POSIX_IPC defined"
 #else
-#ifdef __linux__
+#ifdef linux
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ipc.h>    // ftok
 #endif
 #endif
 
 //static bool shdMemFirstUse;
 
+static QString read1stLineOfFile(QString fileName) { // read for instance /etc/os-release
+    QFile f(fileName);
+    if (f.exists()) {
+        if (f.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+            QTextStream in(&f);
+            in.setCodec("UTF-8");
+            while(!in.atEnd()) {
+                return in.readLine();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return "N/A";
+}
+
 
 //QSharedMemory *SharedMemBuffer::getShm(std::size_t size) {
 QSharedMemory *SharedMem::getShm(std::size_t size) {
     static QSharedMemory shMem;
     if (size > 0) {
-#ifdef __linux__
-        //static const long nativeKey = ftok("/etc/os-release", 'H');
-        //static const QString fkey = std::to_string(nativeKey).c_str();
-        static const QString fkey = "0123456?000=7";
+#ifdef linux
+        static const long nativeKey = ftok("/etc/os-release", 'H');
+        static const QString fkey = std::to_string(nativeKey).c_str();
+        //static const QString fkey = "0123456?000=7";
 #else
         static const QString fkey = "0123456?000=9";
 #endif
 
+        qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ": size" << size;
+
         shMem.setKey(fkey);
         if (!shMem.isAttached()) {
             if (shMem.create(size)) {
+                qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ": created shared memory";
+
+#ifdef linux
+                if ((size != (std::size_t)shMem.size()) || (sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size())) {
+                    qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__
+                                << "size=" << size
+                                << "shMem.size=" << shMem.size()
+                                << "sizeof(SharedMem)=" << sizeof(SharedMem)
+                                << "ABOUT TO REBOOT SYSTEM...";
+                    if (system("reboot")) {
+                        // reboot system -> shared memory re-created
+                    }
+                }
+
+                struct SharedMem *sh = (SharedMem *)(shMem.data());
+
+                memset(sh->indat_HWversion, 0x00, sizeof(sh->indat_HWversion));
+                memset(sh->indat_SWversion, 0x00, sizeof(sh->indat_SWversion));
+
+                memset(sh->os_release, 0x00, sizeof(sh->os_release));
+                memset(sh->date_of_creation, 0x00, sizeof(sh->date_of_creation));
+                memset(sh->creator, 0x00, sizeof(sh->creator));
+
+                QString const &os_release = read1stLineOfFile("/etc/os-release");
+                strncpy(sh->os_release, os_release.toStdString().c_str(),
+                        std::min((int)os_release.size(), (int)sizeof(sh->os_release)-1));
+
+                QString const &currentDateTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+                char const *current = currentDateTime.toUtf8().constData();
+                strncpy(sh->date_of_creation, current,
+                        std::min((int)strlen(current), (int)sizeof(sh->date_of_creation)-1));
+
+                QString const &appPid = QString("%1 (%2)").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationName())
+                                                          .arg(QCoreApplication::applicationPid());
+
+                strncpy(sh->creator, appPid.toStdString().c_str(),
+                        std::min((int)strlen(appPid.toStdString().c_str()),
+                                 (int)sizeof(sh->creator)-1));
+
+                qCritical() << "os-release:" << sh->os_release;
+                qCritical() << "   creator:" << sh->creator;
+                qCritical() << "      date:" << sh->date_of_creation;
+
+#else
+                Q_ASSERT_X(size != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+                Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+#endif
                 return &shMem;
             } else {
                 if (shMem.error() == QSharedMemory::AlreadyExists) {
                     if (shMem.attach()) {
+#ifdef linux
+                        if ((size != (std::size_t)shMem.size()) || (sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size())) {
+                            qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__
+                                        << "size=" << size
+                                        << "shMem.size=" << shMem.size()
+                                        << "sizeof(SharedMem)=" << sizeof(SharedMem)
+                                        << "ABOUT TO REBOOT SYSTEM...";
+                            if (system("reboot")) {
+                                // reboot system -> shared memory re-created
+                            }
+                        }
+#else
+                        Q_ASSERT_X(size != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+                        Q_ASSERT_X(sizeof(SharedMem) != shMem.size(), "compare sizes", "sizes different");
+#endif
+
+                        QString const &appPid = QString("%1 (%2)").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationName())
+                                                                  .arg(QCoreApplication::applicationPid());
+
+                        qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << appPid << "attached shared memory";
+
+                        struct SharedMem const *sh = (SharedMem const *)(shMem.data());
+                        qCritical() << "os-release:" << sh->os_release;
+                        qCritical() << "   creator:" << sh->creator;
+                        qCritical() << "      date:" << sh->date_of_creation;
+
                         return &shMem;
                     }
                 }
@@ -43,6 +140,13 @@ QSharedMemory *SharedMem::getShm(std::size_t size) {
             qCritical() << shMem.nativeKey() << shMem.key() << shMem.data()
                         << shMem.error() << shMem.errorString();
             return nullptr;
+        } else {
+            qCritical() << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "shared memory already attached";
+
+            struct SharedMem const *sh = (SharedMem const *)(shMem.data());
+            qCritical() << "os-release:" << sh->os_release;
+            qCritical() << "   creator:" << sh->creator;
+            qCritical() << "      date:" << sh->date_of_creation;
         }
     }
     return &shMem;

