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1/** @file
2 * IPRT - Timer.
3 */
4
5/*
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7 *
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19 * VirtualBox OSE distribution, in which case the provisions of the
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24 */
25
26#ifndef ___iprt_timer_h
27#define ___iprt_timer_h
28
29
30#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
31#include <iprt/types.h>
32
33
34RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
35
36/** @defgroup grp_rt_timer RTTimer - Timer
37 *
38 * The IPRT timer API provides a simple abstraction of recurring and one-shot callback timers.
39 *
40 * Because of the great variation in the native APIs and the quality of
41 * the service delivered by those native APIs, the timers are operated
42 * on at best effort basis.
43 *
44 * All the ring-3 implementations are naturally at the mercy of the scheduler,
45 * which means that the callback rate might vary quite a bit and we might skip
46 * ticks. Many systems have a restriction that a process can only have one
47 * timer. IPRT currently makes no efforts at multiplexing timers in those kind
48 * of situations and will simply fail if you try to create more than one timer.
49 *
50 * Things are generally better in ring-0. The implementations will use interrupt
51 * time callbacks wherever available, and if not, resort to a high priority
52 * kernel thread.
53 *
54 * @ingroup grp_rt
55 * @{
56 */
57
58
59/** Timer handle. */
60typedef struct RTTIMER *PRTTIMER;
61
62/**
63 * Timer callback function.
64 *
65 * The context this call is made in varies with different platforms and
66 * kernel / user mode IPRT.
67 *
68 * In kernel mode a timer callback should not waste time, it shouldn't
69 * waste stack and it should be prepared that some APIs might not work
70 * correctly because of weird OS restrictions in this context that we
71 * haven't discovered and avoided yet. Please fix those APIs so they
72 * at least avoid panics and weird behaviour.
73 *
74 * @param pTimer Timer handle.
75 * @param pvUser User argument.
76 * @param iTick The current timer tick. This is always 1 on the first
77 * callback after the timer was started. For omni timers
78 * this will be 1 when a cpu comes back online.
79 */
80typedef DECLCALLBACK(void) FNRTTIMER(PRTTIMER pTimer, void *pvUser, uint64_t iTick);
81/** Pointer to FNRTTIMER() function. */
82typedef FNRTTIMER *PFNRTTIMER;
83
84
85/**
86 * Create a recurring timer.
87 *
88 * @returns iprt status code.
89 * @param ppTimer Where to store the timer handle.
90 * @param uMilliesInterval Milliseconds between the timer ticks.
91 * This is rounded up to the system granularity.
92 * @param pfnTimer Callback function which shall be scheduled for execution
93 * on every timer tick.
94 * @param pvUser User argument for the callback.
95 * @see RTTimerDestroy, RTTimerStop
96 */
97RTDECL(int) RTTimerCreate(PRTTIMER *ppTimer, unsigned uMilliesInterval, PFNRTTIMER pfnTimer, void *pvUser);
98
99/**
100 * Create a suspended timer.
101 *
102 * @returns iprt status code.
103 * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if an unsupported flag was specfied.
104 *
105 * @param ppTimer Where to store the timer handle.
106 * @param u64NanoInterval The interval between timer ticks specified in nanoseconds if it's
107 * a recurring timer. This is rounded to the fit the system timer granularity.
108 * For one shot timers, pass 0.
109 * @param fFlags Timer flags.
110 * @param pfnTimer Callback function which shall be scheduled for execution
111 * on every timer tick.
112 * @param pvUser User argument for the callback.
113 * @see RTTimerStart, RTTimerStop, RTTimerDestroy, RTTimerGetSystemGranularity
114 */
115RTDECL(int) RTTimerCreateEx(PRTTIMER *ppTimer, uint64_t u64NanoInterval, unsigned fFlags, PFNRTTIMER pfnTimer, void *pvUser);
116
117/** @name RTTimerCreateEx flags
118 * @{ */
119/** Any CPU is fine. (Must be 0.) */
120#define RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_ANY 0
121/** One specific CPU */
122#define RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_SPECIFIC RT_BIT(8)
123/** Omni timer, run on all online CPUs.
