aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/host/lib/utils
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'host/lib/utils')
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt87
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/assert.cpp24
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/gain_group.cpp149
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/load_modules.cpp109
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/paths.cpp103
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/props.cpp43
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/thread_priority.cpp98
-rw-r--r--host/lib/utils/warning.cpp36
8 files changed, 649 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/host/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68945545a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+#This file will be included by cmake, use absolute paths!
+
+########################################################################
+# Setup defines for process scheduling
+########################################################################
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Configuring priority scheduling...")
+
+INCLUDE(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ int main(){
+ struct sched_param sp;
+ pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(), SCHED_RR, &sp);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ " HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM
+)
+
+CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
+ #include <windows.h>
+ int main(){
+ SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), 0);
+ SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), 0);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ " HAVE_WIN_SETTHREADPRIORITY
+)
+
+IF(HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM)
+ MESSAGE(STATUS " Priority scheduling supported through pthread_setschedparam.")
+ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM)
+ELSEIF(HAVE_WIN_SETTHREADPRIORITY)
+ MESSAGE(STATUS " Priority scheduling supported through windows SetThreadPriority.")
+ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_WIN_SETTHREADPRIORITY)
+ELSE(HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM)
+ MESSAGE(STATUS " Priority scheduling not supported.")
+ENDIF(HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM)
+
+########################################################################
+# Setup defines for module loading
+########################################################################
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Configuring module loading...")
+
+INCLUDE(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(dlfcn.h HAVE_DLFCN_H)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(windows.h HAVE_WINDOWS_H)
+
+IF(HAVE_DLFCN_H)
+ MESSAGE(STATUS " Module loading supported through dlopen.")
+ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_DLFCN_H)
+ LIBUHD_APPEND_LIBS(${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+ELSEIF(HAVE_WINDOWS_H)
+ MESSAGE(STATUS " Module loading supported through LoadLibrary.")
+ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_WINDOWS_H)
+ELSE(HAVE_DLFCN_H)
+ MESSAGE(STATUS " Module loading not supported.")
+ENDIF(HAVE_DLFCN_H)
+
+########################################################################
+# Append sources
+########################################################################
+LIBUHD_APPEND_SOURCES(
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/assert.cpp
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/gain_group.cpp
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/load_modules.cpp
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/paths.cpp
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/props.cpp
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/thread_priority.cpp
+ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/utils/warning.cpp
+)
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/assert.cpp b/host/lib/utils/assert.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ace9024c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/assert.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/utils/assert.hpp>
+
+using namespace uhd;
+
+assert_error::assert_error(const std::string &what) : std::runtime_error(what){
+ /* NOP */
+}
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/gain_group.cpp b/host/lib/utils/gain_group.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c113719c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/gain_group.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/utils/gain_group.hpp>
+#include <uhd/types/dict.hpp>
+#include <uhd/utils/algorithm.hpp>
+#include <uhd/utils/assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace uhd;
+
+static const bool verbose = false;
+
+static bool compare_by_step_size(
+ const size_t &rhs, const size_t &lhs, std::vector<gain_fcns_t> &fcns
+){
+ return fcns.at(rhs).get_range().step > fcns.at(lhs).get_range().step;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * gain group implementation
+ **********************************************************************/
+class gain_group_impl : public gain_group{
+public:
+ gain_group_impl(void){
+ /*NOP*/
+ }
+
+ gain_range_t get_range(void){
+ float overall_min = 0, overall_max = 0, overall_step = 0;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const gain_fcns_t &fcns, get_all_fcns()){
+ const gain_range_t range = fcns.get_range();
+ overall_min += range.min;
+ overall_max += range.max;
+ //the overall step is the min (zero is invalid, first run)
+ if (overall_step == 0) overall_step = range.step;
+ overall_step = std::min(overall_step, range.step);
+ }
+ return gain_range_t(overall_min, overall_max, overall_step);
+ }
+
+ float get_value(void){
+ float overall_gain = 0;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const gain_fcns_t &fcns, get_all_fcns()){
+ overall_gain += fcns.get_value();
+ }
+ return overall_gain;
+ }
+
+ void set_value(float gain){
+ std::vector<gain_fcns_t> all_fcns = get_all_fcns();
+ if (all_fcns.size() == 0) return; //nothing to set!
