MSP430F4783: ccs 12 slow to generate code for msp430f4783

roelof't Hooft

Intellectual 405 points

Part Number: MSP430F4783
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CCSTUDIO, TMS320F28027, MSP430WARE

Tool/software:

Hi,

I am using ccs 12.7 to write code for a msp430f4783.

This is a "old" project which started development on ccs v4 and it is only now that I notice

a long delay when compiling/linking the code, it is waiting for some background process.

The same behaviour on v9 and v10. So it must be something with my Debian installation.

I am using Debian testing and the workspaces are on a NFS mounted NAS

When I run "make -j16 all" from the command line it takes a very short moment to build.

I tried to build, with ccs, a project on my desktop machine, no NAS, same result.

This is from the command top :

top - 12:24:46 up 2:48, 2 users, load average: 1.19, 0.72, 0.61
Tasks: 351 total, 2 running, 349 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
%Cpu(s): 5.2 us, 3.4 sy, 0.0 ni, 91.0 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.4 si, 0.0 st
MiB Mem : 31837.0 total, 21595.7 free, 5933.3 used, 4913.4 buff/cache
MiB Swap: 19268.0 total, 19268.0 free, 0.0 used. 25903.7 avail Mem

PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
23663 rth 20 0 76.1g 1.2g 896 R 99.7 3.9 1:04.00 Spawner Reaper
9385 rth 20 0 7624720 841116 106320 S 28.9 2.6 2:24.50 Isolated Web Co
22213 rth 20 0 76.1g 1.3g 93952 S 1.7 4.2 1:11.30 ccstudio

I also tried to build, with ccs, a tms320f28027 project on my desktop with the same result.

How can I debug/resolve this ?

Roelof

ps. I tried to post this message on the ccs forum but when I enter the required part

number it automagically selects the msp low power forum. Without this field I can

not post a message.

Below is the build log :

**** Build of configuration Debug for project 20230607 ****

make -j 16 all -O

Building file: "../src/basic_timer.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/basic_timer.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/basic_timer.c"
Finished building: "../src/basic_timer.c"

Building file: "../src/timer_b3.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/timer_b3.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/timer_b3.c"
Finished building: "../src/timer_b3.c"

Building file: "../src/timer_a3.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/timer_a3.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/timer_a3.c"
Finished building: "../src/timer_a3.c"

Building file: "../src/adc.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/adc.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/adc.c"
Finished building: "../src/adc.c"

Building file: "../src/gpio.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/gpio.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/gpio.c"
Finished building: "../src/gpio.c"

Building file: "../src/display.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/display.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/display.c"
Finished building: "../src/display.c"

Building file: "../src/usci_b1_spi.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/usci_b1_spi.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/usci_b1_spi.c"
Finished building: "../src/usci_b1_spi.c"

Building file: "../src/info_flash.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/info_flash.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/info_flash.c"
Finished building: "../src/info_flash.c"

Building file: "../src/display_teksten.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/display_teksten.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/display_teksten.c"
Finished building: "../src/display_teksten.c"

Building file: "../src/stroomlus.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/stroomlus.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/stroomlus.c"
"../src/interpreter.c", line 679: warning: variable "cijfer" was set but never used
"../src/utilities.c", line 57: warning: variable "temp8" was declared but never referenced
Finished building: "../src/stroomlus.c"

Building file: "../src/usci_a0_uart.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/usci_a0_uart.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/usci_a0_uart.c"
Finished building: "../src/usci_a0_uart.c"

Building file: "../src/interpreter.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/interpreter.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/interpreter.c"
Finished building: "../src/interpreter.c"

Building file: "../src/main.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/main.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/main.c"
Finished building: "../src/main.c"

Building file: "../src/utilities.c"
Invoking: MSP430 Compiler
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/include" --include_path="/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607" --include_path="/media/data/tek/msa/diepmeet/versie_3/fw-ccs12/20230607/inc" --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 --preproc_with_compile --preproc_dependency="src/utilities.d_raw" --obj_directory="src" "../src/utilities.c"
Finished building: "../src/utilities.c"

Building target: "20230607.out"
Invoking: MSP430 Linker
"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/bin/cl430" -vmsp --use_hw_mpy=32 --define=__MSP430F4783__ --printf_support=minimal --silicon_errata=CPU19 -z --heap_size=80 --stack_size=80 -i"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/include" -i"/media/data/tek/firmware/ti/msp430/msp430ware_3_80_03_07/iqmathlib/libraries/ccs/mpy32/4xx" -i"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/lib" -i"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-msp430_21.6.1.LTS/include" -i"/opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/ccs_base/msp430/lib/4xx" --reread_libs --warn_sections --use_hw_mpy=32 --rom_model -o "20230607.out" "./src/adc.obj" "./src/basic_timer.obj" "./src/display.obj" "./src/display_teksten.obj" "./src/gpio.obj" "./src/info_flash.obj" "./src/interpreter.obj" "./src/main.obj" "./src/stroomlus.obj" "./src/timer_a3.obj" "./src/timer_b3.obj" "./src/usci_a0_uart.obj" "./src/usci_b1_spi.obj" "./src/utilities.obj" "../lnk_msp430f4783.cmd" -llibc.a -liqmathlib.a -llibmath.a
<Linking>
Finished building target: "20230607.out"

1 month ago

0 roelof't Hooft 1 month ago

Intellectual 405 points

Hi,

As soon as I kill this "spawner reaper" process the build will start and finish.

