2 little rtems asks, please...

[Alex]

Hi,
I am begining with the rtems and I have 2 little questions/doubts:

1. Looking to the hello world sample, what is the aim of the final
configuration comments? Is this a remember? Is that importante?

/*
 *  Simple test program -- simplified version of sample test hello.
 */

#include <bsp.h>

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

rtems_task Init(rtems_task_argument ignored)
{
  printf( "\n\n*** HELLO WORLD TEST ***\n" );
  printf( "Hello World\n" );
  printf( "*** END OF HELLO WORLD TEST ***\n" );
  exit( 0 );
}

/* configuration information */

/*#define CONFIGURE_TEST_NEEDS_CONSOLE_DRIVER

#define CONFIGURE_RTEMS_INIT_TASKS_TABLE

#define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_TASKS 1

#define CONFIGURE_INIT

#include <confdefs.h>*/

/* end of file */

2. Which is the best way to measure the time of an operation?
Suppose you want to measure the execution time of the clock_gettime() function.

I have the following two ways. Does one is better than the other?

REM: I didn't execute my RTEMS programs yet, because I have to
prepare the floppy disk first. But could you give some tips about
the way to measure functions execution time? Is these good ways to do that?

WAY 1:
...
void diff_timespec(
  struct timespec *start,
  struct timespec *stop,
  struct timespec *result
)
{
   int nsecs_per_sec = 1000000000;

   result->tv_sec = stop->tv_sec - start->tv_sec;
   if ( stop->tv_nsec < start->tv_nsec ) {
      result->tv_nsec = nsecs_per_sec - start->tv_nsec + stop->tv_nsec;
      result->tv_sec--;
   } else
      result->tv_nsec = stop->tv_nsec - start->tv_nsec;

}
...
  int status;
  struct timespec start;
  struct timespec current;
  struct timespec difference;
  struct timespec resolution;

  status = clock_gettime( CLOCK_REALTIME, &start );
  assert( !status );

  int nResp = clock_getres(CLOCK_REALTIME, &resolution);

  status = clock_gettime( CLOCK_REALTIME, &current );
  assert( !status );

  diff_timespec( &start, &current, &difference );


WAY 2:

 timer_create(...)
 status = clock_gettime( CLOCK_REALTIME, &start );
 timer_gettime(...)



REM: It is very important for me that the technique be POSIX compliant.


Any advices?

Thanks a lot.


Alex
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