[linux-dvb] Re: [PATCH] [dvb] various delay fixes; ddelay() removal

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Hi Artur,

Artur Skawina wrote:
> This was inspired by the recent dvb-kernel changes containing broken 
> delay code -- it tries to clean things up a bit.
> Removes several (incompatible) ddelay() implementations and 
> provides a common dvb_delay() helper instead.
> Ensures a minimal timeout of one jiffy (previously a "ddelay(9)"
> would mean basically a "schedule_timeout(0)")
>
> Compiled, up and running as of right now (2.4.20-rc1,SMP,HZ==1024).
> I hope the delays will work out OK on a HZ==100 box, but haven't
> tested it on one...
I don't want to modify timing related code in the release tree, this 
kind changes can cause problems that are very hard to track down. Could 
you please review the dvb-kernel source tree and prepare a patch for 
this one?

many thanks,

Holger



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