On Wed, 11 Dec 1996 04:19:29 +0100 (MET) 
 Michael Joosten <joost@c-lab.de> wrote:

 > Well, I'm not sure what DELAY(x) means, for the kernel this seems to be
 > microseconds, but the standalone stuff is different. BTW again,
 > #define DELAY(n)        { register int N = cpuspeed * (n); while (--N > 0); }
 > 
 > what happens if gcc gets this with optimizer on ???

In the kernel, DELAY() used to be implemented this way.  Actually, it
would not be that hard to implement a Real delay() for the boot
program.  It may not be a bad idea :-)

 > Same for me... I'd guess DELAY(1000) means something like a few milliseconds
 > after each complete SCSI command, so it's not that slower - the tiny NFS
 > packets are the worst offender...

Most definitely :-)

 > OK, it's not like a Sun where you can set your boot path in an NVRAM. BTW,
 > anything herad about the Utility Chip 8-))) Not that I now have much (hah, if
 > any) time for it now...

Heh... "Ah, the utility chip!"  I do have some misc random info on
it buried in a mailbox somewhere... But, for time to look for it.

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