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Re: Short sleeps.



Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Steve Baker wrote:
> 
> > > Amd, looking at my FIrst Edition of Linux Device Drivers, on page 137, there
> > > is mention of the udelay() function, which is pretty high resolution, BUT, it
> > > blocks. The books says that there are no functions (or fails to mention
> > > functions) for such high resolution delays.
> >
> > I don't see a 'udelay' in any modern Linux docs.
> 
> Its a kernel thing.
> 
> Please Steve, couldn't you explain a bit more about what you are trying to
> do? I am really curious. It may even help me/someone to come up with a
> solution.
> 
> Please?

The last time I have discussed this problem with a friend, we only found
the sound queue as possible none hot polling high resoultion time base.
You can use select for sync.

Bye,
Johns
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