Messages in this thread |  | | From | Tim Hockin <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] lp.c, eexpress.c jiffies cleanup | Date | Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:58:41 -0800 (PST) |
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> afterwards. Sucking all CPU for 20 seconds and locking everything else > out isn't an acceptable method IMHO.
There are drivers that do this WITH INTERRUPTS OFF. Some systems (e.g. Cobalt) have short-interval watchdog timers, and when someone uses one of these drivers, they just see spontaneous reboots. Ick.
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