NAME
delay, DELAY
— microsecond delay
SYNOPSIS
#include
<machine/param.h>
void
delay(unsigned
int us);
void
DELAY(unsigned
int us);
DESCRIPTION
Wait approximately us microseconds.The delay is implemented as a machine loop, preventing
events other than interrupt handlers for unmasked interrupts to run.
DELAY() is
reentrant (doesn't modify any global kernel or machine state) and is safe to
use in interrupt or process context.
For long delays, condition variables should be considered, however they can only be used from process context and their resolution is limited by the system clock frequency.