Add warning to Timer Driver chapter

Move Timer Driver chapter.

Update #2847.
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Sebastian Huber 2016-12-20 13:04:59 +01:00
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clock clock
i2c i2c
spi spi
timer
real_time_clock real_time_clock
networking networking
shared_memory_support shared_memory_support
frame_buffer frame_buffer
timer
ata ata
ide_controller ide_controller
command command

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Timer Driver Timer Driver
************ ************
.. warning::
The Timer Driver is superfluous and should be replaced by the RTEMS counter
support. Ask on the mailing list if you plan to write a Timer Driver.
The timer driver is primarily used by the RTEMS Timing Tests. This driver The timer driver is primarily used by the RTEMS Timing Tests. This driver
provides as accurate a benchmark timer as possible. It typically reports its provides as accurate a benchmark timer as possible. It typically reports its
time in microseconds, CPU cycles, or bus cycles. This information can be very time in microseconds, CPU cycles, or bus cycles. This information can be very