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Re: [rtl] scheduling question

To: daniel sheltraw <l5gibson@hotmail.com>, rtl@rtlinux.org
Subject: Re: [rtl] scheduling question
From: Paolo Mantegazza <mantegazza@aero.polimi.it>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 11:08:19 +0200
Organization: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Politecnico di Milano
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daniel sheltraw wrote:
> 
> Greetings RTL/RTAIsters
> 
> What is the longest delay in clock ticks that can be given to
> rt_task_make_periodic (2^32 ?) for the period argument?
> What are some ways to produce longer periods?
> 
> Thanks,
> Daniel

AFAIK the period is a "long long" so that it can be up to (2^63 - 1).
Note in any case that the ticking will be 100hz to satisfy Linux timer.

Ciao, Paolo.

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