From: Matthew Wilcox <willy-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Nate Lawson <nate-Y6VGUYTwhu0@public.gmane.org>,
Matthew Wilcox <willy-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stall semantics
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:28:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031003202848.GX24824@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D3A3AA459175A44CB5326F26DA7A189C1C3DD1-sBd4vmA9Se58QrAoInS571DQ4js95KgL@public.gmane.org>
On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 01:23:29PM -0700, Moore, Robert wrote:
>
> Here's what the MS interpreter does for Stall(n);
>
> 1) If n <= 255 (MAX_BYTE), perform the stall.
> 2) If n > 255, throw an error and abort the control method.
>
> In this case, I suggest that we simply duplicate the MS behavior, it
> seems like a good compromise and also provides ACPI CA with exact
> compatibility.
Sounds good to me (though personally, I'd trim it down to 200ms).
--
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Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-10-03 20:23 [PATCH] Stall semantics Moore, Robert
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2003-10-03 20:28 ` Matthew Wilcox [this message]
2003-10-03 20:49 ` Nate Lawson
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2003-09-30 22:04 Moore, Robert
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2003-10-01 16:59 ` Nate Lawson
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2003-10-01 17:16 ` Matthew Wilcox
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2003-10-01 17:27 ` Nate Lawson
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2003-10-01 18:55 ` Matthew Wilcox
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2003-10-01 19:45 ` Nate Lawson
2003-09-30 21:38 Moore, Robert
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2003-09-30 21:45 ` Nate Lawson
2003-09-30 19:37 Nate Lawson
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