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RTOS Cheddar Scheduler@d160a126e9ef

The document discusses using the Cheddar software to model scheduling tasks and observe how their behavior changes based on different task sets and scheduling policies. It describes how to create an XML file to define task parameters and a source file to implement the scheduling logic. Instructions are provided on modifying these files, running a simulation in Cheddar, and generating a Gantt chart to visualize the task scheduling.

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RTOS Cheddar Scheduler@d160a126e9ef

The document discusses using the Cheddar software to model scheduling tasks and observe how their behavior changes based on different task sets and scheduling policies. It describes how to create an XML file to define task parameters and a source file to implement the scheduling logic. Instructions are provided on modifying these files, running a simulation in Cheddar, and generating a Gantt chart to visualize the task scheduling.

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Module/lab session-1

Objective:
 Cheddar basics
 Modelling tasks using Cheddar
 Observing how scheduling behaviour changes based on task set

Content:
1. How to create a scheduler in Cheddar

2 files need to be created


 XML file to incorporate task parameters.
 Source file with extension FILE which defines the underlying logic of the
scheduler.

Steps
 Modify the XML file provided in Cheddar Software under location
C:\Cheddar-2.0-win32-bin\project_examples\xml to incorporate task
parameters.
 The parameters to be incorporated to add a task are as follows:
o Task duration
o Task type (Periodic / Aperiodic / Sporadic)
o CPU name
o Scheduling Policy to use (Least Laxity First / Rate Monotonic)
o Start time
o Deadline
o Jitter (Time before task is released into execution queue)
o Priority
o Capacity to include number of processor cores involved
o Resource requirement (Mention the resource required for task)
o Dependencies if any (If task clusters exist)
 Modify the source file to define the underlying logic of the Scheduler

Modifying the XML file:


 Mention the above task parameters in at appropriate positions of the XML
file
 Mention the Scheduling Policy.
 The underlying logic mentioned as scheduling policy should be what is
defined in the source file.

Modifying the Source file:


 The source file has the following 3 sections:
o Start Section
o Priority Section
o Election Section
 Start Section
o It is an initialisation section.
o Here the task parameters to be captured from the XML file are stored as
arrays.
o Other constants are defined as integers
 Priority Section
o This section defines the underlying logic and behaviour of the scheduler.
o The code logic of an existing scheduler could be modified by adding
constraints to modify the behaviour of the scheduler
 Election Section
o This section defines the order in which tasks have to be fetched by the
scheduler.

Creation of Gantt Chart using the tool:


 Click the Cheddar.exe file to start the scheduler
 Click on File-> Open XML project and select the XML file from the location of
project XML files (C:\Cheddar-2.0-win32-bin\project_examples\xml)
 Go to Tools
 Click on Tools -> Customised Scheduling Simulation ->
 The execution times could be modified based on Best Case, Average Case and
Worst Case
 Mention the Schedule length as Schedule from 0 to number of Samples
 Draw from 0 and Draw Upto max number of samples
 The Gantt Chart would be displayed

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