/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * $Id: Itimer.h,v 1.8 2001/11/21 20:55:10 sof Exp $
*
- * (c) The GHC Team 1998-1999
+ * (c) The GHC Team 1998-2001
*
* Interval timer for profiling and pre-emptive scheduling.
*
* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#ifndef __ITIMER_H__
+#define __ITIMER_H__
-# define TICK_FREQUENCY 50 /* ticks per second */
-# define TICK_MILLISECS (1000/TICK_FREQUENCY) /* ms per tick */
+extern int startTicker( nat ms, TickProc handle_tick);
+extern int stopTicker ( void );
-/* Context switch timing constants. Context switches happen after a
- * whole number of ticks, the default being every tick.
- */
-#define CS_MIN_MILLISECS TICK_MILLISECS /* milliseconds per slice */
-
-extern rtsBool do_prof_ticks; /* profiling ticks on/off */
-
-/* Total number of ticks since startup */
-extern lnat total_ticks;
-
-int initialize_virtual_timer ( nat ms );
-int install_vtalrm_handler ( void );
-void block_vtalrm_signal ( void );
-void unblock_vtalrm_signal ( void );
-unsigned int getourtimeofday ( void );
+extern lnat getourtimeofday ( void );
+#if 0
+/* unused */
+extern void block_vtalrm_signal ( void );
+extern void unblock_vtalrm_signal ( void );
+#endif
+#endif /* __ITIMER_H__ */