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authorSebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>2016-12-20 13:04:59 +0100
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Timer Driver
************
+.. warning::
+
+ The Timer Driver is superfluous and should be replaced by the RTEMS counter
+ support. Ask on the mailing list if you plan to write a Timer Driver.
+
The timer driver is primarily used by the RTEMS Timing Tests. This driver
provides as accurate a benchmark timer as possible. It typically reports its
time in microseconds, CPU cycles, or bus cycles. This information can be very