//
// Copyright 2013-2014 Ettus Research LLC
//
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#include "x300_regs.hpp"
#include "x300_impl.hpp"
#include "validate_subdev_spec.hpp"
#include "../../transport/super_recv_packet_handler.hpp"
#include "../../transport/super_send_packet_handler.hpp"
#include
#include "async_packet_handler.hpp"
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
using namespace uhd;
using namespace uhd::usrp;
using namespace uhd::transport;
/***********************************************************************
* update streamer rates
**********************************************************************/
void x300_impl::update_tick_rate(mboard_members_t &mb, const double rate)
{
BOOST_FOREACH(const size_t &dspno, mb.rx_streamers.keys())
{
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer =
boost::dynamic_pointer_cast(mb.rx_streamers[dspno].lock());
if (my_streamer) my_streamer->set_tick_rate(rate);
}
BOOST_FOREACH(const size_t &dspno, mb.tx_streamers.keys())
{
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer =
boost::dynamic_pointer_cast(mb.tx_streamers[dspno].lock());
if (my_streamer) my_streamer->set_tick_rate(rate);
}
}
void x300_impl::update_rx_samp_rate(mboard_members_t &mb, const size_t dspno, const double rate)
{
if (not mb.rx_streamers.has_key(dspno)) return;
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer =
boost::dynamic_pointer_cast(mb.rx_streamers[dspno].lock());
if (not my_streamer) return;
my_streamer->set_samp_rate(rate);
const double adj = mb.radio_perifs[dspno].ddc->get_scaling_adjustment();
my_streamer->set_scale_factor(adj);
}
void x300_impl::update_tx_samp_rate(mboard_members_t &mb, const size_t dspno, const double rate)
{
if (not mb.tx_streamers.has_key(dspno)) return;
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer =
boost::dynamic_pointer_cast(mb.tx_streamers[dspno].lock());
if (not my_streamer) return;
my_streamer->set_samp_rate(rate);
const double adj = mb.radio_perifs[dspno].duc->get_scaling_adjustment();
my_streamer->set_scale_factor(adj);
}
/***********************************************************************
* Setup dboard muxing for IQ
**********************************************************************/
void x300_impl::update_subdev_spec(const std::string &tx_rx, const size_t mb_i, const subdev_spec_t &spec)
{
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(tx_rx == "tx" or tx_rx == "rx");
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(mb_i < _mb.size());
const std::string mb_name = boost::lexical_cast(mb_i);
fs_path mb_root = "/mboards/" + mb_name;
//sanity checking
validate_subdev_spec(_tree, spec, tx_rx, mb_name);
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(spec.size() <= 2);
if (spec.size() == 1) {
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(spec[0].db_name == "A" || spec[0].db_name == "B");
}
else if (spec.size() == 2) {
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(
(spec[0].db_name == "A" && spec[1].db_name == "B") ||
(spec[0].db_name == "B" && spec[1].db_name == "A")
);
}
std::vector chan_to_dsp_map(spec.size(), 0);
// setup mux for this spec
for (size_t i = 0; i < spec.size(); i++)
{
const int radio_idx = _mb[mb_i].get_radio_index(spec[i].db_name);
chan_to_dsp_map[i] = radio_idx;
//extract connection
const std::string conn = _tree->access(mb_root / "dboards" / spec[i].db_name / (tx_rx + "_frontends") / spec[i].sd_name / "connection").get();
