Re: mdelay() from board_setup() [is default value for loops_per_jiffy way off?]

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 10:58:58AM -0700, Pete Popov wrote:

> It's too early in board_setup() to use the standard delay routines. You 
> can't use those until after calibrate_delay() runs. To do precise delays in 
> board_setup, you'll have to do something yourself where you read the cp0 
> timer periodically and wait a certain amount of time.

And make sure not to be trapped by wrap-arounds of that counter.  Also it
doesn't count the same speed on all processors ...

  Ralf