124 * @remarks The timer callback isn't necessarily running at the time same time on each CPU. */
125#define RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_ALL ( RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_MASK | RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_SPECIFIC )
126/** CPU mask. */
127#define RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_MASK 0xff
128/** Convert a CPU number (0-based) to RTTimerCreateEx flags.
129 * This will automatically OR in the RTTIMER_FLAG_CPU_SPECIFIC flag. */
130#define RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU(iCpu) ( (iCpu) | RTTIMER_FLAG_CPU_SPECIFIC )
131/** Macro that validates the flags. */
132#define RTTIMER_FLAGS_ARE_VALID(fFlags) ( !((fFlags) & ~((fFlags) & RTTIMER_FLAGS_CPU_SPECIFIC ? 0x1ffU : 0x100U)) )
133/** @} */
134
135/**
136 * Stops and destroys a running timer.
137 *
138 * @returns iprt status code.
139 * @param pTimer Timer to stop and destroy. NULL is ok.
140 */
141RTDECL(int) RTTimerDestroy(PRTTIMER pTimer);
142
143/**
144 * Stops an active timer.
145 *
146 * @returns IPRT status code.
147 * @retval VERR_INVALID_HANDLE if pTimer isn't valid.
148 * @retval VERR_TIMER_ACTIVE if the timer isn't suspended.
149 *
150 * @param pTimer The timer to activate.
151 * @param u64First The RTTimeSystemNanoTS() for when the timer should start
152 * firing (relative). If 0 is specified, the timer will fire ASAP.
153 * @see RTTimerStop
154 */
155RTDECL(int) RTTimerStart(PRTTIMER pTimer, uint64_t u64First);
156
157/**
158 * Stops an active timer.
159 *
160 * @returns IPRT status code.
161 * @retval VERR_INVALID_HANDLE if pTimer isn't valid.
162 * @retval VERR_TIMER_SUSPENDED if the timer isn't active.
163 * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if the IPRT implementation doesn't support stopping a timer.
164 *
165 * @param pTimer The timer to suspend.
166 * @see RTTimerStart
167 */
168RTDECL(int) RTTimerStop(PRTTIMER pTimer);
169
170
171/**
172 * Gets the (current) timer granularity of the system.
173 *
174 * @returns The timer granularity of the system in nanoseconds.
175 * @see RTTimerRequestSystemGranularity
176 */
177RTDECL(uint32_t) RTTimerGetSystemGranularity(void);
178
179/**
180 * Requests a specific system timer granularity.
181 *
182 * Successfull calls to this API must be coupled with the exact same number of
183 * calls to RTTimerReleaseSystemGranularity() in order to undo any changes made.
184 *
185 *
186 * @returns IPRT status code.
187 * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if the requested value isn't supported by the host platform
188 * or if the host platform doesn't support modifying the system timer granularity.
189 * @retval VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED if the caller doesn't have the necessary privilege to
190 * modify the system timer granularity.
191 *
192 * @param u32Request The requested system timer granularity in nanoseconds.
193 * @param pu32Granted Where to store the granted system granularity. This is the value
194 * that should be passed to RTTimerReleaseSystemGranularity(). It
195 * is what RTTimerGetSystemGranularity() would return immediately
196 * after the change was made.
197 *
198 * The value differ from the request in two ways; rounding and
199 * scale. Meaning if your request is for 10.000.000 you might
200 * be granted 10.000.055 or 1.000.000.
201 * @see RTTimerReleaseSystemGranularity, RTTimerGetSystemGranularity
202 */
203RTDECL(int) RTTimerRequestSystemGranularity(uint32_t u32Request, uint32_t *pu32Granted);
204
205/**
206 * Releases a system timer granularity grant acquired by RTTimerRequestSystemGranularity().
207 *
208 * @returns IPRT status code.
209 * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if the host platform doesn't have any way of modifying
210 * the system timer granularity.
211 * @retval VERR_WRONG_ORDER if nobody call RTTimerRequestSystemGranularity() with the
212 * given grant value.
213 * @param u32Granted The granted system granularity.
