MoveBase::planThread分析

 void MoveBase::planThread(){
    ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("move_base_plan_thread","Starting planner thread...");
    ros::NodeHandle n;
    ros::Timer timer;
    bool wait_for_wake = false;
    boost::unique_lock<boost::recursive_mutex> lock(planner_mutex_);//锁住planner_mutex_
    while(n.ok()){
      //check if we should run the planner (the mutex is locked)
      while(wait_for_wake || !runPlanner_){//线程继续运行依赖于变量runPlanner_ ，唤醒线程依赖于条件变量planner_cond_
        //if we should not be running the planner then suspend this thread
        ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("move_base_plan_thread","Planner thread is suspending");
        planner_cond_.wait(lock);
        wait_for_wake = false;
      }
      ros::Time start_time = ros::Time::now();

      //time to plan! get a copy of the goal and unlock the mutex
      geometry_msgs::PoseStamped temp_goal = planner_goal_;
      lock.unlock();
      ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("move_base_plan_thread","Planning...");

      //run planner
      planner_plan_->clear();
      bool gotPlan = n.ok() && makePlan(temp_goal, *planner_plan_);

      if(gotPlan){//如果makePlan成功则上锁
        ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("move_base_plan_thread","Got Plan with %zu points!", planner_plan_->size());
        //pointer swap the plans under mutex (the controller will pull from latest_plan_)
        std::vector<geometry_msgs::PoseStamped>* temp_plan = planner_plan_;

        lock.lock();
        planner_plan_ = latest_plan_;
        latest_plan_ = temp_plan;
        last_valid_plan_ = ros::Time::now();
        planning_retries_ = 0;
        new_global_plan_ = true;

        ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("move_base_plan_thread","Generated a plan from the base_global_planner");

        //make sure we only start the controller if we still haven't reached the goal
        if(runPlanner_)
          state_ = CONTROLLING;
        if(planner_frequency_ <= 0)
          runPlanner_ = false;
        lock.unlock();
      }
      //if we didn't get a plan and we are in the planning state (the robot isn't moving)
      else if(state_==PLANNING){
        ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("move_base_plan_thread","No Plan...");
        ros::Time attempt_end = last_valid_plan_ + ros::Duration(planner_patience_);

        //check if we've tried to make a plan for over our time limit or our maximum number of retries
        //issue #496: we stop planning when one of the conditions is true, but if max_planning_retries_
        //is negative (the default), it is just ignored and we have the same behavior as ever
        lock.lock();
        planning_retries_++;
        if(runPlanner_ &&
           (ros::Time::now() > attempt_end || planning_retries_ > uint32_t(max_planning_retries_))){
          //we'll move into our obstacle clearing mode
          state_ = CLEARING;
          runPlanner_ = false;  // proper solution for issue #523
          publishZeroVelocity();
          recovery_trigger_ = PLANNING_R;
        }

        lock.unlock();
      }

      //take the mutex for the next iteration
      lock.lock();

      //setup sleep interface if needed
      if(planner_frequency_ > 0){
        ros::Duration sleep_time = (start_time + ros::Duration(1.0/planner_frequency_)) - ros::Time::now();
        if (sleep_time > ros::Duration(0.0)){
          wait_for_wake = true;
          timer = n.createTimer(sleep_time, &MoveBase::wakePlanner, this);
        }
      }
    }
  }