Re: [PATCH] lp.c, eexpress.c jiffies cleanup

Tim Hockin
2001-11-07T00:21:54Z

> afterwards. Sucking all CPU for 20 seconds and locking everything else
> out isn't an acceptable method IMHO.

There are drivers that do this WITH INTERRUPTS OFF. Some systems (e.g.
Cobalt) have short-interval watchdog timers, and when someone uses one of
these drivers, they just see spontaneous reboots. Ick.