Re: [Dri-devel] [PATCH] cpu_relax whilst in busy-wait loops.

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 12:22:06PM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote:
 > > -	while ( GAMMA_READ(GAMMA_INFIFOSPACE) < 2);
 > > +	while ( GAMMA_READ(GAMMA_INFIFOSPACE) < 2)
 > > +		cpu_relax();
 > 
 > Are you actually using the gamma driver? :) Something like this might be
 > useful in other drivers as well?

No, I just stumbled across this, and remembered seeing a similar
patch some time earlier.  Indeed, there are probably other places in
DRI that need the same treatment.

		Dave

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