Sleeping on the job

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@nic.ott.hookup.net)
Thu, 16 May 1996 16:43:03 -0400 (EDT)

I need to do some delays in kernel code.
- each delay is under 3ms (max delay time is not critical)
- interrupts are enabled
- it could be several seconds before the kernel code returns to user space
As I understand it, this could be a problem(?) as it stays in the
kernel for so long.

What is the best way to handle this (do I need to worry about it)?
Currently I'm just ignoring the fact that the delays can be long; it
doesn't cause me any trouble, but I'm on a single user/CPU system.

Any ideas appreciated. Note: I'm by no means a kernel guru, so be gentle.

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Andrew E. Mileski
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