// $Id: ssx_timer_init.c,v 1.2 2014/02/03 01:30:44 daviddu Exp $ // $Source: /afs/awd/projects/eclipz/KnowledgeBase/.cvsroot/eclipz/chips/p8/working/procedures/ssx/ssx/ssx_timer_init.c,v $ //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // *! (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp. 2013 // *! All Rights Reserved -- Property of IBM // *! *** IBM Confidential *** //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- /// \file ssx_timer_init.c /// \brief SSX timer initialization /// /// The entry points in this file might only be used during initialization of /// the application. In this case the code space for these routines could be /// recovered and reused after initialization. #include "ssx.h" // Implementation of timer creation static int _ssx_timer_create(SsxTimer *timer, SsxTimerCallback callback, void *arg, int options) { if (SSX_ERROR_CHECK_API) { SSX_ERROR_IF((timer == 0), SSX_INVALID_TIMER_AT_CREATE); } ssx_deque_element_create((SsxDeque*)timer); timer->timeout = 0; timer->period = 0; timer->callback = callback; timer->arg = arg; timer->options = options; return SSX_OK; } /// Create (initialize) a preemptible timer. /// /// \param timer The SsxTimer to initialize. /// /// \param callback The timer callback /// /// \param arg Private data provided to the callback. /// /// Once created with ssx_timer_create() a timer can be scheduled with /// ssx_timer_schedule() or ssx_timer_schedule_absolute(), which queues the /// timer in the kernel time queue. Timers can be cancelled by a call of /// ssx_timer_cancel(). /// /// Timers created with ssx_timer_create() are always run as noncritical /// interrupt handlers with interrupt preemption enabled. Timer callbacks are /// free to enter critical sections of any priorioty if required, but must /// always exit with noncritical interrupts enabled. /// /// Caution: SSX has no way to know if an SsxTimer structure provided to /// ssx_timer_create() is safe to use as a timer, and will silently modify /// whatever memory is provided. /// /// Return values other then SSX_OK (0) are errors; see \ref ssx_errors /// /// \retval 0 Successful completion /// /// \retval -SSX_INVALID_TIMER_AT_CREATE The \a timer is a null (0) pointer. int ssx_timer_create(SsxTimer *timer, SsxTimerCallback callback, void *arg) { return _ssx_timer_create(timer, callback, arg, SSX_TIMER_CALLBACK_PREEMPTIBLE); } /// Create (initialize) a nonpreemptible timer. /// /// \param timer The SsxTimer to initialize. /// /// \param callback The timer callback /// /// \param arg Private data provided to the callback. /// /// Once created with ssx_timer_create_preemptible() a timer can be scheduled /// with ssx_timer_schedule() or ssx_timer_schedule_absolute(), which queues /// the timer in the kernel time queue. Timers can be cancelled by a call of /// ssx_timer_cancel(). /// /// Timers created with ssx_timer_create_nonpreemptible() are always run as /// noncritical interrupt handlers with interrupt preemption disabled. Timer /// callbacks are free to later enable preemption if desired, but must always /// exit with noncritical interrupts disabled. /// /// \note The use of ssx_timer_create_nonpreemptible() should be rare, and the /// timer callbacks should be short and sweet to avoid long interrupt /// latencies for other interrupts. This API was initially introduced for use /// by the SSX kernel itself when scheduling thread-timer callbacks to avoid /// potential race conditions with other interrupts that may modify thread /// state or the state of the time queue. Applications may also require this /// facility to guarantee a consistent state in the event that other /// interrupts may cancel the timer. /// /// Caution: SSX has no way to know if an SsxTimer structure provided to /// ssx_timer_create() is safe to use as a timer, and will silently modify /// whatever memory is provided. /// /// Return values other then SSX_OK (0) are errors; see \ref ssx_errors /// /// \retval 0 Successful completion /// /// \retval -SSX_INVALID_TIMER_AT_CREATE The \a timer is a null (0) pointer. int ssx_timer_create_nonpreemptible(SsxTimer *timer, SsxTimerCallback callback, void *arg) { return _ssx_timer_create(timer, callback, arg, 0); }