/* | |
* This file is part of the DOSMid project. | |
* Copyright (C) Mateusz Viste 2014-2015 | |
* | |
* This file contains the implementation of a more precise timer than that | |
* provided by DOS. Routines are provided to increase the PIT clock rate to | |
* around 1165 interrupts per second, for a granularity of close to 858 | |
* microseconds between clock pulses, rather than the 55 milliseconds between | |
* standard PC clock pulses (18.2 times/second). | |
* | |
* Note that the timer_start() routine must be called before the timer_read() | |
* routines will work, and that the timer_stop() routine MUST be called | |
* before the program terminates, or the machine will be toasted. For this | |
* reason, timer_init() installs the timer_stop() routine to be called at | |
* program exit. | |
*/ | |
#ifndef timer_h_sentinel | |
#define timer_h_sentinel | |
/* reset the timer value, this can be used by the application to make sure | |
* no timer wrap occurs during critical parts of the code flow */ | |
void timer_reset(void); | |
/* This routine will stop the fast clock if it is going. It has void return | |
* value so that it can be an exit procedure. */ | |
void timer_stop(void); | |
/* This routine will start the fast clock rate by installing the | |
* handle_clock routine as the interrupt service routine for the clock | |
* interrupt and then setting the interrupt rate up to its higher speed | |
* by programming the 8253 timer chip. | |
* This routine does nothing if the clock rate is already set to | |
* its higher rate, but then it returns -1 to indicate the error. */ | |
void timer_init(void); | |
/* This routine will return the present value of the time, which is | |
* read from the nowtime structure. Interrupts are disabled during this | |
* time to prevent the clock from changing while it is being read. */ | |
void timer_read(unsigned long *res); | |
#endif |