>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Crosthwaite <peter.crosthwa...@petalogix.com> writes:
Peter> So ptimer has safeguards against misuse in periodic mode but Peter> not one-shot mode? This strikes me as inconsistent. I.E. for Peter> one use case the safeguard is in ptimer, and the other in the Peter> client device. I think if we are in the bussiness of putting Peter> these safeguards in ptimer itself then it should be there for Peter> all use cases yes? I.E. the fix for this is making sure Peter> one-shot ptimer give the cpu a look in. When a one-shot timer fires, it has to be reset by the CPU before it'll fire again. So the CPU always gets a look in --- or ought to. -- Dr Peter Chubb peter.chubb AT nicta.com.au http://www.ssrg.nicta.com.au Software Systems Research Group/NICTA