if (tx_rx == "tx") {
//swap condition
_mb[mb_i].radio_perifs[radio_idx].tx_fe->set_mux(conn);
} else {
//swap condition
const bool fe_swapped = (conn == "QI" or conn == "Q");
_mb[mb_i].radio_perifs[radio_idx].ddc->set_mux(conn, fe_swapped);
//see usrp/io_impl.cpp if multiple DSPs share the frontend:
_mb[mb_i].radio_perifs[radio_idx].rx_fe->set_mux(fe_swapped);
}
}
_tree->access >(mb_root / (tx_rx + "_chan_dsp_mapping")).set(chan_to_dsp_map);
}
/***********************************************************************
* RX flow control handler
**********************************************************************/
static size_t get_rx_flow_control_window(size_t frame_size, size_t sw_buff_size, const device_addr_t& rx_args)
{
double fullness_factor = rx_args.cast("recv_buff_fullness", X300_RX_SW_BUFF_FULL_FACTOR);
if (fullness_factor < 0.01 || fullness_factor > 1) {
throw uhd::value_error("recv_buff_fullness must be between 0.01 and 1 inclusive (1% to 100%)");
}
size_t window_in_pkts = (static_cast(sw_buff_size * fullness_factor) / frame_size);
if (window_in_pkts == 0) {
throw uhd::value_error("recv_buff_size must be larger than the recv_frame_size.");
}
return window_in_pkts;
}
static void handle_rx_flowctrl(const boost::uint32_t sid, zero_copy_if::sptr xport, bool big_endian, boost::shared_ptr seq32_state, const size_t last_seq)
{
managed_send_buffer::sptr buff = xport->get_send_buff(0.0);
if (not buff)
{
throw uhd::runtime_error("handle_rx_flowctrl timed out getting a send buffer");
}
boost::uint32_t *pkt = buff->cast();
//recover seq32
boost::uint32_t &seq32 = *seq32_state;
const size_t seq12 = seq32 & 0xfff;
if (last_seq < seq12) seq32 += (1 << 12);
seq32 &= ~0xfff;
seq32 |= last_seq;
//load packet info
vrt::if_packet_info_t packet_info;
packet_info.packet_type = vrt::if_packet_info_t::PACKET_TYPE_CONTEXT;
packet_info.num_payload_words32 = 2;
packet_info.num_payload_bytes = packet_info.num_payload_words32*sizeof(boost::uint32_t);
packet_info.packet_count = seq32;
packet_info.sob = false;
packet_info.eob = false;
packet_info.sid = sid;
packet_info.has_sid = true;
packet_info.has_cid = false;
packet_info.has_tsi = false;
packet_info.has_tsf = false;
packet_info.has_tlr = false;
//load header
if (big_endian)
vrt::chdr::if_hdr_pack_be(pkt, packet_info);
else
vrt::chdr::if_hdr_pack_le(pkt, packet_info);
//load payload
pkt[packet_info.num_header_words32+0] = uhd::htonx(0);
pkt[packet_info.num_header_words32+1] = uhd::htonx(seq32);
//send the buffer over the interface
buff->commit(sizeof(boost::uint32_t)*(packet_info.num_packet_words32));
}
/***********************************************************************
* TX flow control handler
**********************************************************************/
struct x300_tx_fc_guts_t
{
x300_tx_fc_guts_t(void):
stream_channel(0),
device_channel(0),
last_seq_out(0),
last_seq_ack(0),
seq_queue(1){}
size_t stream_channel;
size_t device_channel;
size_t last_seq_out;
size_t last_seq_ack;
bounded_buffer seq_queue;
boost::shared_ptr async_queue;
boost::shared_ptr old_async_queue;
};
#define X300_ASYNC_EVENT_CODE_FLOW_CTRL 0
/*!
* If the return value of this function is F, the last tx'd packet
* has index N and the last ack'd packet has index M, the amount of
* FC credit we have is C = F + M - N (i.e. we can send C more packets
* before getting another ack).
