netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ne.c msleep not mdelay

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Message-ID: <20080830095906.6cad8647@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:59:06 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	David Fries <david@...es.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>,
	p_gortmaker@...oo.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ne.c msleep not mdelay

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:44:53 -0500
David Fries <david@...es.net> wrote:

> mdelay(10) replaced by msleep(10) to give up the CPU, it's just
> waiting for an interrupt, so timing isn't critical.

It is too critical for a reschedule to occur.

NAK this one.
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