src/storeINdata.cpp

@@ -64,66 +64,42 @@ bool indat_isMdbOn()
 
 void gpi_storeHWver(QString text)
 {
-    // change Qstring to array of chars, because shared mem allowes no QString!
-    int  nn, LL = text.length();
-    if (LL >= versionBufferLen)
-        LL=versionBufferLen-1;   // leave place for termination
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion[nn] = text.at(nn).toLatin1();
+    QString hwVersion((char const *)SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion);
+    if (hwVersion != text) {
+        char const *p = text.toUtf8().constData();
+        if (qstrlen(p) > 0) {
+            memset(SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion, 0, versionBufferLen);
+            memcpy(SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion, p,
+                   qMin((uint)versionBufferLen, qstrlen(p)) - 1);
+        }
     }
-    for (nn=LL; nn<versionBufferLen; nn++)
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_HWversion[nn] =0;
+
+    qCritical() << "HW TEXT" << epi_loadHWver();
 }
 
 QString epi_loadHWver(void)
 {
-    // load array of chars from SM and change to QString
-    int  nn, LL = versionBufferLen;
-    char cc;
-    QString myStr;
-
-    myStr.clear();
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        cc = SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion[nn];
-        myStr.append(cc);
-    }
-    return myStr;
+    return QString((char const*)SharedMem::read()->indat_HWversion);
 }
 
 void gpi_storeSWver(QString text)
-{    
-    int  nn, LL = text.length();
-    if (LL >= versionBufferLen)
-        LL=versionBufferLen-1;   // leave place for termination
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion[nn] = text.at(nn).toLatin1();
+{
+    QString swVersion((char const *)SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion);
+    if (swVersion != text) {
+        char const *p = text.toUtf8().constData();
+        if (qstrlen(p) > 0) {
+            memset(SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion, 0, versionBufferLen);
+            memcpy(SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion, p,
+                   qMin((uint)versionBufferLen, qstrlen(p)) - 1);
+        }
     }
-    for (nn=LL; nn<versionBufferLen; nn++)
-        SharedMem::write()->indat_SWversion[nn] =0;
 
+    qCritical() << "SW TEXT" << epi_loadSWver();
 }
 
 QString epi_loadSWver(void)
 {
-    int  nn, LL = versionBufferLen;
-    char cc;
-    QString myStr;
-
-    myStr.clear();
-
-    for (nn=0; nn<LL; nn++)
-    {
-        cc = SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion[nn];
-        myStr.append(cc);
-    }
-    return myStr;
-
+    return QString((char const*)SharedMem::read()->indat_SWversion);
 }
 
 void gpi_storeDCstate(QString text)