*/
static size_t get_tx_flow_control_window(size_t frame_size, const bool dram_buff, const device_addr_t& tx_args)
{
double default_buff_size = dram_buff ? X300_TX_HW_BUFF_SIZE_DRAM : X300_TX_HW_BUFF_SIZE_SRAM;
double hw_buff_size = tx_args.cast("send_buff_size", default_buff_size);
size_t window_in_pkts = (static_cast(hw_buff_size) / frame_size);
if (window_in_pkts == 0) {
throw uhd::value_error("send_buff_size must be larger than the send_frame_size.");
}
return window_in_pkts;
}
static void handle_tx_async_msgs(boost::shared_ptr guts, zero_copy_if::sptr xport, bool big_endian, x300_clock_ctrl::sptr clock)
{
managed_recv_buffer::sptr buff = xport->get_recv_buff();
if (not buff) return;
//extract packet info
vrt::if_packet_info_t if_packet_info;
if_packet_info.num_packet_words32 = buff->size()/sizeof(boost::uint32_t);
const boost::uint32_t *packet_buff = buff->cast();
//unpacking can fail
boost::uint32_t (*endian_conv)(boost::uint32_t) = uhd::ntohx;
try
{
if (big_endian)
{
vrt::chdr::if_hdr_unpack_be(packet_buff, if_packet_info);
endian_conv = uhd::ntohx;
}
else
{
vrt::chdr::if_hdr_unpack_le(packet_buff, if_packet_info);
endian_conv = uhd::wtohx;
}
}
catch(const std::exception &ex)
{
UHD_MSG(error) << "Error parsing async message packet: " << ex.what() << std::endl;
return;
}
//fill in the async metadata
async_metadata_t metadata;
load_metadata_from_buff(
endian_conv, metadata, if_packet_info, packet_buff,
clock->get_master_clock_rate(), guts->stream_channel);
//The FC response and the burst ack are two indicators that the radio
//consumed packets. Use them to update the FC metadata
if (metadata.event_code == X300_ASYNC_EVENT_CODE_FLOW_CTRL or
metadata.event_code == async_metadata_t::EVENT_CODE_BURST_ACK
) {
const size_t seq = metadata.user_payload[0];
guts->seq_queue.push_with_pop_on_full(seq);
}
//FC responses don't propagate up to the user so filter them here
if (metadata.event_code != X300_ASYNC_EVENT_CODE_FLOW_CTRL) {
guts->async_queue->push_with_pop_on_full(metadata);
metadata.channel = guts->device_channel;
guts->old_async_queue->push_with_pop_on_full(metadata);
standard_async_msg_prints(metadata);
}
}
static managed_send_buffer::sptr get_tx_buff_with_flowctrl(
task::sptr /*holds ref*/,
boost::shared_ptr guts,
zero_copy_if::sptr xport,
size_t fc_pkt_window,
const double timeout
){
while (true)
{
// delta is the amount of FC credit we've used up
const size_t delta = (guts->last_seq_out & 0xfff) - (guts->last_seq_ack & 0xfff);
// If we want to send another packet, we must have FC credit left
if ((delta & 0xfff) < fc_pkt_window) break;
// If credit is all used up, we check seq_queue for more.
const bool ok = guts->seq_queue.pop_with_timed_wait(guts->last_seq_ack, timeout);
if (not ok) return managed_send_buffer::sptr(); //timeout waiting for flow control
}
managed_send_buffer::sptr buff = xport->get_send_buff(timeout);
if (buff) {
guts->last_seq_out++; //update seq, this will actually be a send
}
return buff;
}
/***********************************************************************
* Async Data
**********************************************************************/
bool x300_impl::recv_async_msg(
async_metadata_t &async_metadata, double timeout
){
return _async_md->pop_with_timed_wait(async_metadata, timeout);
}
/***********************************************************************
* Receive streamer
**********************************************************************/
rx_streamer::sptr x300_impl::get_rx_stream(const uhd::stream_args_t &args_)
{
boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(_transport_setup_mutex);
stream_args_t args = args_;
//setup defaults for unspecified values
if (not args.otw_format.empty() and args.otw_format != "sc16")
{
throw uhd::value_error("x300_impl::get_rx_stream only supports otw_format sc16");
}
args.otw_format = "sc16";
args.channels = args.channels.empty()? std::vector(1, 0) : args.channels;
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer;
for (size_t stream_i = 0; stream_i < args.channels.size(); stream_i++)
{
// Find the mainboard and subdev that corresponds to channel args.channels[stream_i]
const size_t chan = args.channels[stream_i];
size_t mb_chan = chan, mb_index;
for (mb_index = 0; mb_index < _mb.size(); mb_index++) {
const subdev_spec_t &curr_subdev_spec =
