Re: Timer 0

That is done automatically if you use RTL clock_nanosleep. If the scheduler
overhead is too great, take a look at the scheduler and use the operations
to directly call your handler from the clock.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 11:35:29AM -0400, Ed Lankford wrote:
> For a data acquisition program, what would be the effects of reprogramming 
> the timer 0 (change the countdown value) and the corresponding interrupt 
> vector address to point to my hardware handler routine from within a RT 
> thread?  I would do this for a few seconds and then return both to their 
> prior settings.  This is what I used to do in a DOS program for very good 
> interrupt timing.  I also disabled all other interrupts for those critical 
> seconds, and read the CMOS clock and updated the system time of day clock 
> when finished. Thanks.
> 
> Ed
> 
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