Re: [PATCH] msleep() with hrtimers

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On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 03:09:14PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote:
> On 08 Aug 2007 13:55:28 +0200, Andi Kleen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Andrew Morton <[email protected]> writes:
> > >
> > > I'd be surprised if there was significant overhead - the maximum frequency
> > > at which msleep() can be called is 1000Hz.  We'd need an awful lot of
> > > overhead for that to cause problems, surely?
> >
> > The bigger risk is probably to break drivers that rely on msleep(1)
> > really being msleep( very long depending on HZ )
> >
> > But the only way to find out is to try it.
> 
> Well, i am quite sure a lot of drivers will be broken. But well .. if

If you know of specific examples you should list them so that
they can be fixed proactively.

-Andi
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