_tree->access("/mboards/" + boost::lexical_cast(mb_index) / "rx_subdev_spec").get();
if (mb_chan < curr_subdev_spec.size()) {
break;
} else {
mb_chan -= curr_subdev_spec.size();
}
}
// Find the DSP that corresponds to this mainboard and subdev
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(mb_index < _mb.size());
mboard_members_t &mb = _mb[mb_index];
const std::vector dsp_map = _tree->access >("/mboards/" + boost::lexical_cast(mb_index) / "rx_chan_dsp_mapping")
.get(); //.at(mb_chan);
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(mb_chan < dsp_map.size());
const size_t radio_index = dsp_map[mb_chan];
UHD_ASSERT_THROW(radio_index < 2);
radio_perifs_t &perif = mb.radio_perifs[radio_index];
//setup the dsp transport hints (default to a large recv buff)
device_addr_t device_addr = mb.recv_args;
if (not device_addr.has_key("recv_buff_size"))
{
if (mb.xport_path != "nirio") {
//For the ethernet transport, the buffer has to be set before creating
//the transport because it is independent of the frame size and # frames
//For nirio, the buffer size is not configurable by the user
#if defined(UHD_PLATFORM_MACOS) || defined(UHD_PLATFORM_BSD)
//limit buffer resize on macos or it will error
device_addr["recv_buff_size"] = boost::lexical_cast(X300_RX_SW_BUFF_SIZE_ETH_MACOS);
#elif defined(UHD_PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(UHD_PLATFORM_WIN32)
//set to half-a-second of buffering at max rate
device_addr["recv_buff_size"] = boost::lexical_cast(X300_RX_SW_BUFF_SIZE_ETH);
#endif
}
}
//allocate sid and create transport
boost::uint8_t dest = (radio_index == 0)? X300_XB_DST_R0 : X300_XB_DST_R1;
boost::uint32_t data_sid;
UHD_LOG << "creating rx stream " << device_addr.to_string() << std::endl;
both_xports_t xport = this->make_transport(mb_index, dest, X300_RADIO_DEST_PREFIX_RX, device_addr, data_sid);
UHD_LOG << boost::format("data_sid = 0x%08x, actual recv_buff_size = %d\n") % data_sid % xport.recv_buff_size << std::endl;
// To calculate the max number of samples per packet, we assume the maximum header length
// to avoid fragmentation should the entire header be used.
const size_t bpp = xport.recv->get_recv_frame_size() - X300_RX_MAX_HDR_LEN; // bytes per packet
const size_t bpi = convert::get_bytes_per_item(args.otw_format); // bytes per item
const size_t spp = unsigned(args.args.cast("spp", bpp/bpi)); // samples per packet
//make the new streamer given the samples per packet
if (not my_streamer) my_streamer = boost::make_shared(spp);
my_streamer->resize(args.channels.size());
//init some streamer stuff
std::string conv_endianness;
if (mb.if_pkt_is_big_endian) {
my_streamer->set_vrt_unpacker(&vrt::chdr::if_hdr_unpack_be);
conv_endianness = "be";
} else {
my_streamer->set_vrt_unpacker(&vrt::chdr::if_hdr_unpack_le);
conv_endianness = "le";
}
//set the converter
uhd::convert::id_type id;
id.input_format = args.otw_format + "_item32_" + conv_endianness;
id.num_inputs = 1;
id.output_format = args.cpu_format;
id.num_outputs = 1;
my_streamer->set_converter(id);
perif.framer->clear();
perif.framer->set_nsamps_per_packet(spp); //seems to be a good place to set this
perif.framer->set_sid((data_sid << 16) | (data_sid >> 16));
perif.framer->setup(args);
perif.ddc->setup(args);
//flow control setup
const size_t fc_window = get_rx_flow_control_window(xport.recv->get_recv_frame_size(), xport.recv_buff_size, device_addr);
const size_t fc_handle_window = std::max(1, fc_window / X300_RX_FC_REQUEST_FREQ);
UHD_LOG << "RX Flow Control Window = " << fc_window << ", RX Flow Control Handler Window = " << fc_handle_window << std::endl;
perif.framer->configure_flow_control(fc_window);
boost::shared_ptr seq32(new boost::uint32_t(0));
//Give the streamer a functor to get the recv_buffer
//bind requires a zero_copy_if::sptr to add a streamer->xport lifetime dependency
my_streamer->set_xport_chan_get_buff(
stream_i,
boost::bind(&zero_copy_if::get_recv_buff, xport.recv, _1),
true /*flush*/
);
//Give the streamer a functor to handle overflows
//bind requires a weak_ptr to break the a streamer->streamer circular dependency
//Using "this" is OK because we know that x300_impl will outlive the streamer
my_streamer->set_overflow_handler(
stream_i,
boost::bind(&x300_impl::handle_overflow, this, boost::ref(perif), boost::weak_ptr(my_streamer))
);
