linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/11] Panic delay fix

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Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:50:25 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
CC:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, Andi Kleen <ak@....de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/11] Panic delay fix

Zachary Amsden wrote:
> So Rusty, Chris, Jeremy, any objections to killing udelay() and
> friends in paravirt-ops?  It would simplify things a bit.  The only
> thing we lose is a slightly faster boot time in the 100% emulated
> device case.  I'm ok with losing that.  Even the PIT fast paths don't
> use udelay, so I don't think we care for runtime performance at all. 

Fine with me.  That always seemed a bit warty to me.

    J
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