Re: [PATCH] PATCH: add framework for ndelay (nanoseconds)

[Ivan Kokshaysky]

On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 03:53:05PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> Why waste 500nS every IDE command as opposed to doing the job right ? The initial
> ndelay() is a quick implementation. If you don't like it implement a better one,
> if your box isnt fast implement it as udelay.

Ok, I see. Probably i386 and others need additional shifts to improve
precision.
BTW, on alpha it's non-issue, despite that initial overhead.

Ivan.