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Alan Cox writes:
> > driver loads so I can just plug in a new value for loops_per_sec
> > at a clock speed change. If I disable all interrupts while
> > recalibrating it shouldn't hurt udelay, right?
>
> That sounds right

Except for one subtle point - what are we calibrating the delay loop
against? The timer interrupt!

Therefore, its not possible to recalibrate with interrupts disabled.
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