Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Jan Kiszka
Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 20:05, Jan Kiszka escreveu: >> ... We would definitely need a good name for it, rtdm_clock_read_ex(), rtdm_clock_read_tsc(), rtdm_clock_read_monotonic()? I'm not going to break rtdm_clock_read() by adding an argument (oth

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 20:05, Jan Kiszka escreveu: > ... >>> We would definitely need a good name for it, >>> rtdm_clock_read_ex(), rtdm_clock_read_tsc(), >>> rtdm_clock_read_monotonic()? I'm not going to break rtdm_clock_read() by >>> adding an argument (otherwise, I would have to fix too many d

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
>... >"Resolution" is the accurate term, indeed. To include what I think is >the core of your suggestions: >... Please, ignore this. As I've said in another message, I was reading a prior documentation version. It is good the way it is. Rodrigo.

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Jan Kiszka
Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 15:33, Jan Kiszka escreveu: > >> Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: >>> Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 14:25, Gilles Chanteperdrix escreveu: Jan Kiszka wrote: >> Sometimes the result is "Should be near 84000: 10", that is kind of >>

Re: [Xenomai-core] xenomai homepage: missing description

2006-03-13 Thread Bruno Rouchouse
Hi ! Le 13 mars 06 à 23:33, Stefan Kisdaroczi a écrit : hi, suggestion for www.xenomai.org, page 'home': as its the first page displayed, there should be a small description about xenomai. You can take the first paragraph at gna [1] and add the supported archs and mention the GPL: Xenom

[Xenomai-core] xenomai homepage: missing description

2006-03-13 Thread Stefan Kisdaroczi
hi, suggestion for www.xenomai.org, page 'home': as its the first page displayed, there should be a small description about xenomai. You can take the first paragraph at gna [1] and add the supported archs and mention the GPL: Xenomai is a real-time development framework cooperating with the Lin

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 15:33, Jan Kiszka escreveu: >Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: >> Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 14:25, Gilles Chanteperdrix escreveu: >>> Jan Kiszka wrote: > Sometimes the result is "Should be near 84000: 10", that is kind of > correct, since the tickval is 10, alt

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 15:24, Jan Kiszka escreveu: >Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: >> Sorry Jan, I was looking at a different documentation. Now I read the >> right one. It is good. But I didn't understand why didn't you keep the >> latter note: "The nucleus timer has to be started to obtain val

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Actually, I noted a minor typo error in the documentation: " of the this service" should be " of this service" Best Regards, Rodrigo. Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 14:58, Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas escreveu: >Sorry Jan, I was looking at a dif

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Jan Kiszka
Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 08:48, você escreveu: >> ... >> >>> Do you mean that rtdm_clock_read will always read a multiple of tickval >>> value? If so, I think it would be good to make it clear on its >>> documentation. "Get system time" isn't enough for getting this

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Jan Kiszka
Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 14:25, Gilles Chanteperdrix escreveu: > >> Jan Kiszka wrote: Sometimes the result is "Should be near 84000: 10", that is kind of correct, since the tickval is 10, although I think that those functions in the RTDM driv

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Jan Kiszka
Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Sorry Jan, I was looking at a different documentation. Now I read the right > one. It is good. But I didn't understand why didn't you keep the latter note: > "The nucleus timer has to be started to obtain valid results." I would > include it before the other note

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Sorry Jan, I was looking at a different documentation. Now I read the right one. It is good. But I didn't understand why didn't you keep the latter note: "The nucleus timer has to be started to obtain valid results." I would include it before the other note. Thank you, Rodrigo. __

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Gilles Chanteperdrix
Jan Kiszka wrote: > > Sometimes the result is "Should be near 84000: 10", that is kind of > > correct, since the tickval is 10, although I think that those > > functions > > in the RTDM driver context should be independent of the tick value set by > > the > > user program... Mayb

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 14:25, Gilles Chanteperdrix escreveu: >Jan Kiszka wrote: > > > Sometimes the result is "Should be near 84000: 10", that is kind of > > > correct, since the tickval is 10, although I think that those > > > functions in the RTDM driver context should be independent o

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 11:54, Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas escreveu: >I liked the note, but I would include another one: >"When in periodic mode, the time resolution is limited to the tick set to > the system timer" or something like. Maybe

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas
Em Segunda 13 Março 2006 08:48, você escreveu: >... > >> Do you mean that rtdm_clock_read will always read a multiple of tickval >> value? If so, I think it would be good to make it clear on its >> documentation. "Get system time" isn't enough for getting this >> information, IMHO. > >Please have a

Re: [Xenomai-core] RTDM and Timer functions

2006-03-13 Thread Jan Kiszka
Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Em Sexta 10 Março 2006 15:32, Jan Kiszka escreveu: > >> Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: >>> Em Quinta 09 Março 2006 17:33, Jan Kiszka escreveu: Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas wrote: > Hi Jan, > > I'm still concerned about the future of RTDM and timer funct