//Give the streamer a functor to send flow control messages
//handle_rx_flowctrl is static and has no lifetime issues
my_streamer->set_xport_handle_flowctrl(
stream_i, boost::bind(&handle_rx_flowctrl, data_sid, xport.send, mb.if_pkt_is_big_endian, seq32, _1),
fc_handle_window,
true/*init*/
);
//Give the streamer a functor issue stream cmd
//bind requires a rx_vita_core_3000::sptr to add a streamer->framer lifetime dependency
my_streamer->set_issue_stream_cmd(
stream_i, boost::bind(&rx_vita_core_3000::issue_stream_command, perif.framer, _1)
);
//Store a weak pointer to prevent a streamer->x300_impl->streamer circular dependency
mb.rx_streamers[radio_index] = boost::weak_ptr(my_streamer);
//sets all tick and samp rates on this streamer
const fs_path mb_path = "/mboards/"+boost::lexical_cast(mb_index);
_tree->access(mb_path / "tick_rate").update();
_tree->access(mb_path / "rx_dsps" / boost::lexical_cast(radio_index) / "rate" / "value").update();
}
return my_streamer;
}
void x300_impl::handle_overflow(x300_impl::radio_perifs_t &perif, boost::weak_ptr streamer)
{
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer =
boost::dynamic_pointer_cast(streamer.lock());
if (not my_streamer) return; //If the rx_streamer has expired then overflow handling makes no sense.
if (my_streamer->get_num_channels() == 1)
{
perif.framer->handle_overflow();
return;
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// MIMO overflow recovery time
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//find out if we were in continuous mode before stopping
const bool in_continuous_streaming_mode = perif.framer->in_continuous_streaming_mode();
//stop streaming
my_streamer->issue_stream_cmd(stream_cmd_t::STREAM_MODE_STOP_CONTINUOUS);
//flush transports
my_streamer->flush_all(0.001);
//restart streaming
if (in_continuous_streaming_mode)
{
stream_cmd_t stream_cmd(stream_cmd_t::STREAM_MODE_START_CONTINUOUS);
stream_cmd.stream_now = false;
stream_cmd.time_spec = perif.time64->get_time_now() + time_spec_t(0.01);
my_streamer->issue_stream_cmd(stream_cmd);
}
}
/***********************************************************************
* Transmit streamer
**********************************************************************/
tx_streamer::sptr x300_impl::get_tx_stream(const uhd::stream_args_t &args_)
{
boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(_transport_setup_mutex);
stream_args_t args = args_;
//setup defaults for unspecified values
if (not args.otw_format.empty() and args.otw_format != "sc16")
{
throw uhd::value_error("x300_impl::get_tx_stream only supports otw_format sc16");
}
args.otw_format = "sc16";
args.channels = args.channels.empty()? std::vector(1, 0) : args.channels;
//shared async queue for all channels in streamer
boost::shared_ptr async_md(new async_md_type(1000/*messages deep*/));
std::vector radios_list;
boost::shared_ptr my_streamer;
for (size_t stream_i = 0; stream_i < args.channels.size(); stream_i++)
{
// Find the mainboard and subdev that corresponds to channel args.channels[stream_i]
const size_t chan = args.channels[stream_i];
size_t mb_chan = chan, mb_index;
for (mb_index = 0; mb_index < _mb.size(); mb_index++) {
const subdev_spec_t &curr_subdev_spec =
_tree->access("/mboards/" + boost::lexical_cast(mb_index) / "tx_subdev_spec").get();
if (mb_chan < curr_subdev_spec.size()) {
break;
} else {
mb_chan -= curr_subdev_spec.size();
}
}
// Find the DSP that corresponds to this mainboard and subdev
mboard_members_t &mb = _mb[mb_index];
const size_t radio_index = _tree->access >("/mboards/" + boost::lexical_cast(mb_index) / "tx_chan_dsp_mapping")
.get().at(mb_chan);
radio_perifs_t &perif = mb.radio_perifs[radio_index];
radios_list.push_back(&perif);
//setup the dsp transport hints (TODO)
device_addr_t device_addr = mb.send_args;
//allocate sid and create transport
boost::uint8_t dest = (radio_index == 0)? X300_XB_DST_R0 : X300_XB_DST_R1;
boost::uint32_t data_sid;
UHD_LOG << "creating tx stream " << device_addr.to_string() << std::endl;
both_xports_t xport = this->make_transport(mb_index, dest, X300_RADIO_DEST_PREFIX_TX, device_addr, data_sid);
UHD_LOG << boost::format("data_sid = 0x%08x\n") % data_sid << std::endl;
// To calculate the max number of samples per packet, we assume the maximum header length
// to avoid fragmentation should the entire header be used.