+
+ //get the max step size among the gains
+ float max_step = 0;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const gain_fcns_t &fcns, all_fcns){
+ max_step = std::max(max_step, fcns.get_range().step);
+ }
+
+ //create gain bucket to distribute power
+ std::vector<float> gain_bucket;
+
+ //distribute power according to priority (round to max step)
+ float gain_left_to_distribute = gain;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const gain_fcns_t &fcns, all_fcns){
+ const gain_range_t range = fcns.get_range();
+ gain_bucket.push_back(
+ max_step*int(std::clip(gain_left_to_distribute, range.min, range.max)/max_step)
+ );
+ gain_left_to_distribute -= gain_bucket.back();
+ }
+
+ //get a list of indexes sorted by step size large to small
+ std::vector<size_t> indexes_step_size_dec;
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < all_fcns.size(); i++){
+ indexes_step_size_dec.push_back(i);
+ }
+ std::sort(
+ indexes_step_size_dec.begin(), indexes_step_size_dec.end(),
+ boost::bind(&compare_by_step_size, _1, _2, all_fcns)
+ );
+ UHD_ASSERT_THROW(
+ all_fcns.at(indexes_step_size_dec.front()).get_range().step >=
+ all_fcns.at(indexes_step_size_dec.back()).get_range().step
+ );
+
+ //distribute the remainder (less than max step)
+ //fill in the largest step sizes first that are less than the remainder
+ BOOST_FOREACH(size_t i, indexes_step_size_dec){
+ const gain_range_t range = all_fcns.at(i).get_range();
+ float additional_gain = range.step*int(
+ std::clip(gain_bucket.at(i) + gain_left_to_distribute, range.min, range.max
+ )/range.step) - gain_bucket.at(i);
+ gain_bucket.at(i) += additional_gain;
+ gain_left_to_distribute -= additional_gain;
+ }
+ if (verbose) std::cout << "gain_left_to_distribute " << gain_left_to_distribute << std::endl;
+
+ //now write the bucket out to the individual gain values
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < gain_bucket.size(); i++){
+ if (verbose) std::cout << gain_bucket.at(i) << std::endl;
+ all_fcns.at(i).set_value(gain_bucket.at(i));
+ }
+ }
+
+ void register_fcns(
+ const gain_fcns_t &gain_fcns, size_t priority
+ ){
+ _registry[priority].push_back(gain_fcns);
+ }
+
+private:
+ //! get the gain function sets in order (highest priority first)
+ std::vector<gain_fcns_t> get_all_fcns(void){
+ std::vector<gain_fcns_t> all_fcns;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(size_t key, std::sorted(_registry.keys())){
+ const std::vector<gain_fcns_t> &fcns = _registry[key];
+ all_fcns.insert(all_fcns.begin(), fcns.begin(), fcns.end());
+ }
+ return all_fcns;
+ }
+
+ uhd::dict<size_t, std::vector<gain_fcns_t> > _registry;
+};
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * gain group factory function
+ **********************************************************************/
+gain_group::sptr gain_group::make(void){
+ return sptr(new gain_group_impl());
+}
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/load_modules.cpp b/host/lib/utils/load_modules.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..623d31eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/load_modules.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/utils/static.hpp>
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Module Load Function
+ **********************************************************************/
+#if defined(HAVE_DLFCN_H)
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+static void load_module(const std::string &file_name){
+ if (dlopen(file_name.c_str(), RTLD_LAZY) == NULL){
+ throw std::runtime_error(str(
+ boost::format("dlopen failed to load \"%s\"") % file_name
+ ));
+ }
+}
+
+#elif defined(HAVE_WINDOWS_H)
+#include <windows.h>
+
+static void load_module(const std::string &file_name){
+ if (LoadLibrary(file_name.c_str()) == NULL){
+ throw std::runtime_error(str(
+ boost::format("LoadLibrary failed to load \"%s\"") % file_name
+ ));
+ }
+}
+
+#else
+
+static void load_module(const std::string &file_name){
+ throw std::runtime_error(str(
+ boost::format("Module loading not supported: Cannot load \"%s\"") % file_name
+ ));
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Load Modules
+ **********************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * Load all modules in a given path.
