opensolaris man page for drv_usecwait

drv_usecwait(9F)					   Kernel Functions for Drivers 					  drv_usecwait(9F)

NAME
       drv_usecwait - busy-wait for specified interval

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/ddi.h>

       void drv_usecwait(clock_t microsecs);

INTERFACE LEVEL
       Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).

PARAMETERS
       microsecs    The number of microseconds to busy-wait.

DESCRIPTION
       The  drv_usecwait() function gives drivers a means of busy-waiting for a specified microsecond count. The amount of time spent busy-waiting
       may be greater than the microsecond count but will minimally be the number of microseconds specified.

       delay(9F) can be used by a driver to delay for a specified number of system ticks, but it has two limitations. First,  the  granularity	of
       the wait time is limited to one clock tick, which may be more time than is needed for the delay. Second, delay(9F) can be invoked from user
       or kernel context and hence cannot be used at interrupt time or system initialization.

       Often, drivers need to delay for only a few microseconds, waiting for a write to a device register to be picked up by the device.  In  this
       case, even in user context, delay(9F) produces too long a wait period.

CONTEXT
       The drv_usecwait() function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel context.

SEE ALSO
       delay(9F), timeout(9F), untimeout(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

NOTES
       The driver wastes processor time by making this call since drv_usecwait() does not block but simply busy-waits. The driver should only make
       calls to drv_usecwait() as needed, and only for as much time as needed. The drv_usecwait() function does not mask out interrupts.

SunOS 5.11							    16 Jan 2006 						  drv_usecwait(9F)