Introduce ITTI queue in RRC-to-MAC direction

resolve ue rcc to mac race conditions by a itti queue, but it doesn't
resolve the problem of exact slot we should apply the new cell
configurtion

fhi_72: allow to provide dpdk_iova_mode to xran

- Introduce a gNB configuration option that enables users to select the
  desired IOVA mode for DPDK ("PA" or "VA") with dpdk_iova_mode
  parameters in fhi_72 configuration section. If not set, the default
  remains PA mode to ensure backward compatibility with existing
  configurations. Detailed information about IOVA modes, including their
  advantages and disadvantages, can be found in the DPDK documentation:
  Memory in DPDK Part 2: Deep Dive into IOVA
- Using IOVA VA mode allows DPDK to run without requiring SYS_ADMIN
  capability for the docker container.
- Switch to IOVA VA mode in the FHI7.2 pipeline and reduce the required
  capabilities for the docker container.

Move UL_INFO structure allocation local to a rx slot processing

UL_INFO is allocated a gNB, so require mutex and obscur information
passing function to function.  Instead, make a local UL_INFO per slot,
removing the mutex and making the code easier to understand.

Use UL_INFO on the stack, to simplify the code.  move in the same struct
the associated rach, pdu, crc, srs arrays that where pointed from
directly in gNB structure Keep in nfapi the existing logic that make
malloc for theses rach, pdu, crc, srs array lists

Pass only relevant fields, where appropriate.
Co-authored-by: Robert Schmidt <robert.schmidt@openairinterface.org>

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/nrLDPC_coding_improvements_2' into integration_2025_w02 (!3187)

nrLDPC_coding: Fix naming, comments, superfluous variables and documentation typos in coding library interfaces

This MR is clarifying the interfaces to the LDPC coding libraries.  It
aims to improve the readability of the interfaces and compliance of
naming with specification 38.212.

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/Fix_yaml_example_config_file' into integration_2025_w02 (!3196)

Fix yaml example config file

amf_ip_address is decoded as a paramlist_def_t and not as a paramdef_t,
so in the config file it should be a list of ip addresses

In current develop just by trying to run this config file with:

    sudo ./nr-softmodem -O ../../../targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.fr1.106PRB.usrpb210.yaml

results in a segfault.

Config files improvements for PRACH

Some PRACH parameters in configuration files are not properly set.

- number of SSB per RACH occasion should be 1 when we have only 1 SSB
  (it would still work with 1/2 but it makes little sense and might
  limit UE selection of ROs).
- some PRACH configuration indices would generate PRACH conflicting with
  PUCCH and therefore reducing scheduling capabilities

Further cleanup of some config files still using deprecated fields

Switching to IOVA VA mode in the FHI7.2 pipeline reduces the required
capabilities for the Docker container. This change allows the removal
of the SYS_ADMIN capability.

In DPDK, IO Virtual Addresses (IOVA) refers to the memory addressing
scheme used for IO operations. The two IOVA modes supported by DPDK are:

- IOVA as Physical Address (PA): IO memory addresses correspond directly
  to physical addresses, no address translation required.
- IOVA as Virtual Address (VA): IO memory addresses align with user-space
  virtual addresses, requiring IOMMU to remap physical memory.

Previously, this was hardcoded to 0, to use IOVA as PA mode, with xRAN's
DPDK EAL initialization using the "--iova-mode=pa" flag.

This commit introduces a gNB configuration option to allow users to select
the desired IOVA mode. The default remains PA mode to
ensure backward compatibility.

Using IOVA VA mode allows DPDK to run without requiring SYS_ADMIN
capability in the docker container.

NR UE fix DCI mask size

Previous maximum size was 15 but in practice it could be at least up to
18. Also moved assertion on non-contiguous type0 DLSCH allocation to L1
(to remove blocking point for L2 implementation).

