Re: Issues with start_frame

David Brownell <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.usb.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> > Clearly anyone who's interested in the value will want to know the full
> > microframe number.  But on the other hand, the value returned from
> > ehci_get_frame() actually _is_ a frame number, so there's no way for
> > drivers to learn the current microframe.  Thus we have several related
> > problems: How to tell whether you're dealing with frames or microframes
> > and when to use each.  Any suggestions on how to solve them?
> 
> Simplest notion:  define new primitives that always work in terms
> of microframes, convert to using them exclusively.  Full speed ISO
> would ignore the LSBs.  Phase out the old primitives; it's not as
> if anyone can rely on them much right now ... 
> 
> Alternatively, do that but make the old primitives work right and
> don't phase them out.  At least, not for a year or two; this would
> help if anyone actually uses those primitives right now.
> 
> Long term -- as yo

GRR, flakey keyboard.

"Long term -- as yo"u probably guessed, I'd rather just see a single
programming interface for such stuff.  Easier to test, document, and
maintain.

- Dave

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