/**
 * @file rtems/rtems/support.h
 *
 *  This include file contains information about support functions for
 *  the RTEMS API.
 */

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 *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
 *
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 *
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 */

#ifndef _RTEMS_RTEMS_SUPPORT_H
#define _RTEMS_RTEMS_SUPPORT_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include <rtems/rtems/types.h>

/**
 *  @addtogroup ClassicRTEMS
 *  @{
 */

/**
 *  @brief milliseconds to microseconds
 *
 *  This is the public milliseconds to microseconds conversion.
 */
#define RTEMS_MILLISECONDS_TO_MICROSECONDS(_ms) \
        TOD_MILLISECONDS_TO_MICROSECONDS(_ms)

/**
 *  @brief milliseconds to ticks
 *
 *  This is the public milliseconds to ticks conversion.
 */
#define RTEMS_MILLISECONDS_TO_TICKS(_ms) \
        TOD_MILLISECONDS_TO_TICKS(_ms)

/**
 *  @brief microseconds to ticks
 *
 *  This is the public microseconds to tick conversion.
 */
#define RTEMS_MICROSECONDS_TO_TICKS(_ms) \
        TOD_MICROSECONDS_TO_TICKS(_ms)

/**
 *  @brief get workspace information
 *
 *  This returns information about the heap that is used as
 *  the RTEMS Executive Workspace.
 *
 *  @param[in] the_info
 *
 *  @return TRUE if successful
 */
boolean rtems_workspace_get_information(
  Heap_Information_block  *the_info
);

/**
 *  @brief get workspace information
 *
 *  This returns information about the heap that is used as
 *  the RTEMS Executive Workspace.
 *
 *  @param[in] bytes is the number of bytes to allocate 
 *  @param[in] pointer is the returned pointer to allocated memory
 *
 *  @return TRUE if successful
 */
boolean rtems_workspace_allocate(
  size_t   bytes,
  void   **pointer
);

/**
 * @brief free workspace
 *
 *  This frees the workspace that was allocated from   
 *  the RTEMS Executive Workspace.
 *
 *  @param[in] pointer is the allocated workspace
 *
 *  @return TRUE if successful
 */
boolean rtems_workspace_free(
  void *pointer
);

#ifndef __RTEMS_APPLICATION__
#include <rtems/rtems/support.inl>
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

/**@}*/

#endif
/* end of include file */