--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/gpf/frame/vsi_com.c	Sun Jul 15 08:11:07 2018 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,2295 @@
+/* 
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|  File:       vsi_com.c
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|  Copyright 2002 Texas Instruments Berlin, AG 
+|                 All rights reserved. 
+| 
+|                 This file is confidential and a trade secret of Texas 
+|                 Instruments Berlin, AG 
+|                 The receipt of or possession of this file does not convey 
+|                 any rights to reproduce or disclose its contents or to 
+|                 manufacture, use, or sell anything it may describe, in 
+|                 whole, or in part, without the specific written consent of 
+|                 Texas Instruments Berlin, AG. 
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+|  Purpose :  This Module defines the virtual system interface part
+|             about communication via primitives and signals.
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+*/ 
+
+#undef TEST_PCHECK
+
+#ifndef __VSI_COM_C__
+#define __VSI_COM_C__
+#endif
+
+/*==== INCLUDES ===================================================*/
+
+#include "typedefs.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "os.h"
+#include "vsi.h"
+#include "frame.h"
+#include "vsi.h"
+#include "frm_defs.h"
+#include "frm_types.h"
+#include "frm_glob.h"
+#include "route.h"
+
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+ #include "tools.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+ #include "stdlib.h"
+#endif
+
+/*==== CONSTANTS ==================================================*/
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+char const *waited_queue_str= "Waited for space in queue";
+char const *freed_sent_str  = "Freed partition sent";
+char const *disc_str        = "Signal discarded";
+char const *freed_str       = "Partition already freed";
+char const *trunc_str       = "Allocation request truncated";
+char const *guard_str       = "Partition guard pattern destroyed";
+char const *unknown_str     = "unknown";
+#else
+extern char const *waited_queue_str;
+extern char const *freed_sent_str;
+extern char const *disc_str;
+extern char const *freed_str;
+extern char const *trunc_str;
+extern char const *guard_str;
+extern char const *unknown_str;
+#endif
+
+#if !defined _TARGET_ && !defined _TOOLS_
+char const *pcheck_str     = "pcon_check() returned error";
+#define PCHECK_INITIALIZED 0xaffedead
+#endif
+
+
+#define MAX_DRP_BOUND  12
+
+/*==== TYPES ======================================================*/
+
+#if !defined _TARGET_ && !defined _TOOLS_
+typedef struct
+{
+  unsigned int magic_nr;
+  ULONG ret_ok;
+  ULONG (*pcheck)(ULONG opc, void * decoded_prim);      
+} T_PCHECK;
+#endif
+
+/*==== EXTERNALS ==================================================*/
+
+/* -------------- S H A R E D - BEGIN ---------------- */
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+#pragma data_seg("FRAME_SHARED")
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+  extern char FRM_TST_NAME[];
+ __declspec (dllimport) T_HANDLE TST_Handle;
+#else
+ extern T_HANDLE TST_Handle;
+#endif
+
+extern T_HANDLE vsi_m_sem_handle;
+extern char TaskName [];
+//extern OS_HANDLE ext_data_pool_handle;
+#if defined _NUCLEUS_ && defined NU_DEBUG
+ extern char check_desclist;
+#endif
+
+/*==== VARIABLES ==================================================*/
+
+#if !defined _TARGET_ && !defined _TOOLS_
+T_PCHECK pcheck_func; 
+#endif /* _TARGET_ */
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+char QueueName [ RESOURCE_NAMELEN ];
+//char *pf_com_matrix = NULL;
+#else
+extern char QueueName [];
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+#pragma data_seg()
+#endif
+/* -------------- S H A R E D - END ---------------- */
+
+/*==== PROTOTYPES =================================================*/
+
+#if !defined _TARGET_ && !defined _TOOLS_
+#ifdef TEST_PCHECK
+ULONG test_pcheck ( ULONG opc, void * decoded_prim );
+#endif
+#endif /* _TARGET_ */
+
+
+#if defined _NUCLEUS_ && defined NU_DEBUG
+ int check_descriptor_list ( T_HANDLE caller, T_PRIM_HEADER *prim FILE_LINE_TYPE );
+#endif
+
+int int_vsi_c_pattach (T_VOID_STRUCT *prim FILE_LINE_TYPE);
+
+
+/*==== FUNCTIONS ==================================================*/
+
+#if 0
+        not needed -> temporarily removed 
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_open          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get the handle of a queue
+
+*/
+
+char * vsi_c_init_com_matrix ( int max_entities )
+{
+int size;
+
+  size = (max_entities+1)*(max_entities+1);
+  if ( os_AllocateMemory ( NO_TASK, (T_VOID_STRUCT**)&pf_com_matrix, size, OS_NO_SUSPEND, ext_data_pool_handle ) != OS_OK )
+  {
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR_NO_MEMORY, __FILE__, __LINE__, "No memory available for com matrix");
+  }
+  return pf_com_matrix;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM                   |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_get_com_matrix_entry|
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get an entry of the com matrix
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_get_com_matrix_entry ( int entry, char *dst )
+{
+T_HANDLE snd, rcv;
+static int cnt;
+int size_of_matrix = (MaxEntities+1)*(MaxEntities+1);
+int snd_len;
+
+  if ( entry == FIRST_ENTRY )
+  {
+    cnt = 0;
+  }
+  while ( cnt <= size_of_matrix )
+  {
+    if ( pf_com_matrix[cnt] != 0 )
+    {
+      snd = cnt/(MaxEntities+1);
+      vsi_e_name (NO_TASK, snd, &dst[0]);
+      snd_len = strlen(&dst[0]);
+      dst[snd_len]=' ';
+      rcv = cnt%(MaxEntities+1);
+      vsi_e_name (NO_TASK, rcv, &dst[snd_len+1]);
+      cnt++;
+      return VSI_OK;
+    }
+    cnt++;
+  }
+  return VSI_ERROR;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM                   |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_get_entity_com_entry|
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get a entity handle the is used by an entity to send primitives
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_get_entity_com_entry ( int entry, T_HANDLE rcv, T_HANDLE *snd )
+{
+static int cnt;
+int size_of_matrix = (MaxEntities+1)*(MaxEntities+1);
+
+  if ( entry == FIRST_ENTRY )
+  {
+    cnt = rcv;
+  }
+  while ( cnt <= size_of_matrix )
+  {
+    if ( pf_com_matrix[cnt] != 0 )
+    {
+      *snd = cnt / (MaxEntities + 1);
+      cnt = cnt + MaxEntities + 1;
+      return VSI_OK;
+    }
+    cnt = cnt + MaxEntities + 1;
+  }
+  return VSI_ERROR;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_open          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get the handle of a queue
+
+*/
+
+T_HANDLE vsi_c_open (T_HANDLE Caller, char *Name)
+{
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+OS_HANDLE ComHandle;
+
+  if ( os_OpenQueue ( Caller, Name, &ComHandle ) != OS_ERROR )
+    return ComHandle;
+#else
+T_HANDLE e_handle;
+
+  for ( e_handle = MaxEntities; e_handle > 0; e_handle-- )
+  {
+      if ( pf_TaskTable[e_handle].Name[0] != 0 
+        && pf_TaskTable[e_handle].QueueHandle != 0 
+        && !strncmp (pf_TaskTable[e_handle].Name, Name, RESOURCE_NAMELEN-1) )
+      {
+        /* 
+        not needed -> temporarily removed 
+        pf_com_matrix[Caller*(MaxEntities+1)+e_handle] = 1;
+        */
+        return e_handle;
+      }
+  }
+#endif
+  return VSI_ERROR;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_close         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : return the handle of a queue
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_close (T_HANDLE Caller, T_HANDLE ComHandle)
+{
+
+  if ( os_CloseQueue ( Caller, ComHandle ) != OS_ERROR )
+    return VSI_OK;
+
+  return VSI_ERROR;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_clear         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : read all messages from a queue
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_clear (T_HANDLE Caller, T_HANDLE ComHandle)
+{
+OS_QDATA Msg;
+
+  while ( os_ReceiveFromQueue ( NO_TASK, ComHandle, &Msg, OS_NO_SUSPEND ) == OS_OK )
+  {
+    ;
+  }
+
