Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:05:20 +0300 | From | Ivan Kokshaysky <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] PATCH: add framework for ndelay (nanoseconds) |
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On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 03:53:05PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > Why waste 500nS every IDE command as opposed to doing the job right ? The initial > ndelay() is a quick implementation. If you don't like it implement a better one, > if your box isnt fast implement it as udelay.
Ok, I see. Probably i386 and others need additional shifts to improve precision. BTW, on alpha it's non-issue, despite that initial overhead.
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