From: Graeme Russ <graeme.russ@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [RFC] Review of U-Boot timer API
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:53:05 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DDCEDA1.2010101@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110525113232.0F084CFB8A4@gemini.denx.de>
Hi Wolfgang,
On 25/05/11 21:32, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Graeme Russ,
>
> In message <4DDCBD3D.4080409@gmail.com> you wrote:
>>
>>> I see two options:
>>>
>>> 1) either we can have some signal when the timer wrapes around (like
>>> an interrupt); in this case it does not matter how big the counter
>>> itself is, we just increment our own local 64 bit timestamp.
>>>
>>> 2) Alternatively, I could imagine we use a 64 bit container plus a
>>> mask which specifiec how many bits are actually used - then we can
>>> accommodate counters with any numbers of valid bits.
>>>
>>
>> 3) Keep calling get_timer() (which you do when checking protocol time-outs)
>> - This keeps kicking the prescaler
>
> We cannot guarantee for this, so this is not really an option.
>
You can when you are waiting for a timeout
Regards,
Graeme
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Thread overview: 101+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-21 12:38 [U-Boot] [RFC] Review of U-Boot timer API Graeme Russ
[not found] ` <4DD7DB64.70605@comcast.net>
2011-05-22 0:06 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-22 0:43 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-22 4:26 ` Reinhard Meyer
2011-05-22 6:23 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-22 7:21 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-22 7:44 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-22 8:15 ` Reinhard Meyer
2011-05-23 0:02 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-23 0:20 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 0:14 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 1:00 ` Graeme Russ
[not found] ` <4DD9B608.7080307@comcast.net>
2011-05-23 1:42 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-23 5:02 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 5:25 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-23 6:29 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-05-23 10:53 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-23 16:22 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 12:09 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-23 12:29 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-23 13:19 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-23 17:30 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 18:24 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-05-23 19:18 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-23 18:27 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 19:33 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-23 20:26 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 21:51 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-23 20:48 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-23 3:26 ` Reinhard Meyer
2011-05-23 5:20 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-22 6:57 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-23 12:13 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 3:42 ` Mike Frysinger
2011-05-24 4:07 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-24 4:24 ` Mike Frysinger
2011-05-24 4:35 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-24 5:31 ` Reinhard Meyer
2011-05-24 5:43 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-24 6:11 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-05-24 7:10 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-24 14:15 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 14:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 15:23 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-24 19:09 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 13:29 ` Scott McNutt
2011-05-24 14:19 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 16:51 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-24 18:59 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-24 19:31 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 19:19 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-24 22:32 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-25 5:17 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 16:50 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-25 19:56 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 0:17 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 2:53 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-25 3:21 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 5:28 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 6:06 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 8:08 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 8:38 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 11:37 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 11:52 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 12:26 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 12:42 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 12:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 13:14 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 13:38 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 21:11 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 21:16 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 23:13 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-26 0:15 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-26 0:33 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-26 4:19 ` Reinhard Meyer
2011-05-26 4:40 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-26 5:03 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-26 5:16 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-26 5:25 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-26 5:55 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-05-26 6:18 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-26 6:36 ` Reinhard Meyer
2011-05-26 8:48 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-26 9:02 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-26 4:54 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-25 5:25 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 6:02 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 8:06 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 8:26 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 11:32 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 11:53 ` Graeme Russ [this message]
2011-05-25 12:27 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 12:36 ` Scott McNutt
2011-05-25 12:43 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 13:08 ` Scott McNutt
2011-05-25 13:16 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 13:46 ` Scott McNutt
2011-05-25 14:21 ` Graeme Russ
2011-05-25 19:46 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-05-25 20:40 ` J. William Campbell
2011-05-25 20:48 ` Wolfgang Denk
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