const size_t bpp = xport.send->get_send_frame_size() - X300_TX_MAX_HDR_LEN;
const size_t bpi = convert::get_bytes_per_item(args.otw_format);
const size_t spp = unsigned(args.args.cast("spp", bpp/bpi));
//make the new streamer given the samples per packet
if (not my_streamer) my_streamer = boost::make_shared(spp);
my_streamer->resize(args.channels.size());
std::string conv_endianness;
if (mb.if_pkt_is_big_endian) {
my_streamer->set_vrt_packer(&vrt::chdr::if_hdr_pack_be);
conv_endianness = "be";
} else {
my_streamer->set_vrt_packer(&vrt::chdr::if_hdr_pack_le);
conv_endianness = "le";
}
//set the converter
uhd::convert::id_type id;
id.input_format = args.cpu_format;
id.num_inputs = 1;
id.output_format = args.otw_format + "_item32_" + conv_endianness;
id.num_outputs = 1;
my_streamer->set_converter(id);
perif.deframer->clear();
perif.deframer->setup(args);
perif.duc->setup(args);
//flow control setup
size_t fc_window = get_tx_flow_control_window(xport.send->get_send_frame_size(), mb.has_dram_buff, device_addr); //In packets
const size_t fc_handle_window = std::max(1,
fc_window/ (mb.has_dram_buff ? X300_TX_FC_RESPONSE_FREQ_DRAM : X300_TX_FC_RESPONSE_FREQ_SRAM));
UHD_LOG << "TX Flow Control Window = " << fc_window << ", TX Flow Control Handler Window = " << fc_handle_window << std::endl;
perif.deframer->configure_flow_control(0/*cycs off*/, fc_handle_window);
boost::shared_ptr guts(new x300_tx_fc_guts_t());
guts->stream_channel = stream_i;
guts->device_channel = chan;
guts->async_queue = async_md;
guts->old_async_queue = _async_md;
task::sptr task = task::make(boost::bind(&handle_tx_async_msgs, guts, xport.recv, mb.if_pkt_is_big_endian, mb.clock));
//Give the streamer a functor to get the send buffer
//get_tx_buff_with_flowctrl is static so bind has no lifetime issues
//xport.send (sptr) is required to add streamer->data-transport lifetime dependency
//task (sptr) is required to add a streamer->async-handler lifetime dependency
my_streamer->set_xport_chan_get_buff(
stream_i,
boost::bind(&get_tx_buff_with_flowctrl, task, guts, xport.send, fc_window, _1)
);
//Give the streamer a functor handled received async messages
my_streamer->set_async_receiver(
boost::bind(&async_md_type::pop_with_timed_wait, async_md, _1, _2)
);
my_streamer->set_xport_chan_sid(stream_i, true, data_sid);
my_streamer->set_enable_trailer(false); //TODO not implemented trailer support yet
//Store a weak pointer to prevent a streamer->x300_impl->streamer circular dependency
mb.tx_streamers[radio_index] = boost::weak_ptr(my_streamer);
//sets all tick and samp rates on this streamer
const fs_path mb_path = "/mboards/"+boost::lexical_cast(mb_index);
_tree->access(mb_path / "tick_rate").update();
_tree->access(mb_path / "tx_dsps" / boost::lexical_cast(radio_index) / "rate" / "value").update();
}
synchronize_dacs(radios_list);
return my_streamer;
}