Dear Graeme Russ,
In message <4ddcbd3d.4080...@gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > I see two options:
> >
> > 1) either we can have some signal when the timer wrapes around (like
> > an interrupt); in this case it does not matter how big the counter
> > itself is, we just increment our own local 64 bit timestamp.
> >
> > 2) Alternatively, I could imagine we use a 64 bit container plus a
> > mask which specifiec how many bits are actually used - then we can
> > accommodate counters with any numbers of valid bits.
> >
>
> 3) Keep calling get_timer() (which you do when checking protocol time-outs)
> - This keeps kicking the prescaler
We cannot guarantee for this, so this is not really an option.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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