linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/12] IPMI: add poll delay

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Date:	Sun, 3 Dec 2006 13:26:10 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	minyard@....org
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	OpenIPMI Developers <openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/12] IPMI: add poll delay

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 22:35:20 -0600
Corey Minyard <minyard@....org> wrote:

> Make sure to delay a little in the IPMI poll routine so we can pass in
> a timeout time and thus time things out.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <minyard@....org>
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.19-rc6/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.19-rc6.orig/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
> +++ linux-2.6.19-rc6/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
> @@ -807,7 +807,12 @@ static void poll(void *send_info)
>  {
>  	struct smi_info *smi_info = send_info;
>  
> -	smi_event_handler(smi_info, 0);
> +	/*
> +	 * Make sure there is some delay in the poll loop so we can
> +	 * drive time forward and timeout things.
> +	 */
> +	udelay(10);
> +	smi_event_handler(smi_info, 10);
>  }

I don't understand what this patch is doing.  It looks fishy.  More
details, please?
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