+ * This will recurse into sub-directories.
+ * Does not throw, prints to std error.
+ * \param path the filesystem path
+ */
+static void load_module_path(const fs::path &path){
+ if (not fs::exists(path)){
+ //std::cerr << boost::format("Module path \"%s\" not found.") % path.file_string() << std::endl;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ //try to load the files in this path
+ if (fs::is_directory(path)){
+ for(
+ fs::directory_iterator dir_itr(path);
+ dir_itr != fs::directory_iterator();
+ ++dir_itr
+ ){
+ load_module_path(dir_itr->path());
+ }
+ return;
+ }
+
+ //its not a directory, try to load it
+ try{
+ load_module(path.file_string());
+ }
+ catch(const std::exception &err){
+ std::cerr << boost::format("Error: %s") % err.what() << std::endl;
+ }
+}
+
+std::vector<fs::path> get_module_paths(void); //defined in paths.cpp
+
+/*!
+ * Load all the modules given in the module paths.
+ */
+UHD_STATIC_BLOCK(load_modules){
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const fs::path &path, get_module_paths()){
+ load_module_path(path);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp b/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0805a44fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/paths.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include "constants.hpp"
+#include <uhd/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace po = boost::program_options;
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Determine the paths separator
+ **********************************************************************/
+#ifdef UHD_PLATFORM_WIN32
+ static const std::string env_path_sep = ";";
+#else
+ static const std::string env_path_sep = ":";
+#endif /*UHD_PLATFORM_WIN32*/
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Get a list of paths for an environment variable
+ **********************************************************************/
+static std::string name_mapper(const std::string &key, const std::string &var_name){
+ return (var_name == key)? var_name : "";
+}
+
+static std::vector<fs::path> get_env_paths(const std::string &var_name){
+ //register the options
+ std::string var_value;
+ po::options_description desc;
+ desc.add_options()
+ (var_name.c_str(), po::value<std::string>(&var_value)->default_value(""))
+ ;
+
+ //parse environment variables
+ po::variables_map vm;
+ po::store(po::parse_environment(desc, boost::bind(&name_mapper, var_name, _1)), vm);
+ po::notify(vm);
+
+ //split the path at the path separators
+ std::vector<std::string> path_strings;
+ boost::split(path_strings, var_value, boost::is_any_of(env_path_sep));
+
+ //convert to filesystem path, filter blank paths
+ std::vector<fs::path> paths;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(std::string &path_string, path_strings){
+ if (path_string.size() == 0) continue;
+ paths.push_back(fs::system_complete(path_string));
+ }
+ return paths;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Get a list of special purpose paths
+ **********************************************************************/
+static const fs::path pkg_data_path = fs::path(UHD_INSTALL_PREFIX) / UHD_PKG_DATA_DIR;
+
+std::vector<fs::path> get_image_paths(void){
+ std::vector<fs::path> paths = get_env_paths("UHD_IMAGE_PATH");
+ paths.push_back(pkg_data_path / "images");
+ return paths;
+}
+
+std::vector<fs::path> get_module_paths(void){
+ std::vector<fs::path> paths = get_env_paths("UHD_MODULE_PATH");
+ paths.push_back(pkg_data_path / "modules");
+ return paths;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Find a image in the image paths
+ **********************************************************************/
+std::string find_image_path(const std::string &image_name){
+ if (fs::exists(image_name)){
+ return fs::system_complete(image_name).file_string();
+ }
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const fs::path &path, get_image_paths()){
+ fs::path image_path = path / image_name;
+ if (fs::exists(image_path)) return image_path.file_string();
+ }
+ throw std::runtime_error("Could not find path for image: " + image_name);
+}
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/props.cpp b/host/lib/utils/props.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fac5fe24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/props.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/utils/props.hpp>
+
+using namespace uhd;
+
+named_prop_t::named_prop_t(
+ const wax::obj &key,
+ const std::string &name
+):
+ key(key),
+ name(name)
+{
+ /* NOP */
