Re: [linux-audio-dev] MCS: 64 bit timestamps?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] MCS: 64 bit timestamps?
From: David Olofson (audiality_AT_swipnet.se)
Date: su loka   10 1999 - 23:45:10 EDT


On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Paul Barton-Davis wrote:

Waidaminnit! Too tired for this... :-)

> another word about timestamps though. you suggested that in order to
> call engine->timestamp(), a sensor thread would have to preempt the
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What does this function do, exactly?

If it reads the current cycle count (in samples or whatever), it's
useless for sensor threads anyway - it'll only update once every
cycle.

I assume this is not the case, but that it reads the TSC and converts
into a timestamp using the engine's time base. That still means you
have to preempt the engine for it to make much sense...

//David

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