Roelof

0 roelof't Hooft 1 month ago

Intellectual 405 points

Hi,

What is this "spawner reaper" process ?

/code

top :
    PID USER      PR NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
26813 rth       20   0   10.5g 826788    768 R 100.0   2.5   0:10.76 Spawner Reaper

ps xa :
26813 ?        R      1:26 /opt/ti/ccs1271/ccs/eclipse/ccstudio

strace -p 26813 :
close(748750684)                        = -1 EBADF (Bad file descriptor)

/code

Roelof

0 Yuhao Zhao 1 month ago in reply to roelof't Hooft

TI__Expert 6110 points

Hi,

Let me involve SDTO team here for CCS/compiler question.

0 Ki 1 month ago

TI__Guru**** 430230 points

Hello,

roelof't Hooft said:
The same behaviour on v9 and v10. So it must be something with my Debian installation.

Please note that only Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 is officially supported by CCS Linux. We can only provide limited support for other Linux distros.

roelof't Hooft said:
When I run "make -j16 all" from the command line it takes a very short moment to build.

What is the processor for the host machine? Also, is this a native debian machine or a virtual machine image?

Also try disabling the CCS indexer to see if that helps.

Thanks

0 roelof't Hooft 1 month ago in reply to Ki

Intellectual 405 points

Hi,

I know that Ubuntu is the supported distribution, it is based on Debian.

The processor of my native machine is :

vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 25
model : 97
model name : AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor

Turning off the indexer Window>preferences>C/C++>Indexer does

not make a difference. Still this "spawner reaper" process is taking

a processor core to the max.

To get the ccs 12p7p1 installer going I had to install some _old_

dependencies like python-2.7, where as python-3.0 is recent.

When I run strace on the "spawner reaper" process all I get is

bad file descriptor errors.

Roelof

0 Ki 1 month ago in reply to roelof't Hooft

TI__Guru**** 430230 points

roelof't Hooft said:
I know that Ubuntu is the supported distribution, it is based on Debian

Yes, Ubuntu is based off Debian. However, we only officially support Ubuntu.

Does this issue only occur with this specific project? Or does it happen with any other projects also?

0 roelof't Hooft 1 month ago in reply to Ki

Intellectual 405 points

Hi,

Also with other projects, as I wrote earlier also with a tms320f28027 project.

Roelof

0 Ki 1 month ago in reply to roelof't Hooft

TI__Guru**** 430230 points

Ok it must be something specific to your environment. What version of debian are you using?

0 roelof't Hooft 1 month ago in reply to Ki

Intellectual 405 points

Almost all my computers are running an, somewhat, up to date Debian testing.

That might be version 11 or 12.

0 Ki 1 month ago in reply to roelof't Hooft

TI__Guru**** 430230 points

I look into setting up a debian environment to see if I can reproduce there.

0 QH/PSP 1 month ago

Prodigy 60 points

Hello,

If this is not solved yet, this might be of interest: https://community.st.com/t5/stm32cubeide-mcus/cubeide-does-not-start-and-spawner-reaper/m-p/690047/highlight/true#M28381 (Similar problem on another Eclipse based IDE).

In short, a workaround for an old bug in Eclipse (and maybe other things) was recently removed by Debian, but CCS still has the bug (that make the process try to access 4e9 files in a loop, IIRC). To work around that, set a reasonable limit on the number of files that can be opened by the process:

ulimit -n -H 4096 ; ./ccstudio

Regards,

+1 roelof't Hooft 1 month ago in reply to QH/PSP

Intellectual 405 points

Thank you, that did work. Now a build takes a second or so again.

The problem is still there if I am correct but it works for me now :-)

Roelof

0 Ki 1 month ago in reply to QH/PSP

TI__Guru**** 430230 points

QH/PSP said:
In short, a workaround for an old bug in Eclipse (and maybe other things) was recently removed by Debian, but CCS still has the bug (that make the process try to access 4e9 files in a loop, IIRC). To work around that, set a reasonable limit on the number of files that can be opened by the process:

ulimit -n -H 4096 ; ./ccstudio

Thanks for sharing this.

Looks like CCS is impacted. Given that the next release of CCS is the last Eclipse based one, we do not have any plans to address this (especially since base Debian is not an officially supported environment).