Q about rtems_timer_fire_after

[joel.sherrill at OARcorp.com (Joel Sherrill <joel at OARcorp dot com>)]

Chris Johns wrote:
> mikeci at acm.org wrote:
> 
>>
>> I have a question about function rtems_timer_fire_after. Can this routine
>> be called in ISR context?
>>
> 
> Yes. Joel and I have just been looking over this code and this call can 
> be made while in an ISR.
> 

If your TSR shouldn't be called from an ISR, then you should use
the alternative versions which use a timer server.  See:

   + rtems_timer_server_initiate
   + rtems_timer_server_fire_after
   + rtems_timer_server_fire_when

They were added to support TSRs which cannot be called from ISRs.

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