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_send          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : write a message to a queue
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_send (T_HANDLE Caller, T_HANDLE ComHandle, T_QMSG *Msg FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+OS_QDATA OS_Msg = { 0 };
+LONG Status;
+USHORT Prio;
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+ #ifdef _TARGET_
+  T_HANDLE t_handle;
+ #endif
+#endif
+
+  OS_Msg.data16 = Msg->MsgType;
+  OS_Msg.e_id = ComHandle;
+  switch ( Msg->MsgType )
+  {
+  case MSG_PRIMITIVE:
+    OS_Msg.ptr = Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim;
+    OS_Msg.data32 = P_OPC(Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim);
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+    OS_Msg.len = Msg->Msg.Primitive.PrimLen;
+#endif
+    os_GetTime ( 0, &OS_Msg.time );
+    Prio = MSG_PRIMITIVE_PRIO;
+    break;
+  case MSG_SIGNAL:
+    OS_Msg.ptr = Msg->Msg.Signal.SigBuffer;
+    OS_Msg.data32 = Msg->Msg.Signal.SigOPC;
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+    OS_Msg.len = Msg->Msg.Signal.SigLen;
+#endif
+    os_GetTime ( 0, &OS_Msg.time );
+    Prio = MSG_SIGNAL_PRIO;
+    break;
+  default: return VSI_ERROR;
+    /*lint -e527 suppress Warning -- Unreachable */
+    break;
+    /*lint +e527 */
+  }
+
+#ifdef _NUCLEUS_
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+  /* PARTITION GUARD PATTERN CHECK */
+  if ( Msg->MsgType == MSG_PRIMITIVE )
+  {
+    prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim;
+    if ( (Status = os_PartitionCheck ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)prim )) == OS_OK )
+    {
+      if ( check_desclist == TRUE && prim->dph_offset != 0 )
+      {
+        check_descriptor_list ( Caller, prim FILE_LINE );
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      switch ( Status )
+      {
+        case OS_PARTITION_FREE:
+          vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                         "%s (PSEND),entity %s, partition 0x%x, opc 0x%x",
+                         freed_sent_str, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, prim, prim->opc );
+        break;
+        case OS_PARTITION_GUARD_PATTERN_DESTROYED:
+          vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR_PCB_PATTERN FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                         "%s (PSEND), entity %s, partition 0x%x, opc 0x%x",
+                         guard_str, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, prim, prim->opc );
+        break;
+        default:
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    vsi_ppm_send ( Caller, ComHandle, (T_PRIM_HEADER*)Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim, file, line );
+#endif /* MEMORY_SUPERVISION */
+  }
+#ifdef _TARGET_
+  if ( (t_handle = os_MyHandle()) != 0 )
+  {
+    int opc;
+    switch ( os_CheckTaskStack ( t_handle ) )
+    {
+      case OS_ERROR:
+        if ( Msg->MsgType == MSG_PRIMITIVE )
+        {
+          opc = ((T_PRIM_HEADER*)Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim)->opc;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          opc = Msg->Msg.Signal.SigOPC;
+        }
+        vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR_STACK_OVERFLOW FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED, 
+                       "%s Stack overflow, 0x%x", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, opc );
+        break;
+      default:
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+#endif /* _TARGET_ */
+#endif /* NU_DEBUG */
+#endif /* _NUCLEUS_ */
+
+  Status = rt_Route ( Caller, ComHandle, Prio, OS_SUSPEND, &OS_Msg );
+
+  switch ( Status )
+  {
+    case OS_WAITED:
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+      pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN_WAIT_QUEUE, "%s %s, entity %s, queue %s, %s(%d)",
+                          syst_wrn, waited_queue_str, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, pf_TaskTable[ComHandle].Name FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+#endif
+      return VSI_OK;
+    /*lint -e527 suppress Warning -- Unreachable */
+    break;
+    /*lint +e527 */
+    case OS_TIMEOUT:
+    case OS_ERROR:
+    case OS_INVALID_QUEUE:
+      Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+      if ( Msg->MsgType == MSG_SIGNAL )
+      {
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+        pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN_WAIT_QUEUE, "%s %s from %s to %s, opc 0x%x, %s(%d)", 
+                            syst_wrn, disc_str, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, pf_TaskTable[ComHandle].Name, Msg->Msg.Signal.SigOPC FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+#endif
+        return VSI_OK;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        char const *p_queue_name;
+        if ( Status == OS_INVALID_QUEUE )
+        {
+          p_queue_name = unknown_str;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+          os_GetQueueName ( Caller, ComHandle, QueueName );
+          p_queue_name = QueueName;
+#else
+          p_queue_name = pf_TaskTable[ComHandle].Name;
+#endif
+        }
+        vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR_QUEUE_FULL FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                       "%s write attempt to %s queue failed", 
+                       pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, p_queue_name );
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+        vsi_ppm_free ( Caller, (T_PRIM_HEADER*)(OS_Msg.ptr-PPM_OFFSET), file, line);
+#endif
+        os_DeallocatePartition (Caller, OS_Msg.ptr-PPM_OFFSET );
+        return VSI_ERROR;
+      }
+    /*lint -e527 suppress Warning -- Unreachable */
+    break;
+    /*lint +e527 */
+    case OS_OK:
+      return VSI_OK;
+    /*lint -e527 suppress Warning -- Unreachable */
+    break;
+    /*lint +e527 */
+    default:
+      return VSI_ERROR;
+    /*lint -e527 suppress Warning -- Unreachable */
+    break;
+    /*lint +e527 */
+  }
+
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_psend         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : wrapper for vsi_c_send to avoid code wasting macro
+
+*/
+int vsi_c_psend_caller ( T_HANDLE Caller, T_HANDLE ComHandle, T_VOID_STRUCT *ptr FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_QMSG QMsg;
+T_VOID_STRUCT *snd_ptr = (T_VOID_STRUCT*)D2P(ptr);
+
+  QMsg.Msg.Primitive.Prim = snd_ptr;
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+  if ( ((T_PRIM_HEADER*)snd_ptr)->sh_offset != 0 ) 
+    QMsg.Msg.Primitive.PrimLen = ALIGN(PSIZE(ptr)) + sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+  else
+#endif
+    QMsg.Msg.Primitive.PrimLen = PSIZE(ptr);
+  QMsg.MsgType = MSG_PRIMITIVE;
+  if ( Caller != TST_Handle && !(P_OPC(QMsg.Msg.Primitive.Prim) & SYS_MASK ) )
+    vsi_o_ptrace (Caller, P_OPC(QMsg.Msg.Primitive.Prim), 1);
+
+#if !defined _TARGET_ && !defined _TOOLS_
+  if ( (pcheck_active[Caller] == 1) && (pcheck_func.pcheck != NULL) )
+  {
+    ULONG ret;
+    if ( (ret = pcheck_func.pcheck ( D_OPC(ptr), ptr )) != pcheck_func.ret_ok )
+    {
+      pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN, "%s %s %d in %s, opc 0x%x, %s(%d)", 
+                        syst_wrn, pcheck_str, ret, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, D_OPC(ptr) FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+  return ( vsi_c_send ( Caller, ComHandle, &QMsg FILE_LINE) );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_psend         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : wrapper for vsi_c_send to avoid code wasting macro
+
+*/
+int vsi_c_psend ( T_HANDLE ComHandle, T_VOID_STRUCT *ptr FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+
+  return ( vsi_c_psend_caller ( Caller, ComHandle, ptr FILE_LINE) );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_ssend         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : wrapper for vsi_c_send to avoid code wasting macro
+
+*/
+int vsi_c_ssend ( T_HANDLE ComHandle, ULONG opc, T_VOID_STRUCT *ptr, 
+                    ULONG MsgLen FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_QMSG QMsg;
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+
+  QMsg.Msg.Signal.SigBuffer = (T_VOID_STRUCT*)ptr;
+  QMsg.Msg.Signal.SigOPC = opc;
+  QMsg.Msg.Signal.SigLen = MsgLen;
+  QMsg.MsgType = MSG_SIGNAL;
+
+  return ( vsi_c_send ( Caller, ComHandle, &QMsg FILE_LINE ) );
+
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_new           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate a partition to send a primitive
+
+*/
+
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_new (T_HANDLE Caller, ULONG Size, ULONG opc FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_VOID_STRUCT *prim;
+ULONG flags;
+
+  /* VSI_MEM_NON_BLOCKING not set, blocking allocation for backwards compatibility */
+  flags = PrimGroupHandle;    
+  prim = (T_VOID_STRUCT*)D2P(vsi_c_pnew_generic (Caller, Size, opc, flags FILE_LINE));
+  return prim;
+
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_new           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate a partition to send a primitive
+
+*/
+
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_pnew_generic (T_HANDLE Caller, ULONG Size, ULONG opc, ULONG flags FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_VOID_STRUCT *prim;
+
+  if ( Size < sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER) )
+    Size = sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER);
+
+  if ( (prim = vsi_m_new ( Size, flags FILE_LINE )) != NULL )
+  {
+    P_OPC(prim)   = opc;
+    P_LEN(prim)   = Size;
+    P_SDU(prim)   = NULL;    
+    P_CNT(prim)   = 1;
+    P_SHO(prim)   = 0;
+    P_DPHO(prim)  = 0;
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_ppm_new ( Caller, Size, (T_PRIM_HEADER*)prim, file, line );
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _TOOLS_
+    if (opc & MEMHANDLE_OPC)
+    {
+      P_MEMHANDLE_SDU(prim)=0x00000000;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return (T_VOID_STRUCT*)P2D(prim);
+  }
+  return NULL;
+
+}
+#endif
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_pnew          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate a partition to send a primitive
+
+*/
+
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_pnew (ULONG Size, ULONG opc FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = 0;
+
+  Size += sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER);
+
+  return ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)vsi_c_pnew_generic ( Caller, Size, opc, PrimGroupHandle FILE_LINE ));
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_pnew          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate a partition to send a primitive
+
+*/
+
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_pnew_nb (ULONG Size, ULONG opc FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = 0;
+
+  Size += sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER);
+
+  return ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)vsi_c_pnew_generic ( Caller, Size, opc, VSI_MEM_NON_BLOCKING|PrimGroupHandle FILE_LINE ));
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++---------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM              |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_new_sdu_generic|
++---------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allow pool selection and flags for blocking bahavior
+
+*/
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_new_sdu_generic (ULONG Size, ULONG opc, USHORT sdu_len, USHORT sdu_offset, USHORT encode_offset, ULONG flags FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+ULONG alloc_size;
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = 0;
+  alloc_size = Size + sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER) + BYTELEN((SHORT)sdu_len + (SHORT)encode_offset);
+  if ( (prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)vsi_c_pnew_generic (Caller, alloc_size, opc, flags FILE_LINE)) != NULL )
+  {
+    D_SDU(prim)     = (T_sdu*)(((char*)prim) + sdu_offset);
+    D_SDU_LEN(prim) = sdu_len;
+    D_SDU_OFF(prim) = encode_offset;
+    return ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)prim );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_new_sdu       |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : wrapper for vsi_c_new to avoid code wasting macro
+
+*/
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_new_sdu (ULONG Size, ULONG opc, USHORT sdu_len, USHORT sdu_offset, USHORT encode_offset FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+ULONG flags;
+
+  flags = PrimGroupHandle;    
+
+  return vsi_c_new_sdu_generic (Size, opc, sdu_len, sdu_offset, encode_offset, flags FILE_LINE);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_ppass         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : pass a partition from one primitive to another
+
+*/
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_c_ppass (T_VOID_STRUCT *prim, ULONG opc FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_VOID_STRUCT *ptr;
+ULONG len;
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+  if ( D_CNT(prim) > 1 )
+  {
+    /*
+     * This does not work for dynamic primitive containing pointers, PDUP needed !!!!
+     * The sdu pointer is currently not set correctly because it is never used !!!
+     */
+    len = D_LEN(prim); 
+    ptr = vsi_c_pnew ( len, opc FILE_LINE );
+    memcpy ( ptr, prim, len - sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER) );
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+    if ( !(pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE) )
+#endif
+      vsi_c_pfree ( &prim FILE_LINE );
+    return ptr;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    D_OPC(prim) = opc;
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+    if ( pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE )
+    {
+      D_CNT(prim)++;
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    vsi_ppm_reuse ( Caller, D2P(prim), file, line);
+#endif
+    return prim;
+  }
+
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_pstore        |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : store a partition (increment the reference counter)
+            consider PARTITION_AUTO_FREE
+
+*/
+void vsi_c_pstore ( T_VOID_STRUCT *prim FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+T_PRIM_HEADER *ptr;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+  if ( pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE )
+  {
+    ptr = D2P(prim);
+    /* take control -> enable entity to free the prim */
+    processed_prim[Caller] = NULL;
+    /* increment reference counter */
+    D_CNT(prim)++;
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    vsi_ppm_store ( Caller, ptr, file, line ); 
+#endif
+    if ( P_DPHO(ptr) != 0 )
+    {
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)ptr + ptr->dph_offset);
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+      while ( (ptr = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr) != NULL )
+      {
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+        vsi_ppm_store ( Caller, ptr, file, line ); 
+#endif
+        P_CNT(ptr)++;
+        if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+        { 
+          vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                       "Magic number in dp_header destroyed (PSTORE) %s , opc: 0x%lx, partition 0x%lx",
+                        pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, ptr->opc, ptr );
+        }
+        dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+      } 
+    }
+  }
+#endif /* PRIM_AUTO_FREE */
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_pattach       |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : call internal function to store a partition (increment the reference counter)
+
+*/
+int vsi_c_pattach ( T_VOID_STRUCT *prim FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_HANDLE Caller = 0;
+LONG sts;
+int ret;
+
+  sts = os_ObtainSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle, OS_SUSPEND);
+  if ( sts == OS_ERROR || sts == OS_TIMEOUT )
+  {
+    /* Semaphore invalid or overrun */
+    Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "Ref Cnt Semaphore overrun, entity %s", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name );
+  }
+
+  ret=int_vsi_c_pattach(prim FILE_LINE_MACRO);
+
