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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/ChangeLog | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bsp_howto/clock.t | 28 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 95a9b24380..75945cd4ea 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2008-09-05 Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com> + + * bsp_howto/clock.t: The Shared Memory Driver no longer requires the + special IOCTL in Clock_control. This was a hack which has existed + since before the Classic API Timer Manager was implemented. All + implementations of and references to Clock_control were removed. + 2008-09-02 Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com> * user/conf.t: Add CONFIGURE_BSP_PREREQUISITE_DRIVERS and diff --git a/doc/bsp_howto/clock.t b/doc/bsp_howto/clock.t index 69b16e154b..c6d46d4756 100644 --- a/doc/bsp_howto/clock.t +++ b/doc/bsp_howto/clock.t @@ -104,29 +104,7 @@ rtems_isr Clock_isr( rtems_vector_number vector ) @section IO Control -The clock driver must supply a handler for the IO control device driver -entry point. This functionality is used by other components -- notably -the Shared Memory Driver to install a wrapper for the clock interrupt -service routine. The following shows the functionality required: - -@example -@group -rtems_device_driver Clock_control( - rtems_device_major_number major, - rtems_device_minor_number minor, - void *pargp -) -@{ - error check the argument pointer parameter - - if the command is "ISR" - invoke the clock interrupt service routine - else if the command is "NEW" - install the requested handler -@} -@end group -@end example - - - +Prior to RTEMS 4.9, the Shared Memory MPCI Driver required a special +IOCTL in the Clock Driver. This is no longer required and the Clock +Driver does not have to provide an IOCTL method at all. |