> On my box, (a P3/450) usleep seems to have an overhead of about 10000usec > and a minimum response time of about 20000
which is perfectly correct/expected. although "overhead" isn't quite right: instead, say it has a resolution of 1/HZ and a minimum of 2/HZ. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs