From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Mockern@yandex.ru
Cc: hjk@linutronix.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question: 20 microseconds delay
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:02:50 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <45E9E27A.5010403@tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45E98A79.000001.09982@colgate.yandex.ru>
Mockern wrote:
> The problem is that I need to use wait_event_timeout function
AFAIK you can't do that, it's just not the right tool for the job. You
can always use a single jiffy and be sure you will wait at least 20us,
or use usleep.
No matter how much you "need to use" your snowblower, it won't mow your
lawn.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-03-03 21:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-03 14:20 Question: 20 microseconds delay Mockern
2007-03-03 14:32 ` Jiri Slaby
2007-03-03 14:46 ` Mockern
2007-03-03 14:52 ` Jiri Slaby
2007-03-03 14:33 ` Hans-Jürgen Koch
2007-03-03 14:47 ` Mockern
2007-03-03 21:02 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]
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