+  os_ReleaseSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : int_vsi_c_pattach   |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : actually store a partition (increment the reference counter)
+
+*/
+int int_vsi_c_pattach ( T_VOID_STRUCT *prim FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *ptr;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_HANDLE Caller = 0;
+int pos;
+
+  ptr = D2P(prim);
+
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+  if ( os_is_valid_partition ((T_VOID_STRUCT*)ptr) )
+  {
+    /* attach to non-partition memory */
+    Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "PATTACH to non-partition memory, entity %s, ptr 0x%x", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, ptr );
+  }
+#endif
+
+  if ( ptr->use_cnt <= 0 )
+  {
+    /* attach to non allocated memory */
+    Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "PATTACH to free memory, entity %s, ptr 0x%x", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, ptr );
+  }
+
+  dp_hdr=NULL;
+ 
+  /* check if we have a primitive pointer */
+  if ( ((T_DP_HEADER*)ptr)->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+  {
+    /* increment reference counter */
+    P_CNT(ptr)++;
+  #ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    vsi_ppm_store ( Caller, ptr, file, line ); 
+  #endif
+
+    /* look for dynamic partition header */
+    if ( P_DPHO(ptr) != 0 )
+    {
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)ptr + ptr->dph_offset);
+      if (dp_hdr->drp_bound_list)
+      {
+        /* call attach for bound root pointers */
+        pos=0;
+        while(pos<MAX_DRP_BOUND && dp_hdr->drp_bound_list[pos])
+        {
+          int_vsi_c_pattach(dp_hdr->drp_bound_list[pos] FILE_LINE_MACRO);
+          pos++;
+        }
+      }
+
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    dp_hdr=(T_DP_HEADER*)ptr;
+  }
+
+  if ( dp_hdr )
+  {
+    if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+    { 
+      /* primitive with T_desc_list element, use MATTACH */
+      os_ReleaseSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle);
+      return VSI_OK;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      while ( (ptr = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr) != NULL )
+      {
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+        vsi_ppm_store ( Caller, ptr, file, line ); 
+#endif
+        P_CNT(ptr)++;
+        if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+        { 
+          vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                       "Magic number in dp_header destroyed (PATTACH), %s, opc: 0x%lx, partition 0x%lx",
+                        pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, ptr->opc, ptr );
+        }
+
+        if (dp_hdr->drp_bound_list)
+        {
+          /* call attach for bound root pointers */
+          pos=0;
+          while(pos<MAX_DRP_BOUND && dp_hdr->drp_bound_list[pos])
+          {
+            int_vsi_c_pattach(dp_hdr->drp_bound_list[pos] FILE_LINE_MACRO);
+            pos++;
+          }
+        }
+        dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+      } 
+    }
+  }
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_reuse         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : function to avoid code wasting macro
+
+*/
+T_VOID_STRUCT *vsi_c_reuse ( T_PRIM_HEADER *ptr, ULONG Size, ULONG opc,
+                   USHORT sdu_len, USHORT sdu_offset, USHORT encode_offset FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  D_OPC(ptr)   = opc;
+  D_LEN(ptr)   = Size;
+  if ( sdu_offset != NO_SDU )
+  {
+    D_SDU(ptr) = (T_sdu*)((char*)(ptr) + sdu_offset);
+    D_SDU_LEN(ptr) = sdu_len;
+    D_SDU_OFF(ptr) = encode_offset;
+  }
+  else
+    D_SDU(ptr) = NULL;
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+  vsi_ppm_reuse ( Caller, D2P(ptr), file, line);
+#endif
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+  if ( pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE )
+  {
+    D_CNT(ptr)++;
+  }
+#endif
+  return ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)ptr );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_free          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : deallocate a partition that was used to send a primitive
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_free (T_HANDLE Caller, T_VOID_STRUCT **Msg FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+static T_VOID_STRUCT *protected_prim_to_free = NULL;
+#if defined (NU_DEBUG) || defined (OSL_DEBUG)
+LONG count;
+#endif
+
+//LONG sts;
+
+#if 0
+  sts = os_ObtainSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle, OS_SUSPEND);
+  if ( sts == OS_ERROR || sts == OS_TIMEOUT )
+  {
+    /* Semaphore invalid or overrun */
+    if ( *Msg == protected_prim_to_free )
+    {
+      /* fatal error only if semaphore overrun on same primitive */
+      Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+      vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                     "Ref Cnt Semaphore overrun, entity %s", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name );
+      return VSI_ERROR;
+    }
+  }
+  else
+#endif
+  {
+    protected_prim_to_free = *Msg;
+  }
+#if defined (NU_DEBUG) || defined (OSL_DEBUG)
+  count = (LONG)((T_PRIM_HEADER*)*Msg)->use_cnt;
+  if ( count <= 0 )
+  {
+    pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN_MULTIPLE_FREE, "%s %s in %s, 0x%x, %s(%d)", 
+                        syst_wrn, freed_str, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, P_OPC(*Msg) FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+    protected_prim_to_free = NULL;
+ //   os_ReleaseSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle);
+    return VSI_OK;
+  }
+#endif
+  if ( --((T_PRIM_HEADER*)*Msg)->use_cnt == 0 )
+  {
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+    if ( pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE )
+      freed_prim[Caller] = *Msg;
+#endif
+#ifdef _NUCLEUS_
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+
+    if ( os_PartitionCheck( (ULONG*)*Msg ) == OS_PARTITION_GUARD_PATTERN_DESTROYED )
+    {
+//      os_ReleaseSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle);
+      vsi_o_assert ( Caller, OS_SYST_ERR_PCB_PATTERN FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                     "%s (PFREE), entity %s,Partition 0x%x",
+                     guard_str, pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, *Msg );
+      return VSI_ERROR;
+    }
+#endif
+#endif
+    protected_prim_to_free = NULL;
+//    os_ReleaseSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle);
+    return ( vsi_m_free ( Msg FILE_LINE ) );
+  }
+
+  protected_prim_to_free = NULL;
+//  os_ReleaseSemaphore (Caller, vsi_m_sem_handle);
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_pfree         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : deallocate a partition that was used to send a primitive
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_pfree (T_VOID_STRUCT **Msg FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_VOID_STRUCT *free_ptr;
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  /* 
+   * PFREE is disabled if the primitive to be freed is the currently 
+   * processed one and the auto free is enabled for the calling entity 
+   */
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+  free_ptr = (T_VOID_STRUCT*)D2P(*Msg);
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+  if ( os_is_valid_partition ((T_VOID_STRUCT*)free_ptr) )
+  {
+    /* free to non-partition memory */
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "PFREE to non-partition memory, entity %s, prim 0x%x", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, *Msg );
+  }
+#endif
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+  if ( free_ptr == processed_prim[Caller] && pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE )
+  {
+    return VSI_OK;
+  }
+#endif /* PRIM_AUTO_FREE */
+  return ( vsi_c_free ( Caller, &free_ptr FILE_LINE ) );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_await         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : receive a primitive
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_await (T_HANDLE Caller, T_HANDLE ComHandle, T_QMSG *Msg, ULONG Timeout)
+{
