Linux use timer in muticast to excute periodically a function to keep session between switch & computer whitch need multicast flux , so it use one timer by multicast connection(IGMP protocol). this work not need a real time behaviurs, so why I have asked about using the same timer in RTNET framework. I can use real periodic task but I don't need real time behaviors in this case, may be rt task with low priority.
Amine > Amine El hedadi wrote: > > Hi > > It is possible to use Linux timer in RTNET framework? > > Linux use them for multicast support. > > Generally not - as long as not just device setup, reconfiguration, or > shutdown is involved. You would have to use equivalent RTAI features. > > What are these timers precisely used for? Right now, I cannot imaging > what kind multicast related job needs timing. Shouldn't it "just" be > programming some additional MAC addresses (or address hash values) the > card shall listen to? Or are those timers required for higher layers? > > Jan > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. > Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! > Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own > Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 > _______________________________________________ > RTnet-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rtnet-developers ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 _______________________________________________ RTnet-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rtnet-developers
