Modify the stack set up when ARM7/9 tasks are created to ensure the assert() calls in xTaskCreate() don't fail. In this case, the assert that would fail is actually redundant anyway, but should not be removed as it might not be redundant in all ports.

Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_AT91FR40008/port.c

@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxPortInitialiseStack( portSTACK_TYPE *pxTopOfStack, pdTASK_CODE
 portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
+	
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
 
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as 
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */

Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_AT91SAM7S/port.c

@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@
  * to ARM mode are contained in portISR.c.
  *----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/*
-	Changes from V2.5.2
-		
-	+ ulCriticalNesting is now saved as part of the task context, as is 
-	  therefore added to the initial task stack during pxPortInitialiseStack.
-*/
-
-
 /* Standard includes. */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -122,6 +114,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as 
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/port.c

@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as 
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC23xx/port.c

@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxPortInitialiseStack( portSTACK_TYPE *pxTopOfStack, pdTASK_CODE
 portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
+	
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
 
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as 
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */

Source/portable/GCC/STR75x/port.c

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/IAR/AtmelSAM7S64/port.c

@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/IAR/AtmelSAM9XE/port.c

@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/IAR/STR71x/port.c

@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/IAR/STR75x/port.c

@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/IAR/STR91x/port.c

@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxPortInitialiseStack( portSTACK_TYPE *pxTopOfStack, pdTASK_CODE
 
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
 
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
+
 	/* Setup the initial stack of the task.  The stack is set exactly as
 	expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
 

Source/portable/RVDS/ARM7_LPC21xx/port.c

@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ portSTACK_TYPE *pxOriginalTOS;
 	Remember where the top of the (simulated) stack is before we place 
 	anything on it. */
 	pxOriginalTOS = pxTopOfStack;
+	
+	/* To ensure asserts in tasks.c don't fail, although in this case the assert
+	is not really required. */
+	pxTopOfStack--;
 
 	/* First on the stack is the return address - which in this case is the
 	start of the task.  The offset is added to make the return address appear