printf(“hello world!”) I am just on 8.2.0 (FreeRTOSV8.2.0FreeRTOSSourceportableIARARM_CM3) port. I wonder if the following code really works or if i had to continue studying…. Since pcInterruptPriorityRegisters is pointing to the very beginning of the NVICIP table at [#define portNVICIPREGISTERSOFFSET_16 ( 0xE000E3F0 )], pcInterruptPriorityRegisters[ ulCurrentInterrupt] will in my opinion point to the wrong location (by 16 Byte to short). Using this small modification: ucCurrentPriority will be derived from the correct IRQn. What do you think? Kind regards, Stephan

I was sure the code is right because I tested it when it first appeared in FreeRTOS, and I dont think it has changed since. But you made me doubt myself so I looked again. I think you have made a mistake here

Since pcInterruptPriorityRegisters is pointing to the very beginning of the NVICIP table at [#define portNVICIPREGISTERSOFFSET_16 ( 0xE000E3F0 )],

The table begins at 0xE000E400 so the OFFSET16 refers to a negative 16 from the start of the table. pcInterruptPriorityRegisters is not pointing to the very beginning of the NVICIP table it is pointing 16 bytes behind the beginning of the table. But if you thought pcInterruptPriorityRegisters pointed to the start of the table I dont see why your modification is adding portFIRSTUSERINTERRUPTNUMBER to ulCurrentInterrupt rather than subtracting portFIRSTUSERINTERRUPTNUMBER from ulCurrentInterrupt?

Hi Dave and thanks for taking care! please let me explain how I came to this point: (using IAR EWARM; Cortex M4 – AT91SAM4S) 1.) NVICSetPriority(28, 11); // set somewhere at start; value visible in NVICIP29 2.) then PIOBIrq is fired 3.) and PIOB_IrqHandler is called 4.) some MessageProcessing is done and via xQueueSendToFrontFromISR() … 5.) … in vPortValidateInterruptPriority():

   __asm volatile( "mrs %0, ipsr" : "=r"( ulCurrentInterrupt ) );

ulCurrentInterrupt is derived as 28 (0x1C). 
Perfect as it fits to __vector_table[28] == PIOB_IrqHandler() :)

6.) Status at this point in time: * 0xE000E3F0: it contains (uint8t)0x00 * 0xE000E400: it contains (uint8t)0x00 * 0xE000E40C: it contains (uint8_t)0x00 (this is pcInterruptPriorityRegisters[ulCurrentInterrupt]) But: * 0xE000E41C: contains (uint8t)176 (0xB0) // (11 << 4) from (step 1.) and this is exactely: 0xE000E3F0 plus 16 + 28 == 0xE000E41C pcInterruptPriorityRegisters[portFIRSTUSERINTERRUPTNUMBER + ulCurrentInterrupt] This is as I could see it in the debugger … Indeed: if portNVICIPREGISTERSOFFSET16 would not be pointing to 0xE000E3F0, but to 0xE000E400 (the real start of the NVIC_IP) then pcInterruptPriorityRegisters[ulCurrentInterrupt] would be fine as well. Maybe you can help me to get the knot out of my brain? 😉 Kind regards, Stephan

I found it by myself. Finally it was too simple 🙂 shame on me 😉 I made the mistake to set the idx of the __vectortable[] equal to the numbering of the specific IRQs like PIOBIRQn; which is 12 and thats __vector_table[16 + 12 == 28]. So setting NVICSetPriority(28, 11) is bullShit as it set the NVICIP for IRQ28 which is not equal PIOBIRQn… Use NVICSetPriority((IRQnType)PIOBIRQn, 11) instead…. Ok sessions learned; thanks a lot and good night! Kind regards, Stephan p.s. FreeRTOS is a really cool thing!