diff --git a/src/os/nos/inc/NOS-time.h b/src/os/nos/inc/NOS-time.h
index baa06eb44..b65b254a7 100644
--- a/src/os/nos/inc/NOS-time.h
+++ b/src/os/nos/inc/NOS-time.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int NOS_clock_getres (clockid_t clock_id, struct timespec * res);
 int NOS_clock_gettime (clockid_t clock_id, struct timespec * tp);
 int NOS_clock_nanosleep (clockid_t clock_id, int flags, const struct timespec * req, struct timespec * rem);
 int NOS_clock_settime (clockid_t clock_id, const struct timespec * tp);
-int NOS_timer_create (clockid_t clock_id, struct sigevent * evp, timer_t * timerid);
+int NOS_timer_create (clockid_t clock_id, const struct sigevent * evp, timer_t * timerid);
 int NOS_timer_delete (timer_t timerid) ;
 // int NOS_timer_gettime (timer_t timerid, struct itimerspec * value); // unused
 int NOS_timer_settime (timer_t timerid, int flags, const struct itimerspec * value, struct itimerspec * ovalue);
diff --git a/src/os/nos/src/NOS-time.c b/src/os/nos/src/NOS-time.c
index dd118e0a9..d3edb1fc0 100644
--- a/src/os/nos/src/NOS-time.c
+++ b/src/os/nos/src/NOS-time.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ typedef struct NOS_timer_t {
 static pthread_mutex_t NOS_timer_table_mutex;
 static NOS_timer_t NOS_timer_table[OS_MAX_TIMEBASES];
 
-int NOS_timer_create (clockid_t clock_id, struct sigevent * evp, timer_t * timerid)
+int NOS_timer_create (clockid_t clock_id, const struct sigevent * evp, timer_t * timerid)
 {
     int retval = 0;
     int i;
diff --git a/src/os/nos/src/os-impl-tasks.c b/src/os/nos/src/os-impl-tasks.c
index 82cf15579..b861d4842 100644
--- a/src/os/nos/src/os-impl-tasks.c
+++ b/src/os/nos/src/os-impl-tasks.c
@@ -554,13 +554,13 @@ int32 OS_Posix_InternalTaskCreate_Impl(pthread_t *pthr, const char *taskname, os
 
     /* Set threadname for debugging */
     //OS_printf("pthread_setname_np to %s in  OS_TaskCreate\n", taskname);
-    return_code = pthread_setname_np(*pthr, taskname);
+    pthread_setname_np(*pthr, taskname);
+    //return_code = pthread_setname_np(*pthr, taskname);
     //if (return_code != 0)
     //{
     //    OS_printf("pthread_setname_np error in OS_TaskCreate: %s\n",strerror(return_code));
     //}
 
-
     /*
      ** Free the resources that are no longer needed
      ** Since the task is now running - pthread_create() was successful -
@@ -726,11 +726,11 @@ int32 OS_TaskDelay_Impl(uint32 millisecond)
     sleep_end.tv_sec = millisecond / 1000;
     sleep_end.tv_nsec = 1000000 * (millisecond % 1000);
 
-    if (sleep_end.tv_nsec >= 1000000000)
-    {
-        sleep_end.tv_nsec -= 1000000000;
-        ++sleep_end.tv_sec;
-    }
+    //if (sleep_end.tv_nsec >= 1000000000)
+    //{
+    //    sleep_end.tv_nsec -= 1000000000;
+    //    ++sleep_end.tv_sec;
+    //}
 
     do
     {