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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
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Subject: Re: 3c59x vortex_timer rt hack (was: rt20 patch question)
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Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
>
> 
> On Fri, 12 May 2006, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> >
> > Well, only if the hardware's fratzed.  Normally this is quick.
> >
> > otoh vortex_timer() will play with the MII interface, which is slooooow.
> >
> 
> The vortex_timer is a timeout,

err, it's actually a function.

> will it go off often?

Every five seconds if the cable's unplugged.  Every 60 seconds otherwise.