214 * @see RTTimerRequestSystemGranularity
215 */
216RTDECL(int) RTTimerReleaseSystemGranularity(uint32_t u32Granted);
217
218
219
220/**
221 * Timer callback function for low res timers.
222 *
223 * This is identfical to FNRTTIMER except for the first parameter, so
224 * see FNRTTIMER for details.
225 *
226 * @param hTimerLR The low resolution timer handle.
227 * @param pvUser User argument.
228 * @param iTick The current timer tick. This is always 1 on the first
229 * callback after the timer was started. Will jump if we've
230 * skipped ticks when lagging behind.
231 */
232typedef DECLCALLBACK(void) FNRTTIMERLR(RTTIMERLR hTimerLR, void *pvUser, uint64_t iTick);
233/** Pointer to FNRTTIMER() function. */
234typedef FNRTTIMERLR *PFNRTTIMERLR;
235
236
237/**
238 * Create a recurring low resolution timer.
239 *
240 * @returns iprt status code.
241 * @param phTimerLR Where to store the timer handle.
242 * @param uMilliesInterval Milliseconds between the timer ticks, at least 100 ms.
243 * If higher resolution is required use the other API.
244 * @param pfnTimer Callback function which shall be scheduled for execution
245 * on every timer tick.
246 * @param pvUser User argument for the callback.
247 * @see RTTimerLRCreateEx, RTTimerLRDestroy, RTTimerLRStop
248 */
249RTDECL(int) RTTimerLRCreate(PRTTIMERLR phTimerLR, uint32_t uMilliesInterval, PFNRTTIMERLR pfnTimer, void *pvUser);
250
251/**
252 * Create a suspended low resolution timer.
253 *
254 * @returns iprt status code.
255 * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if an unsupported flag was specfied.
256 *
257 * @param phTimerLR Where to store the timer handle.
258 * @param u64NanoInterval The interval between timer ticks specified in nanoseconds if it's
259 * a recurring timer, the minimum for is 100000000 ns.
260 * For one shot timers, pass 0.
261 * @param fFlags Timer flags. Same as RTTimerCreateEx.
262 * @param pfnTimer Callback function which shall be scheduled for execution
263 * on every timer tick.
264 * @param pvUser User argument for the callback.
265 * @see RTTimerLRStart, RTTimerLRStop, RTTimerLRDestroy
266 */
267RTDECL(int) RTTimerLRCreateEx(PRTTIMERLR phTimerLR, uint64_t u64NanoInterval, uint32_t fFlags, PFNRTTIMERLR pfnTimer, void *pvUser);
268
269/**
270 * Stops and destroys a running low resolution timer.
271 *
272 * @returns iprt status code.
273 * @param hTimerLR The low resolution timer to stop and destroy.
274 * NIL_RTTIMERLR is accepted.
275 */
276RTDECL(int) RTTimerLRDestroy(RTTIMERLR hTimerLR);
277
278/**
279 * Starts a low resolution timer.
280 *
281 * @returns IPRT status code.
282 * @retval VERR_INVALID_HANDLE if pTimer isn't valid.
283 * @retval VERR_TIMER_ACTIVE if the timer isn't suspended.
284 *
285 * @param hTimerLR The low resolution timer to activate.
286 * @param u64First The RTTimeSystemNanoTS() for when the timer should start
287 * firing (relative), the minimum is 100000000 ns.
288 * If 0 is specified, the timer will fire ASAP.
289 *
290 * @see RTTimerLRStop
291 */
292RTDECL(int) RTTimerLRStart(RTTIMERLR hTimerLR, uint64_t u64First);
293
294/**
295 * Stops an active low resolution timer.
296 *
297 * @returns IPRT status code.
298 * @retval VERR_INVALID_HANDLE if pTimer isn't valid.
299 * @retval VERR_TIMER_SUSPENDED if the timer isn't active.
300 * @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if the IPRT implementation doesn't support stopping a timer.
301 *
302 * @param hTimerLR The low resolution timer to suspend.
303 *
304 * @see RTTimerLRStart
305 */
306RTDECL(int) RTTimerLRStop(RTTIMERLR hTimerLR);
307
308/** @} */
309
310RT_C_DECLS_END
311
312#endif
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