From: mmaroti <mmaroti>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:27:05 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: added more documentation to the getTime32 function
X-Git-Url: https://oss.titaniummirror.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;h=d04aacb17477664b6c742a36b964f745d15533da;p=tinyos-2.x.git

added more documentation to the getTime32 function
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diff --git a/tos/chips/cc2420/transmit/CC2420TransmitP.nc b/tos/chips/cc2420/transmit/CC2420TransmitP.nc
index 79250cf3..f1f47d0a 100644
--- a/tos/chips/cc2420/transmit/CC2420TransmitP.nc
+++ b/tos/chips/cc2420/transmit/CC2420TransmitP.nc
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ implementation {
   async command void RadioBackoff.setCca(bool useCca) {
   }
   
-  
-  inline uint32_t getTime32(uint16_t time)
+  // this method converts a 16-bit timestamp into a 32-bit one
+  inline uint32_t getTime32(uint16_t captured_time)
   {
-    uint32_t recent_time = call BackoffTimer.getNow();
+    uint32_t now = call BackoffTimer.getNow();
 
-    // time is always in the past
-    return recent_time - (uint16_t)(recent_time - time);
+    // the captured_time is always in the past
+    return now - (uint16_t)(now - captured_time);
   }
 
   /**