+OS_QDATA OS_Msg;
+LONG ret;
+OS_HANDLE q_handle;
+
+
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+  q_handle = ComHandle;
+#else
+  q_handle = pf_TaskTable[ComHandle].QueueHandle;
+#endif
+  e_running[os_MyHandle()] = 0;
+  
+  if ( (ret = os_ReceiveFromQueue ( Caller, q_handle, &OS_Msg, Timeout)) == OS_OK )
+  {
+    Msg->MsgType = OS_Msg.data16;
+    switch ( Msg->MsgType )
+    {
+    case MSG_PRIMITIVE:
+      Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim = OS_Msg.ptr;
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+      Msg->Msg.Primitive.PrimLen = OS_Msg.len;
+#endif
+      vsi_o_ptrace (Caller, ((T_PRIM_HEADER*)Msg->Msg.Primitive.Prim)->opc, 0);
+      break;
+    case MSG_SIGNAL:
+      Msg->Msg.Signal.SigBuffer = OS_Msg.ptr;
+      Msg->Msg.Signal.SigOPC = OS_Msg.data32;
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+      Msg->Msg.Signal.SigLen = OS_Msg.len;
+#endif
+      break;
+    case MSG_TIMEOUT:
+      if ( *(pf_TaskTable[Caller].FirstTimerEntry + OS_Msg.data32) & TIMEOUT_OCCURRED )
+      {
+        if ( !(*(pf_TaskTable[Caller].FirstTimerEntry + OS_Msg.data32) & PERIODIC_TIMER) )
+        {
+          os_DestroyTimer ( Caller, (OS_HANDLE)(*(pf_TaskTable[Caller].FirstTimerEntry + OS_Msg.data32) & TIMER_HANDLE_MASK) );
+          *(pf_TaskTable[Caller].FirstTimerEntry + OS_Msg.data32) = 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          *(pf_TaskTable[Caller].FirstTimerEntry + OS_Msg.data32) &= ~TIMEOUT_OCCURRED;
+        }
+        Msg->Msg.Timer.Index = OS_Msg.data32;
+      }
+      break;
+    default: return VSI_ERROR;
+      /*lint -e527 suppress Warning -- Unreachable */
+      break;
+      /*lint +e527 */
+    }
+    e_running[os_MyHandle()] = Caller;
+    prf_log_entity_activate ((void*)Caller);
+    return VSI_OK;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if ( ret == OS_TIMEOUT )
+    {
+      e_running[os_MyHandle()] = Caller;
+      return VSI_TIMEOUT;
+    }
+  }
+  return VSI_ERROR;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_primitive     |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : send a non GSM primitive to the frame
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_c_primitive (T_HANDLE Caller, void *Msg)
+{
+  /*
+   * the following line of code causes a warning on tms470 compiler, that cannot be avoided
+   * without changing all entities PEI modules. Warning will not cause a problem
+   */
+  pf_ProcessSystemPrim ( Caller, Msg );
+  return VSI_OK;
+
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_awake         |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : send NULL primitive to itself
+
+*/
+GLOBAL int vsi_c_awake ( T_HANDLE caller )
+{
+OS_QDATA QMsg = { 0 };
+
+  QMsg.data16 = MSG_PRIMITIVE;
+  QMsg.ptr = NULL;
+  os_SendToQueue ( caller, caller, OS_URGENT, OS_NO_SUSPEND, &QMsg );
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_status        |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate root of dynamic sized primitive
+
+*/
+int vsi_c_status (T_HANDLE handle, unsigned int *used, unsigned int *free)
+{
+#ifdef _NUCLEUS_
+int status;
+
+  if ( (status = os_GetQueueState (0, pf_TaskTable[handle].QueueHandle, (ULONG*)used, (ULONG*)free)) == OS_OK ) 
+    return OS_OK;
+  else
+#endif
+    return OS_ERROR;
+
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_drpo_new        |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate root of dynamic sized primitive
+
+*/
+GLOBAL T_VOID_STRUCT *vsi_drpo_new ( ULONG size, ULONG opc, ULONG guess FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_S_HEADER *s_hdr;
+ULONG alloc_size;
+ULONG partition_size;
+ULONG header_size;
+T_HANDLE caller;
+
+  caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+
+  header_size = sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER) + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+
+  if ( ALIGN(header_size + size) > MaxPrimPartSize )
+  {
+    os_GetTaskName ( caller, caller, TaskName );
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR_BIG_PARTITION FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "No Partition available, entity %s, size %d", pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, size );
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if ( guess == DP_NO_FRAME_GUESS )
+    alloc_size = ALIGN(header_size + size);
+  else if ( guess == DP_FRAME_GUESS )
+    alloc_size = ALIGN(header_size + size * 3);
+  else
+    alloc_size = ALIGN(header_size + guess + size);
+
+  if ( caller != 0 && caller == TST_Handle )      
+  {
+    /* 
+      if called by PCON in the test interface while decoding we need to reserve
+      space for the S_HEADER
+    */
+    alloc_size += sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+  }
+  
+  if ( alloc_size > MaxPrimPartSize )
+  {
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+    pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN_REQ_TRUNCATED, "%s %s (%d->%d), entity %s, opc 0x%x, %s(%d)", 
+                        syst_wrn, trunc_str, alloc_size, MaxPrimPartSize, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, opc FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+#endif
+    alloc_size = MaxPrimPartSize;
+  }
+  if ( ( prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)vsi_m_new_size ( alloc_size, PrimGroupHandle,
+                &partition_size FILE_LINE ) ) != NULL )
+  {
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    vsi_ppm_new ( caller, alloc_size, (T_PRIM_HEADER*)prim, file, line );
+#endif
+    prim->len = partition_size;  /* complete partition because header is at the end */
+    prim->opc = opc;
+    prim->sdu = NULL;
+    prim->use_cnt = 1;
+    prim->sh_offset = 0;
+    prim->dph_offset = D_HDR_OFFSET(partition_size);
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->dph_offset);
+    dp_hdr->magic_nr = GUARD_PATTERN;
+    dp_hdr->drp_bound_list = NULL;
+    dp_hdr->next = NULL;
+    dp_hdr->offset = sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER) + ALIGN(size);
+    dp_hdr->size = partition_size - sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+    if ( dp_hdr->offset > dp_hdr->size )
+    {
+      dp_hdr->offset = dp_hdr->size;
+    }
+    /* 
+     * The following code does not work since the 'caller' parameter has been removed from the function
+     * prototype. The code was needed for the case where the function was called by PCON when decoding a
+     * received primitive in the test interface. The caller in this case is 0 because it is either the
+     * RCV_HISR on the target or the EXTR task in the simulation which is not running in the context of
+     * the frame. Currently the sh_offset is set in the TIF driver tif.c although the guard pattern is not
+     * set there. This is working fine so there is no reason to modify the code here. This comment
+     * is just the result of some brainstorming and can be used for future modifications
+     */
+    if ( caller != 0 && caller == TST_Handle )      /* called by PCON */
+    {
+      prim->sh_offset = prim->dph_offset - sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+      dp_hdr->size = dp_hdr->size - sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+      s_hdr = (T_S_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->sh_offset);
+      s_hdr->magic_nr = GUARD_PATTERN;
+    }
+    else
+      prim->sh_offset = 0;
+    return ((T_VOID_STRUCT*)P2D(prim));
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_drpo_new_sdu    |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate dynamic sized partition root
+
+*/
+
+T_VOID_STRUCT * vsi_drpo_new_sdu (ULONG Size, ULONG opc, USHORT sdu_len,
+                                  USHORT sdu_offset, USHORT encode_offset, ULONG guess FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_VOID_STRUCT *ptr;
+ULONG alloc_size;
+T_HANDLE Caller;
+
+  Caller = 0;
+  alloc_size = Size + BYTELEN((SHORT)sdu_len + (SHORT)encode_offset);
+  ptr = vsi_drpo_new ( alloc_size, opc, guess FILE_LINE );
+  /*
+   * the following line of code causes a warning on tms470 compiler, 
+   * that cannot be avoided. Warning will not cause a problem because due to the
+   * arm7 alignment it is guaranteed that the sdu will start at an address divisable
+   * by 4.
