[U-Boot-Users] get_timer documentation

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20041117200239.2c48dc54.cialdi at firenze.net> you wrote:
> We use coldfire 5282
> 
> We need to know what is the parameter and return value of get_timer()

Maybe having a short look in the source code brings some ideas?

> we wnat to use get_timer() to calculate time intervals in millisecond.

Yea, that's what it's intended for.

> something like:
> 
> ....
> a = get_timer(0);
> /* do something */
> b = get_timer(0);
> ....
> 
> in this case what is the measure unit of b-a?

milliseconds.

And why not simply:
	a = get_timer(0);
	/* do something */
	millisecs = get_timer(a);

???

> How can I obtain millisicends?

I don't know. What's a sicend?


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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