fix the timer check bug.

git-svn-id: https://rt-thread.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@730 bbd45198-f89e-11dd-88c7-29a3b14d5316

include/rtdef.h

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ typedef rt_uint32_t						rt_off_t;		/* Type for offset.							*/
 #define RT_UINT8_MAX					0xff			/* Maxium number of UINT8.					*/
 #define RT_UINT16_MAX					0xffff			/* Maxium number of UINT16.					*/
 #define RT_UINT32_MAX					0xffffffff		/* Maxium number of UINT32.					*/
+#define RT_TICK_MAX						RT_UINT32_MAX	/* Maxium number of tick                    */
 
 /* Compiler Related Definitions */
 #ifdef __CC_ARM                			 /* ARM Compiler 	*/

src/clock.c

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
  * Date           Author       Notes
  * 2006-03-12     Bernard      first version
  * 2006-05-27     Bernard      add support for same priority thread schedule
- * 2006-08-10     Bernard      remove the last rt_schedule in rt_tick_increase
+ * 2006-08-10     Bernard      remove the last rt_schedule in rt_tick_increase
  * 2010-03-08     Bernard      remove rt_passed_second
+ * 2010-05-20     Bernard      fix the tick exceeds the maximum limits
  */
 
 #include <rtthread.h>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 static rt_tick_t rt_tick;
 
 extern void rt_timer_check(void);
+extern void rt_timer_switch(void);
 
 /**
  * This function will init system tick and set it to zero.
@@ -57,10 +59,14 @@ void rt_tick_increase()
 	struct rt_thread* thread;
 
 	/* increase the global tick */
-	++ rt_tick;
+	if (rt_tick == RT_TICK_MAX)
+	{
+		/* switch to long timer list */
+		rt_timer_switch();
 
-	/* check timer  */
-	rt_timer_check();
+		rt_tick = 0;
+	}
+	else ++ rt_tick;
 
 	/* check time slice */
 	thread = rt_thread_self();
@@ -74,6 +80,9 @@ void rt_tick_increase()
 		/* yield */
 	    rt_thread_yield();
 	}
+
+	/* check timer  */
+	rt_timer_check();
 }
 
 /**