NAME¶

rtapi_task_start - start a realtime task in periodic mode

SYNTAX¶

int rtapi_task_start(int task_id, unsigned long period_nsec)

ARGUMENTS¶

task_id

A task ID returned by a previous call to rtapi_task_new

period_nsec

The clock period in nanoseconds between iterations of a periodic task

DESCRIPTION¶

rtapi_task_start starts a task in periodic mode. The task must be in the paused state.

REALTIME CONSIDERATIONS¶

Call only from within init/cleanup code, not from realtime tasks.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns an RTAPI status code.

SEE ALSO¶

rtapi_task_new(3rtapi), rtapi_task_pause(3rtapi), rtapi_task_resume(3rtapi)