Subject: lack of decent delay (Re: CVS commit: syssrc)
To: Ben Harris <bjh21@netbsd.org>
From: Chris Gilbert <chris@paradox.demon.co.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 04/11/2001 10:50:21
On Tuesday 10 April 2001 8:08 pm, Ben Harris wrote:
> Module Name: syssrc
> Committed By: bjh21
> Date: Tue Apr 10 19:08:42 UTC 2001
>
> Modified Files:
> syssrc/sys/arch/arm32/iomd: iomd_clock.c
>
> Log Message:
> Apply a bandage to delay() so that it takes a more suitable time on
> StrongARM Risc PCs. It really should be replaced entirely, but I've got
> more important bugs to fix.
Would using something similiar to the delay mechanism from arm26/iobus/ioc.c
work? Or are you thinking of some mechanism that uses the 2nd iomd timer
(which I don't think we use for anything currently) Using the arm26 method
would actually be more portable to the other arm32 architectures.
Cheers,
Chris