Re: 3c59x vortex_timer rt hack (was: rt20 patch question)

[Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>]

On Fri, 12 May 2006, Andrew Morton wrote:

> >
> > The vortex_timer is a timeout,
>
> err, it's actually a function.

OK, I meant vp->timer

>
> > will it go off often?
>
> Every five seconds if the cable's unplugged.  Every 60 seconds otherwise.
>

OK, so the function is a service and not a fixup (or both).  Hmm, so
latency is an issue.

Thanks,

-- Steve

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