rcS: fine-grained storage settings

ROMFS/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ endif()
 # board custom init files
 set(OPTIONAL_BOARD_RC)
 list(APPEND OPTIONAL_BOARD_RC
+	rc.board_early
 	rc.board_defaults
 	rc.board_sensors
 	rc.board_extras

ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS

@@ -31,11 +31,20 @@ set PARAM_FILE ""
 set PARAM_BACKUP_FILE ""
 set RC_INPUT_ARGS ""
 set STORAGE_AVAILABLE no
+set STORAGE_CHECK yes
 set SDCARD_EXT_PATH /fs/microsd/ext_autostart
 set SDCARD_FORMAT no
 set STARTUP_TUNE 1
 set VEHICLE_TYPE none
 
+# Fine-grained feature gates.
+set USE_HARDFAULT_LOG no
+set USE_EXTERNAL_AIRFRAMES no
+set USE_PARAM_BACKUPS no
+set USE_PARAM_IMPORT_DEBUG no
+set USE_TASK_WATCHDOG no
+set USE_ALT_UPDATE_DIRS no
+
 # Airframe parameter versioning
 # Value set to 1 by default but can optionally be overridden in the airframe configuration startup script.
 # Airframe maintainers can ensure a reset to the airframe defaults during an update by increasing by one.
@@ -47,6 +56,22 @@ set PARAM_DEFAULTS_VER 1
 #
 ver all
 
+#
+# Optional early board init: rc.board_early
+# Can be used for setting env vars for rcS.
+#
+set BOARD_RC_EARLY ${R}etc/init.d/rc.board_early
+if [ -f $BOARD_RC_EARLY ]
+then
+	. $BOARD_RC_EARLY
+fi
+unset BOARD_RC_EARLY
+
+#
+# Try to mount/check storage (rc.board_early can disable this).
+#
+if [ $STORAGE_CHECK = yes ]
+then
 	#
 	# Try to mount the microSD card.
 	#
@@ -93,8 +118,20 @@ else
 			set STORAGE_AVAILABLE yes
 		fi
 	fi
+fi
 
 if [ $STORAGE_AVAILABLE = yes ]
+then
+	set USE_HARDFAULT_LOG yes
+	set USE_EXTERNAL_AIRFRAMES yes
+	set USE_PARAM_BACKUPS yes
+	set USE_PARAM_IMPORT_DEBUG yes
+	set USE_ALT_UPDATE_DIRS yes
+	set PARAM_FILE /fs/microsd/params
+	set PARAM_BACKUP_FILE "/fs/microsd/parameters_backup.bson"
+fi
+
+if [ $USE_HARDFAULT_LOG = yes ]
 then
 	if hardfault_log check
 	then
@@ -104,7 +141,15 @@ then
 			hardfault_log reset
 		fi
 	fi
+fi
 
+if [ $USE_TASK_WATCHDOG = yes ]
+then
+	task_watchdog start
+fi
+
+if [ $USE_ALT_UPDATE_DIRS = yes ]
+then
 	# Check for an update of the ext_autostart folder, and replace the old one with it
 	if [ -e /fs/microsd/ext_autostart_new ]
 	then
@@ -112,9 +157,6 @@ then
 		rm -r $SDCARD_EXT_PATH
 		mv /fs/microsd/ext_autostart_new $SDCARD_EXT_PATH
 	fi
-
-	set PARAM_FILE /fs/microsd/params
-	set PARAM_BACKUP_FILE "/fs/microsd/parameters_backup.bson"
 fi
 
 #
@@ -155,8 +197,11 @@ else
 
 		if [ -d "/fs/microsd" ]
 		then
-			# try to make a backup copy
+			if [ $USE_PARAM_IMPORT_DEBUG = yes ]
+			then
+				# save copy of the failed param file for debugging
 				cp $PARAM_FILE /fs/microsd/param_import_fail.bson
+			fi
 
 			# try importing from backup file
 			if [ -f $PARAM_BACKUP_FILE ]
@@ -174,11 +219,14 @@ else
 
 			param status
 
+			if [ $USE_PARAM_IMPORT_DEBUG = yes ]
+			then
 				dmesg >> /fs/microsd/param_import_fail.txt &
 			fi
 		fi
+	fi
 
-	if [ $STORAGE_AVAILABLE = yes ]
+	if [ $USE_PARAM_BACKUPS = yes ]
 	then
 		param select-backup $PARAM_BACKUP_FILE
 	fi
@@ -234,12 +282,12 @@ else
 
 	if [ ${VEHICLE_TYPE} = none ]
 	then
-		# Run external airframe script on SD card
+		# Run external airframe script on SD card or EEPROM-backed storage
-		if [ $STORAGE_AVAILABLE = yes ]
+		if [ $USE_EXTERNAL_AIRFRAMES = yes ]
 		then
 			. ${R}etc/init.d/rc.autostart_ext
 		else
-			echo "ERROR [init] SD not mounted, skipping external airframe"
+			echo "ERROR [init] no external airframe storage, skipping"
 		fi
 	fi
 
@@ -679,9 +727,16 @@ unset PARAM_BACKUP_FILE
 unset PARAM_DEFAULTS_VER
 unset RC_INPUT_ARGS
 unset STORAGE_AVAILABLE
+unset STORAGE_CHECK
 unset SDCARD_EXT_PATH
 unset SDCARD_FORMAT
 unset STARTUP_TUNE
+unset USE_HARDFAULT_LOG
+unset USE_EXTERNAL_AIRFRAMES
+unset USE_PARAM_BACKUPS
+unset USE_PARAM_IMPORT_DEBUG
+unset USE_TASK_WATCHDOG
+unset USE_ALT_UPDATE_DIRS
 unset VEHICLE_TYPE
 
 #

boards/auterion/fmu-v6s/init/rc.board_defaults

@@ -34,8 +34,5 @@ nshterm /dev/ttyS3 &
 # Start the time_persistor to cyclically store the RTC in FRAM
 time_persistor start
 
-# Start the task_watchdog as we do not have the logger watchdog
-task_watchdog start
-
 # Start the ESC telemetry
 dshot telemetry -d /dev/ttyS5 -x

boards/auterion/fmu-v6s/init/rc.board_early

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Board early init.
+#
+# On FRAM boards STORAGE_AVAILABLE=yes will set the USE_* flags. Additional
+# enable required for task watchdog as this is not a generally used feature.
+# On EEPROM boards: Only airframes and params are needed.
+#
+
+if mft query -q -k MTD -s MTD_PARAMETERS -v /mnt/microsd
+then
+	# Start the task_watchdog as we do not have the logger watchdog
+	set USE_TASK_WATCHDOG yes
+else
+	set PARAM_FILE /fs/microsd/params
+	set STORAGE_CHECK no
+	set USE_EXTERNAL_AIRFRAMES yes
+	set USE_ALT_UPDATE_DIRS yes
+fi