+   */
+  D_SDU(ptr) = (T_sdu*)((char*)ptr + sdu_offset);
+  D_SDU_LEN(ptr) = sdu_len;
+  D_SDU_OFF(ptr) = encode_offset;
+
+  return ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)ptr );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_drp_bind        |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : bind child root pointer to a given parent root pointer 
+
+*/
+GLOBAL int vsi_drp_bind (T_VOID_STRUCT *child, T_VOID_STRUCT *parent FILE_LINE_TYPE)
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_VOID_STRUCT **new_drp_bound_list;
+ULONG alloc_size;
+T_HANDLE caller;
+int pos;
+
+  caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+
+  prim = D2P(parent);
+  if ( ((T_DP_HEADER*)prim)->magic_nr == GUARD_PATTERN )
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)prim;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->dph_offset);
+  }
+
+  if (dp_hdr->drp_bound_list == NULL)
+  {
+    /* no partitions bound so far */
+    alloc_size=MAX_DRP_BOUND*sizeof(T_DP_HEADER*);
+    if ( ( new_drp_bound_list = (T_VOID_STRUCT**)M_ALLOC (alloc_size) ) == NULL )
+    {
+      /* no more memory */
+      return VSI_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    memset(new_drp_bound_list,0x00,alloc_size);
+    dp_hdr->drp_bound_list=new_drp_bound_list;
+  }
+
+  /* find free bind pointer */
+  pos=0;
+  while(pos<MAX_DRP_BOUND && dp_hdr->drp_bound_list[pos])
+  {
+    pos++;
+  }
+  if (pos == MAX_DRP_BOUND)
+  {
+    /* no more free bound pointers */
+    return VSI_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  /* actually bind */
+  P_ATTACH(child);
+  dp_hdr->drp_bound_list[pos]=child;
+
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_dp_new          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate dynamic sized partition root
+
+*/
+GLOBAL T_VOID_STRUCT *vsi_dp_new ( ULONG size, T_VOID_STRUCT *addr, ULONG guess FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+T_PRIM_HEADER *last_in_chain;
+T_PRIM_HEADER *dyn_ptr;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_DP_HEADER *new_prim;
+T_VOID_STRUCT *ptr;
+ULONG partition_size;
+ULONG alloc_size;
+//ULONG estimated_size;
+T_HANDLE caller;
+char is_opc_root;
+
+  if ( size + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER) > MaxPrimPartSize )
+  {
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR_BIG_PARTITION FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "No Partition available, entity %s, size %d", pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, size );
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  prim = D2P(addr);
+  dyn_ptr = prim;
+  if ( ((T_DP_HEADER*)prim)->magic_nr == GUARD_PATTERN )
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)prim;
+    is_opc_root = 0;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->dph_offset);
+    is_opc_root = 1;
+  }
+
+  if ( guess == DP_NO_FRAME_GUESS )
+    alloc_size = size + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+  else if ( guess == DP_FRAME_GUESS )
+    alloc_size = size * 3 + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+  else
+    alloc_size = size + guess + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+
+#if 0
+    /*
+  * update estimated size
+  */
+  estimated_size = dp_hdr->est_size;
+
+  if ( guess != DP_NO_FRAME_GUESS && guess != DP_FRAME_GUESS )
+  {
+    estimated_size = size + guess;
+    alloc_size = estimated_size + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+    estimated_size -= size;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if ( size > estimated_size )
+    {
+      if ( guess == DP_FRAME_GUESS )  
+        estimated_size = size * 3;
+      else
+        estimated_size = size;
+    }
+    estimated_size -= size;
+    if ( size > estimated_size )
+      estimated_size = size * 2;
+    alloc_size = estimated_size + sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+  }
+  
+  if ( estimated_size > MaxPrimPartSize )
+    estimated_size = MaxPrimPartSize;
+
+  dp_hdr->est_size = estimated_size;
+#endif
+ /*
+  * check if free space in already allocated blocks (first fit)
+  */
+  do
+  {
+    if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+    { 
+      caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+      vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "Magic number in dp_header destroyed (DP_ALLOC), %s opc: 0x%lx, partition 0x%lx",
+                    pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, ((T_PRIM_HEADER*)prim)->opc, prim );
+    }
+    if ( dp_hdr->size - dp_hdr->offset > size )
+    {
+      /*
+       * if root was allocated with drpo_alloc then dp header is at the end,
+       * the dph offset is not 0 and a primitive header is present.
+       */
+      if ( is_opc_root && dyn_ptr == prim )
+        ptr = (T_VOID_STRUCT*)(((ULONG*)prim) + (dp_hdr->offset>>2));
+      else
+        ptr = (T_VOID_STRUCT*)(((ULONG*)dp_hdr) + (dp_hdr->offset>>2));
+      dp_hdr->offset += ALIGN(size);
+      return ( ptr );
+    }
+    if ( is_opc_root && dyn_ptr == prim )
+      last_in_chain = prim;
+    else 
+      last_in_chain = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr;
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+    dyn_ptr = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr;
+  } while ( dp_hdr );
+
+ /*
+  * not enough free space -> additional allocation needed
+  */
+  if ( alloc_size > MaxPrimPartSize )
+  {
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN_REQ_TRUNCATED, "%s %s (%d->%d), entity %s, %s(%d)",
+                        syst_wrn, trunc_str, alloc_size, MaxPrimPartSize, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+#endif
+    alloc_size = MaxPrimPartSize;
+  }
+
+  if ( ( new_prim = (T_DP_HEADER*)vsi_m_new_size ( alloc_size, PrimGroupHandle,
+                     &partition_size FILE_LINE ) ) != NULL )
+  {
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_ppm_new ( caller, alloc_size, (T_PRIM_HEADER*)new_prim, file, line );
+#endif
+    if ( ((T_DP_HEADER*)last_in_chain)->magic_nr == GUARD_PATTERN )
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)last_in_chain;
+    else
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)last_in_chain + last_in_chain->dph_offset);
+    dp_hdr->next = new_prim;
+    new_prim->magic_nr = GUARD_PATTERN;
+    new_prim->drp_bound_list = NULL;
+    new_prim->use_cnt = 1;
+    new_prim->next = NULL;
+    new_prim->size = partition_size;
+    new_prim->offset = sizeof(T_DP_HEADER) + ALIGN(size);
+    if ( new_prim->offset > new_prim->size )
+    {
+      new_prim->offset = new_prim->size;
+    }
+    return (T_VOID_STRUCT*)(new_prim + 1);
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_drp_new       |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : allocate dynamic sized partition except root
+
+*/
+GLOBAL T_VOID_STRUCT *vsi_drp_new ( ULONG size, ULONG guess FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+ULONG alloc_size;
+ULONG header_size;
+ULONG partition_size;
+T_HANDLE caller;
+
+  header_size = sizeof(T_DP_HEADER);
+
+  if ( ALIGN(header_size + size) > MaxPrimPartSize )
+  {
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    os_GetTaskName ( caller, caller, TaskName );
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR_BIG_PARTITION FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "No Partition available, entity %s, size %d", pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, size );
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if ( guess == DP_NO_FRAME_GUESS )
+    alloc_size = header_size + size;
+  else if ( guess == DP_FRAME_GUESS )
+    alloc_size = header_size + size * 3;
+  else
+    alloc_size = header_size + guess + size;
+
+  if ( alloc_size > MaxPrimPartSize )
+  {
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    pf_handle_warning ( OS_SYST_WRN_REQ_TRUNCATED, "%s %s (%d->%d), entity %s, %s(%d)", 
+                        syst_wrn, trunc_str, alloc_size, MaxPrimPartSize, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED );
+#endif
+    alloc_size = MaxPrimPartSize;
+  }
+
+  if ( ( prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)vsi_m_new_size ( alloc_size, PrimGroupHandle,
+                 &partition_size FILE_LINE ) ) != NULL )
+  {
+#ifdef MEMORY_SUPERVISION
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_ppm_new ( caller, alloc_size, (T_PRIM_HEADER*)prim, file, line );
+#endif
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)prim;
+    dp_hdr->next = NULL;
+    dp_hdr->magic_nr = GUARD_PATTERN;
+    dp_hdr->drp_bound_list = NULL;
+    dp_hdr->use_cnt = 1;
+    dp_hdr->offset = sizeof(T_DP_HEADER) + ALIGN(size);
+    dp_hdr->size = partition_size;
+    if ( dp_hdr->offset > dp_hdr->size )
+    {
+      dp_hdr->offset = dp_hdr->size;
+    }
+    return (T_VOID_STRUCT*)(dp_hdr+1);
