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Re: [rtl] scheduling question



Thanks Paolo

100 Hz? When/how does the switch to a 100 Hz clock happen?
What is AFAIK?

Daniel


>From: Paolo Mantegazza <mantegazza@aero.polimi.it>
>To: daniel sheltraw <l5gibson@hotmail.com>, rtl@rtlinux.org
>Subject: Re: [rtl] scheduling question
>Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 11:08:19 +0200
>
>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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