CI: change frequency for timing and B200-SABOX pipelines

Change center frequency of

- RAN-SA-B200-Module-SABOX-Container - 20 MHz TDD SA scenario from
  3309.48 MHz to 3609.12 MHz
- RAN-gNB-N300-Timing-Phytest-LDPC - Timing phytest 40 MHz scenario from
  3619.08 MHz to 3319.68 Mhz

to avoid interference between the SABOX and timing pipeline.

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/improve-pusch-per-symbol-processing' into integration_2025_w02 (!3175)

Improvements for PUSCH per symbol processing

- Improved the assert in task_ans.c
- Fixed and issue with PUSCH per-symbol processing that could cause an
  issue in case num_pusch_symbols_per_thread is not 1.

NR gNB MSG3 TPC

This MR improves the handling of MSG3 TPC commands at MAC gNB.

TODO: Compute TPC when PRACH sends a valid power measurements (currently
not the case for OAI L1, to be verified with Aerial L1)

Closes #866

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/NR_gNB_MAC_improvements_for_analog_beam_management' into integration_2025_w02 (!3101)

NR gNB improvements for analog beam management

- Improvements at gNB MAC layer to properly handle analog beam
  management for all channels
- Simple beam switching mechanism based on UE RSRP report

fix(nrLDPC_coding): in segment decoder, move useless memset on decoder output c to the oly case where it is useful

fix(documentation): typos and strengthen the explanation of the adaptation layer between slot coding and segment coding

fix(nrLDPC_coding): cleanup the naming of the K, Kprime and Zc variables to comply with the standard 38.212-5.2.2

fix(nrLDPC_decoder): Rename E in Kprime in segment decoder parameters to comply with standard naming

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/ci-fix-dockerfile-for-fhi-build' into integration_2025_w02 (!3186)

chore(ci): improved errors messages visibility

1. There was a trailing && before $BUILD_OPTIONS in the command line
2. Added leading lines and more pattern to the grep command that
   displays errors/warnings messages during docker build since we don't
   have access to all.txt if build fails

Use UL actor for processSlotTx

Use UL actor instead of Thread pool for processSlotTX.

Closes #887

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/nrLDPC_coding_improvements_1' into integration_2025_w02 (!3173)

nrLDPC_coding: improvements

One improvement in this changeset: Functions nr_interleaving_ldpc,
nr_deinterleaving_ldpc, nr_rate_matching_ldpc and
nr_rate_matching_ldpc_rx that were previously linked with the PHY layer
in the executables are now linked with the LDPC coding implementations
where they are called.

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/better-c-style-common-options' into integration_2025_w02 (!3135)

replace a set of #define by a C bit array, remove duplicated extern global variable declaration

amf_ip_address is decoded as a paramlist_def_t and not as a paramdef_t, so in the config file it should be a list of ip addresses

The parent commit cleans up and groups oai_exit in one place,
nr-softmodem-common.h. Therefore, this 5G file is included in the 4G
defs_common.h (at least it's mostly 4G), which is not nice. Instead,
define oai_exit also in 4G softmodem-common.h, and include this in
defs_common.h. Remove the cyclic inclusion of defs_common.h in
softmodem-common.h, and resolve all subsequent errors around unknown
types and extern definition mismatches.

fix(nrLDPC_coding_segment): missing dependency of nr_coding_segment_decoder, nr_coding_segment_encoder, nr_coding_segment_utils and nr_coding_xdma_decoder on generate_T

fix(nrLDPC_coding_segment): Reorganize segment and xdma CMakeFiles.txt to avoid redundant compilation

fix(nrLDPC_coding_segment): move rate matching, interleaving and their counterparts to segment coding implementation

Signed-off-by: Raphael Defosseux <raphael.defosseux@eurecom.fr>

Reduce race conditions through a itti queue, such that RRC-initiated MAC
memory modifications happen at the same time as MAC thread writes.
However, it doesn't resolve the problem of exact slot we should apply
the new cell configurtion.