/* microkernel/ticks.h - microkernel tick header file */ /* * Copyright (c) 1997-2015 Wind River Systems, Inc. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ #ifndef TICKS_H #define TICKS_H /** * @brief Microkernel Timers * @defgroup microkernel_timer Microkernel Timers * @ingroup microkernel_services * @{ */ #include #include /* externs */ #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /** * @brief Set time-slicing period and scope * * This routine controls how task time slicing is performed by the task * scheduler; it specifes the maximum time slice length (in ticks) and * the highest priority task level for which time slicing is performed. * * To enable time slicing, a non-zero time slice length must be specified. * The task scheduler then ensures that no executing task runs for more than * the specified number of ticks before giving other tasks of that priority * a chance to execute. (However, any task whose priority is higher than the * specified task priority level is exempted, and may execute as long as * desired without being pre-empted due to time slicing.) * * Time slicing limits only the maximum amount of time a task may continuously * execute. Once the scheduler selects a task for execution, there is no minimum * guaranteed time the task will execute before tasks of greater or equal * priority are scheduled. * * When the currently-executing task is the only one of that priority eligible * for execution, this routine has no effect; the task is immediately rescheduled * after the slice period expires. * * To disable timeslicing, call the API with both parameters set to zero. * * @return N/A */ extern void sys_scheduler_time_slice_set(int32_t t, kpriority_t p); /** * @brief Allocate a timer and return its object identifier. * * @return timer identifier */ extern ktimer_t task_timer_alloc(void); /** * @brief Deallocate a timer * * This routine frees the resources associated with the timer. If a timer was * started, it has to be stopped using task_timer_stop() before it can be freed. * * @param timer Timer to deallocate. * * @return N/A */ extern void task_timer_free(ktimer_t timer); /** * * @brief Start or restart the specified low-resolution timer * * This routine starts or restarts the specified low-resolution timer. * * Signals the semaphore after a specified number of ticks set by * @a duration expires. The timer repeats the expiration/signal cycle * each time @a period ticks elapses. * * Setting @a period to 0 stops the timer at the end of the initial delay. * If either @a duration or @a period is passed an invalid value (@a duration <= 0, * @a period < 0), this kernel API acts like a task_timer_stop(): if the * allocated timer was still running (from a previous call), it will be * cancelled; if not, nothing will happen. * * @param timer Timer to start. * @param duration Initial delay in ticks. * @param period Repetition interval in ticks. * @param sema Semaphore to signal. * * @return N/A */ extern void task_timer_start(ktimer_t timer, int32_t duration, int32_t period, ksem_t sema); /** * * @brief Restart a timer * * This routine restarts the timer specified by @a timer. The timer must * have previously been started by a call to task_timer_start(). * * @param timer Timer to restart. * @param duration Initial delay. * @param period Repetition interval. * * @return N/A */ static inline void task_timer_restart(ktimer_t timer, int32_t duration, int32_t period) { task_timer_start(timer, duration, period, _USE_CURRENT_SEM); } /** * @brief Stop a timer * * This routine stops the specified timer. If the timer period has already * elapsed, the call has no effect. * * @param timer Timer to stop. * * @return N/A */ extern void task_timer_stop(ktimer_t timer); /** * * @brief Sleep for a number of ticks * * This routine suspends the calling task for the specified number of timer * ticks. When the suspension expires, the task is rescheduled by priority. * * @param ticks Number of ticks for which to sleep. * * @return N/A */ static inline void task_sleep(int32_t ticks) { extern void (*_do_task_sleep)(int32_t ticks); _do_task_sleep(ticks); } /** * * @brief Read the processor workload * * This routine returns the workload as a number ranging from 0 to 1000. * * Each unit equals 0.1% of the time the idle task was not scheduled by the * microkernel during the period set by sys_workload_time_slice_set(). * * IMPORTANT: This workload monitor ignores any time spent servicing ISRs and * fibers! Thus, a system with no meaningful task work to do may spend * up to 100% of its time servicing ISRs and fibers, yet it will report 0% * workload because the microkernel always selects the idle task. * * @return workload */ extern int task_workload_get(void); /** * * @brief Set workload period * * This routine specifies the workload measuring period for task_workload_get(). * * @param t Time slice * * @return N/A */ extern void sys_workload_time_slice_set(int32_t t); #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif /** * @} */ #endif /* TICKS_H */