Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 12:46:59 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I DELAY() at boot time ? Message-ID: <199801120216.MAA00829@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 10 Jan 1998 13:44:31 BST." <199801101244.NAA09631@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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> Suppose during the probe/attach routine for a device I have to wait for > some time, what is the correct approach ? I am currently using DELAY() > (this is in the audio driver, ad1848.c for what matters) and this seems > not to have the desired effect. Since the same code is also used during > regular operation, DELAY works fine there... should I do something like > > if (booting) > do_something_to_spend_time(x); > else > DELAY(x) > > instead ? No, DELAY() should work from very early on. What is "not the desired effect", and what hardware, etc? -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\
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