+}
+
+typedef boost::tuple<wax::obj, std::string> named_prop_tuple;
+
+named_prop_tuple uhd::extract_named_prop(
+ const wax::obj &key,
+ const std::string &name
+){
+ if (key.type() == typeid(named_prop_t)){
+ named_prop_t np = key.as<named_prop_t>();
+ return named_prop_tuple(np.key, np.name);
+ }
+ return named_prop_tuple(key, name);
+}
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/thread_priority.cpp b/host/lib/utils/thread_priority.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c35e5fcb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/thread_priority.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/utils/thread_priority.hpp>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
+
+bool uhd::set_thread_priority_safe(float priority, bool realtime){
+ try{
+ set_thread_priority(priority, realtime);
+ return true;
+ }catch(const std::exception &e){
+ std::cerr << "set_thread_priority: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
+static void check_priority_range(float priority){
+ if (priority > +1.0 or priority < -1.0)
+ throw std::range_error("priority out of range [-1.0, +1.0]");
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Pthread API to set priority
+ **********************************************************************/
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM)
+ #include <pthread.h>
+
+ void uhd::set_thread_priority(float priority, bool realtime){
+ check_priority_range(priority);
+
+ //when realtime is not enabled, use sched other
+ int policy = (realtime)? SCHED_RR : SCHED_OTHER;
+
+ //we cannot have below normal priority, set to zero
+ if (priority < 0) priority = 0;
+
+ //get the priority bounds for the selected policy
+ int min_pri = sched_get_priority_min(policy);
+ int max_pri = sched_get_priority_max(policy);
+ if (min_pri == -1 or max_pri == -1) throw std::runtime_error("error in sched_get_priority_min/max");
+
+ //set the new priority and policy
+ sched_param sp;
+ sp.sched_priority = int(priority*(max_pri - min_pri)) + min_pri;
+ int ret = pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(), policy, &sp);
+ if (ret != 0) throw std::runtime_error("error in pthread_setschedparam");
+ }
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Windows API to set priority
+ **********************************************************************/
+#elif defined(HAVE_WIN_SETTHREADPRIORITY)
+ #include <windows.h>
+
+ void uhd::set_thread_priority(float priority, bool realtime){
+ check_priority_range(priority);
+
+ //set the priority class on the process
+ int pri_class = (realtime)? REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS : NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS;
+ if (SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), pri_class) == 0)
+ throw std::runtime_error("error in SetPriorityClass");
+
+ //scale the priority value to the constants
+ int priorities[] = {
+ THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE, THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST, THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL, THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
+ THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL, THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL
+ };
+ size_t pri_index = size_t((priority+1.0)*6/2.0); // -1 -> 0, +1 -> 6
+
+ //set the thread priority on the thread
+ if (SetThreadPriority(GetCurrentThread(), priorities[pri_index]) == 0)
+ throw std::runtime_error("error in SetThreadPriority");
+ }
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Unimplemented API to set priority
+ **********************************************************************/
+#else
+ void uhd::set_thread_priority(float, bool){
+ throw std::runtime_error("set thread priority not implemented");
+ }
+
+#endif /* HAVE_PTHREAD_SETSCHEDPARAM */
diff --git a/host/lib/utils/warning.cpp b/host/lib/utils/warning.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae4d4c7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/utils/warning.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/utils/warning.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace uhd;
+
+void uhd::print_warning(const std::string &msg){
+ //extract the message lines
+ std::vector<std::string> lines;
+ boost::split(lines, msg, boost::is_any_of("\n"));
+
+ //print the warning message
+ std::cerr << std::endl << "Warning:" << std::endl;
+ BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string &line, lines){
+ std::cerr << " " << line << std::endl;
+ }
+}