Re: [Xenomai-help] xnpod_announce_tick when migrating from 2.3 to 2.4

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@domain.hid>]

Thomas Necker wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I'm trying to migrate our software from 2.3 to 2.4 and I'm struggling
> with the new timebase concept.
> Here is how it works in 2.3:
> - I have a small kernel module that calls xnpod_stop_timer and then
> xnpod_start_timer with a handling function of my own.
> - This handling function does some housekeeping and then calls
> xnpod_announce_tick to trigger the nucleus (and eventually the pSOS
> skin).
> This is basically what Philippe suggested about a year ago.
> Now, all these functions are gone in 2.4, how's the best way to do
> something similar now?
> I couldn't figure out how the new timebase concept can be used for that.
> Thanks in advance.

Why do you need to hook into the internals of the timekeeping system?
Why not simply register some xntimer with the unmodified core? Sorry in
case that the original thread explains this, but I don't have it at hand.

Jan

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