From: "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
Subject: Re: Delay guarantees
Date: 1999/05/20
Date: 1999-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7i1vbt$gf0@hobbes.crc.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7i1m4b$cb1$1@nnrp1.deja.com
fmanning@my-dejanews.com wrote in message <7i1m4b$cb1$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>If you have a delay relative statement, does the delay argument
>guarantee a minimum delay? For example:
<snip>
>Suppose the delay argument is equivalent to a single clock tick, and
>the delay is executed just before a tick? Can delay return just after
>the tick? If so, the actual time delay could be essentially 0.
>
Well, I can't speak for other compilers, but I know that the VADS
compiler (Ada83) on IRIX added the value of one clock tick internally to
guarantee meeting the requirement.
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1999-05-20 0:00 Delay guarantees fmanning
1999-05-20 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr. [this message]
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1999-05-24 0:00 Robert I. Eachus
1999-05-25 0:00 ` Bryce Bardin
1999-05-28 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
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