Re: Multitasking during disc access (was: Re: MiNT scheduling)

[Sven Karlsson <sven@it.lth.se>]

> doesn't run it _every_ VBI.

You are absolutely right.

> 'proc_clock' itself is decreased by a routine on the normal GEMDOS timer
> chain (0x400), which is still handled by the original code at 50Hz.
> (IIRC the things on this chain are called every 4th 200Hz interrupt.)

To clarify. The routine in the 50Hz chain does not AFAIK do any
schedule although it keeps track of time and other housekeeping
stuff like preemption timeout of processes. Only the VBL based
rout can preempt and reschedule a process. 

Hmm I hope I got it right this time..

Regards
 Sven