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_free            |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : deallocate a chain of linked partitions
+
+*/
+
+int vsi_free ( T_VOID_STRUCT **Msg FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_VOID_STRUCT** drp_bound_list;
+T_HANDLE Caller = 0;
+int pos;
+
+  /* 
+   * PFREE is disabled if the primitive to be freed is the currently 
+   * processed one and the auto free is enabled for the calling entity 
+   */
+
+  Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+
+  prim = D2P(*Msg);
+
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+  if ( os_is_valid_partition ((T_VOID_STRUCT*)prim) )
+  {
+    /* free to non-partition memory */
+    Caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                   "FREE to non-partition memory, entity %s, prim 0x%x", pf_TaskTable[Caller].Name, *Msg );
+  }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PRIM_AUTO_FREE
+  if ( prim == (T_PRIM_HEADER*)processed_prim[Caller] && pf_TaskTable[Caller].Flags & PARTITION_AUTO_FREE )
+  {
+    return VSI_OK;
+  }
+#endif /* PRIM_AUTO_FREE */
+
+  /* check if we have dynamic partition or primitive */
+  if ( ((T_DP_HEADER*)prim)->magic_nr == GUARD_PATTERN )
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)prim;
+  }
+  else if ( prim->dph_offset != 0 )
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->dph_offset);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return ( vsi_c_free ( Caller, (T_VOID_STRUCT**)&prim FILE_LINE ) );
+  }
+
+  if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+  { 
+    /* primitive with T_desc_list element */
+    vsi_c_free ( Caller, (T_VOID_STRUCT**)&prim FILE_LINE );
+    return VSI_OK;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    do
+    {
+      drp_bound_list=dp_hdr->drp_bound_list;
+      if (drp_bound_list)
+      {
+        /* call free for bound root pointers */
+        pos=0;
+        while(pos<MAX_DRP_BOUND && drp_bound_list[pos])
+        {
+          FREE(drp_bound_list[pos]);
+          pos++;
+        }
+      }
+
+      /* free linked memory */
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+      vsi_c_free ( Caller, (T_VOID_STRUCT**)&prim FILE_LINE );
+
+      if (prim == NULL && drp_bound_list)
+      {
+        /* free drp_bound_list */
+        M_FREE(drp_bound_list);
+      }
+    } while ( (prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr) != NULL );
+  }
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_d_sum           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get number of bytes in dynamic sized primitive
+
+*/
+GLOBAL int vsi_dp_sum ( T_VOID_STRUCT *addr, ULONG *bytes )
+{
+T_PRIM_HEADER *prim;
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+ULONG size;
+T_HANDLE caller;
+
+  prim = D2P(addr);
+  if ( ((T_DP_HEADER*)prim)->magic_nr == GUARD_PATTERN )
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)prim;
+  else if ( prim->dph_offset != 0 )
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->dph_offset);
+  else
+  {
+    caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+    vsi_o_ttrace ( NO_TASK, TC_SYSTEM, "SYSTEM WARNING: No root of linked memory in %s",
+                   pf_TaskTable[caller].Name );
+    return VSI_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  size = 0;
+  do
+  {
+    if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+    { 
+      caller = e_running[os_MyHandle()];
+      vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR, __FILE__, __LINE__,
+                     "Magic number in dp_header destroyed, opc: 0x%lx, partition 0x%lx",
+                     prim->opc, prim );
+    }
+    size += (dp_hdr->offset-sizeof(T_DP_HEADER));
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+  } while ( (prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr) != NULL );
+
+  *bytes = size;
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_dp_max_size     |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get maximum number of bytes available for user data
+            in dynamic primitive
+
+*/
+GLOBAL int vsi_dp_max_size ( void )
+{
+  return ( (int)(MaxPrimPartSize - sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER) - sizeof(T_DP_HEADER)) );
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_pmax_size     |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : get maximum number of bytes available for user data
+            in dynamic primitive
+
+*/
+GLOBAL int vsi_c_pmax_size ( void )
+{
+  return ( (int)(MaxPrimPartSize - sizeof(T_DP_HEADER)) );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_sync          |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : check if PS already started
+
+*/
+GLOBAL int vsi_c_sync ( T_HANDLE caller, T_TIME timeout )
+{
+T_VOID_STRUCT *prim;
+T_QMSG Msg;
+T_HANDLE tst_q_handle;
+char sync_req_name[RESOURCE_NAMELEN];
+char sync_req_time[8];
+static int sync_active = 0;
+
+
+  if ( sync_active == FALSE )
+  {
+    sync_active = TRUE;
+    os_GetTaskName(caller, caller, sync_req_name);
+    itoa(timeout, sync_req_time,10);
+
+    prim = vsi_c_pnew ( sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER)+strlen(SYSPRIM_CONFIG_TOKEN)+1
+                                             +strlen(SYSPRIM_TST_SYNC_REQ)+1
+                                             +strlen(sync_req_name)+1
+                                             +strlen(sync_req_time)+1, 0x8000 FILE_LINE );
+    strcpy ( (char*)prim, SYSPRIM_CONFIG_TOKEN );
+    strcat ( (char*)prim, " " );
+    strcat ( (char*)prim, SYSPRIM_TST_SYNC_REQ );
+    strcat ( (char*)prim, " " );
+    strcat ( (char*)prim, sync_req_name );
+    strcat ( (char*)prim, " " );
+    strcat ( (char*)prim, sync_req_time );
+
+    tst_q_handle = vsi_c_open ( caller, FRM_TST_NAME );
+    vsi_c_psend ( tst_q_handle, prim );
+
+    if ( vsi_c_await ( caller, pf_TaskTable[caller].QueueHandle, &Msg, timeout ) == VSI_TIMEOUT )
+    {
+      vsi_o_ttrace (caller, TC_SYSTEM, "timeout - Synchronization with Stack failed" );
+      sync_active = FALSE;
+      return VSI_ERROR;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      sync_active = FALSE;
+      if ( strcmp ((char*)P2D(Msg.Msg.Primitive.Prim), SYSPRIM_TST_SYNC_CNF ) == 0 )
+      { 
+        vsi_o_ttrace (caller, TC_SYSTEM, "TST_SYNC_CNF - Synchronization with Stack succeeded" );
+        vsi_c_free (caller, &Msg.Msg.Primitive.Prim);
+        return VSI_OK;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        vsi_o_ttrace (caller, TC_SYSTEM, "TST_SYNC_REJ - Synchronization with Stack failed" );
+        vsi_c_free (caller, &Msg.Msg.Primitive.Prim);
+        return VSI_ERROR;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _TOOLS_
+/*
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM             |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : vsi_c_generic_send  |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : check if PS already started
+
+*/
+int vsi_c_alloc_send ( T_HANDLE com_handle, char* dst, char* src, void *prim, char *string )
+{
+int alloc_size;
+T_PRIM_HEADER *ptr;
+T_S_HEADER *s_hdr;
+unsigned int i;
+unsigned int size;
+int opc;
+int s_header_added = 0;
+int sh_offset;
+
+  if ( string != NULL )  
+  {
+    size = strlen(string);
+    alloc_size = size + sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER);
+    if ( dst != NULL || src != NULL )
+    {
+      sh_offset = ALIGN(alloc_size) / (int)sizeof(ULONG);
+      alloc_size = ALIGN(alloc_size) + sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+      if ( dst != 0 )
+        opc = 0;       /* to stack -> set to SYS_MASK in tst_pei_primitive() when sh_offset != 0 */
+      else
+        opc = SYS_MASK; /* to tools */
+      s_header_added = 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      opc = SYS_MASK;
+      sh_offset = 0;
+    }
+    ptr = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)vsi_c_new ( 0, alloc_size, opc );
+    memcpy ( (char*)P2D(ptr), string, size );
+    if ( s_header_added == 1 )
+    {
+      ptr->sh_offset = sh_offset;
+      s_hdr = (T_S_HEADER*)((int*)ptr+ptr->sh_offset);
+      ptr->len = size + sizeof(T_PRIM_HEADER); /* exclude S_HEADER */
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    ptr = D2P(prim);   /* work on passed primitive */
+  }
+  if ( dst != NULL )
+  {
+    if ( s_header_added == 0 )
+    {
+      alloc_size = ALIGN(ptr->len) + sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+      ptr = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)vsi_c_new ( 0, alloc_size, 0 );
+      memcpy((char*)ptr, (char*)D2P(prim), D_LEN(prim));
+      ptr->sh_offset = ALIGN(D_LEN(prim)) / sizeof(ULONG);
+      s_hdr = (T_S_HEADER*)((int*)ptr+ptr->sh_offset);
+      FREE(prim);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      s_hdr = (T_S_HEADER*)((int*)ptr+ptr->sh_offset);
+    }
+    /* set org_rcv and rcv */
+    for (i = 0; dst[i] && i < sizeof (s_hdr->rcv) && dst[i]!= ';'; i++)
