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From: Albert Lee <albertcc@tw.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] libata-dev: pdc2027x mdelay() problem fix for	power5
 micro-partitioning
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:52:39 +0800
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 23:04 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> 
>>mdelay() should be investigated as to why its not working on your 
>>platform.  do_gettimeofday() is -less- granular and accurate than 
>>mdelay(), usually.
> 
> 
> Agreed. mdelay() should have worked.
> 

Understood. Will verify it again on newer kernel.

Thanks,

Albert