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diff --git a/c-user/timer/operations.rst b/c-user/timer/operations.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8a6404f --- /dev/null +++ b/c-user/timer/operations.rst @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 + +.. Copyright (C) 1988, 2008 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR) + +Operations +========== + +Creating a Timer +---------------- + +The ``rtems_timer_create`` directive creates a timer by allocating a Timer +Control Block (TMCB), assigning the timer a user-specified name, and assigning +it a timer ID. Newly created timers do not have a timer service routine +associated with them and are not active. + +Obtaining Timer IDs +------------------- + +When a timer is created, RTEMS generates a unique timer ID and assigns it to +the created timer until it is deleted. The timer ID may be obtained by either +of two methods. First, as the result of an invocation of the +``rtems_timer_create`` directive, the timer ID is stored in a user provided +location. Second, the timer ID may be obtained later using the +``rtems_timer_ident`` directive. The timer ID is used by other directives to +manipulate this timer. + +Initiating an Interval Timer +---------------------------- + +The ``rtems_timer_fire_after`` and ``rtems_timer_server_fire_after`` directives +initiate a timer to fire a user provided timer service routine after the +specified number of clock ticks have elapsed. When the interval has elapsed, +the timer service routine will be invoked from a clock tick +directive if it was initiated by the ``rtems_timer_fire_after`` directive and +from the Timer Server task if initiated by the +``rtems_timer_server_fire_after`` directive. + +Initiating a Time of Day Timer +------------------------------ + +The ``rtems_timer_fire_when`` and ``rtems_timer_server_fire_when`` directive +initiate a timer to fire a user provided timer service routine when the +specified time of day has been reached. When the interval has elapsed, the +timer service routine will be invoked from a clock tick directive +by the ``rtems_timer_fire_when`` directive and from the Timer Server task if +initiated by the ``rtems_timer_server_fire_when`` directive. + +Canceling a Timer +----------------- + +The ``rtems_timer_cancel`` directive is used to halt the specified timer. Once +canceled, the timer service routine will not fire unless the timer is +reinitiated. The timer can be reinitiated using the ``rtems_timer_reset``, +``rtems_timer_fire_after``, and ``rtems_timer_fire_when`` directives. + +Resetting a Timer +----------------- + +The ``rtems_timer_reset`` directive is used to restore an interval timer +initiated by a previous invocation of ``rtems_timer_fire_after`` or +``rtems_timer_server_fire_after`` to its original interval length. If the +timer has not been used or the last usage of this timer was by the +``rtems_timer_fire_when`` or ``rtems_timer_server_fire_when`` directive, then +an error is returned. The timer service routine is not changed or fired by +this directive. + +Initiating the Timer Server +--------------------------- + +The ``rtems_timer_initiate_server`` directive is used to allocate and start the +execution of the Timer Server task. The application can specify both the stack +size and attributes of the Timer Server. The Timer Server executes at a +priority higher than any application task and thus the user can expect to be +preempted as the result of executing the ``rtems_timer_initiate_server`` +directive. + +Deleting a Timer +---------------- + +The ``rtems_timer_delete`` directive is used to delete a timer. If the timer +is running and has not expired, the timer is automatically canceled. The +timer's control block is returned to the TMCB free list when it is deleted. A +timer can be deleted by a task other than the task which created the timer. +Any subsequent references to the timer's name and ID are invalid. |