+      s_hdr->org_rcv[i] = s_hdr->rcv[i] = dst[i];
+    if (i < sizeof s_hdr->rcv)
+      s_hdr->org_rcv[i] = s_hdr->rcv[i] = 0;
+    
+    s_hdr->time = 0;
+    s_header_added = 1;
+  }
+
+  if ( src != NULL )
+  {
+    if ( s_header_added == 0 )
+    {
+      alloc_size = ALIGN(ptr->len) + sizeof(T_S_HEADER);
+      ptr = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)vsi_c_new ( 0, alloc_size, 0 );
+      memcpy((char*)ptr, (char*)D2P(prim), D_LEN(prim));
+      ptr->sh_offset = ALIGN(D_LEN(prim)) / sizeof(ULONG);
+      s_hdr = (T_S_HEADER*)((int*)ptr+ptr->sh_offset);
+      FREE(prim);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      s_hdr = (T_S_HEADER*)((int*)ptr+ptr->sh_offset);
+    }
+    
+    s_hdr->time = 0;
+    
+    /* set snd */
+    for (i = 0; src[i] && i < sizeof (s_hdr->snd) && src[i]!= ';'; i++)
+      s_hdr->snd[i] = src[i];
+    if (i < sizeof s_hdr->snd)
+      s_hdr->snd[i] = 0;    
+  }
+  
+  return ( vsi_c_psend (com_handle, (T_VOID_STRUCT*)P2D(ptr)) );
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NU_DEBUG
+#ifndef RUN_FLASH
+/*
++----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| PROJECT : GSM-Frame (8415)           MODULE  : VSI_COM               |
+| STATE   : code                       ROUTINE : check_descriptor_list |
++----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+  PURPOSE : check partitions in descriptor list
+
+*/
+int check_descriptor_list ( T_HANDLE caller, T_PRIM_HEADER *prim FILE_LINE_TYPE )
+{
+T_DP_HEADER *dp_hdr;
+T_M_HEADER *mem;
+T_desc *desc;   
+LONG Status;
+
+  dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)((ULONG*)prim + prim->dph_offset);
+  /* the presence of the guard pattern at dph_offset is used to distinguish between dynamic primitives
+     and primitives with descriptor list. If the guard pattern is destroyed, the primitive looks like
+     having a descriptor list and the frame will probably crash during checking the integrity of the 
+     partitions in the list. This bahavior is prefered to non checking the partitions */
+
+  if ( *((ULONG*)dp_hdr) == GUARD_PATTERN )
+  {
+    dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;
+    while (dp_hdr != NULL)                         
+    {                                             
+      if ( dp_hdr->magic_nr != GUARD_PATTERN )
+      {
+        prim = (T_PRIM_HEADER*)dp_hdr;
+        vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                     "Magic number in dp_header destroyed (PSEND) %s , opc: 0x%lx, partition 0x%lx",
+                      pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim->opc, prim );
+      }
+      if ( (Status = os_PartitionCheck ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)dp_hdr)) == OS_PARTITION_GUARD_PATTERN_DESTROYED )
+      {
+        vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR_PCB_PATTERN FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                      "%s in dynamic primitive (PSEND),entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x, bad partition 0x%x",
+                       guard_str, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc, dp_hdr );
+        break;
+      }
+      dp_hdr = (T_DP_HEADER*)dp_hdr->next;                           
+    }                                             
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if ( caller != TST_Handle )
+    {
+      /* do not check and update the states of the primitives in descriptor lists when called by TST, because
+         descriptor lists are not routed to TST and will result in the warning generated below */
+      desc = (T_desc*)(((T_desc_list*)dp_hdr)->first);
+      while (desc != NULL)                         
+      {                                             
+        mem = (T_M_HEADER*)(((char*)desc)-sizeof(T_M_HEADER));
+        if ( os_is_valid_partition ((T_VOID_STRUCT*)mem) )
+        {
+          vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                         "pointer to non-partition memory in desc list(PSEND), entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x",
+                         pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc );
+          return VSI_ERROR;
+        }
+        if ( (Status = os_PartitionCheck ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)mem)) != OS_OK )
+        {
+          switch ( Status )
+          {
+            case OS_PARTITION_GUARD_PATTERN_DESTROYED:
+              vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR_PCB_PATTERN FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                            "%s in desclist (PSEND), entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x, bad partition 0x%x",
+                             guard_str, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc, mem );
+            break;
+            case OS_PARTITION_FREE:
+              vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                            "%s in desclist (PSEND), entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x, freed partition 0x%x",
+                             freed_sent_str, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc, mem );
+            break;
+            default:
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if ( mem->desc_type == (VSI_DESC_TYPE3 >> 16) )
+        {
+          mem = ((T_M_HEADER*)(((T_desc3*)desc)->buffer)) - 1;
+          if ( os_is_valid_partition ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)mem ) )
+          {
+            vsi_o_assert ( NO_TASK, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                           "pointer to non-partition memory in desc list type 3 (PSEND), entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x, invalid partition 0x%x",
+                           pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc, mem );
+            return VSI_ERROR;
+          }
+          if ( (Status = os_PartitionCheck ( (T_VOID_STRUCT*)mem )) != OS_OK )
+          {
+            switch ( Status )
+            {
+              case OS_PARTITION_GUARD_PATTERN_DESTROYED:
+                vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR_PCB_PATTERN FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                              "%s in desclist type 3 (PSEND), entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x, bad partition 0x%x",
+                               guard_str, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc, mem );
+              break;
+              case OS_PARTITION_FREE:
+                vsi_o_assert ( caller, OS_SYST_ERR FILE_LINE_MACRO_PASSED,
+                              "%s in desclist type 3 (PSEND), entity %s, prim 0x%x, opc 0x%x, freed partition 0x%x",
+                               freed_sent_str, pf_TaskTable[caller].Name, prim, prim->opc, mem );
+              break;
+              default:
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        desc = (T_desc *)desc->next;                           
+      } 
+    }
+  }
+  return VSI_OK;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#if !defined _TARGET_ && !defined _TOOLS_
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   check functions
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifdef TEST_PCHECK
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+ULONG test_pcheck ( ULONG opc, void * decoded_prim )
+{
+  vsi_o_ttrace ( NO_TASK, TC_SYSTEM, "test_pcheck() called for opc %8x", D_OPC(decoded_prim) );
+  return pcheck_func.ret_ok+1;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* TEST_PCHECK */
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|  Function     :  pcheck_register
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|  Description  :  register the pcheck function.
+|
+|  Parameters   :  func - pointer to API function pointer table
+|
+|  Return       :  void
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+void vsi_pcheck_register ( ULONG (*func)(ULONG, void*), ULONG ret_ok )
+{
+  pcheck_func.ret_ok   = ret_ok;
+  pcheck_func.pcheck   = func;
+  pcheck_func.magic_nr = PCHECK_INITIALIZED;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RUN_INT_RAM
+/*
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|  Function     :  ext_trace_init
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|  Description  :  initialize external trace function pointer table.
+|
+|  Parameters   :  void
+|
+|  Return       :  void
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+void vsi_pcheck_init ( void )
+{
+#ifdef TEST_PCHECK
+  vsi_pcheck_register ( test_pcheck, 0 );
+#endif
+  if ( pcheck_func.magic_nr != PCHECK_INITIALIZED )
+  {
+    pcheck_func.ret_ok   = 0;
+    pcheck_func.pcheck   = NULL;
+    pcheck_func.magic_nr = 0;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* !_TARGET_ && !_TOOLS_*/
+
+
+
+