Re: Task Switching Problem

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From: Ken Farinsky - CATS
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 1990 19:53

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In article <1990Oct8.152923.1447@uncecs.edu> utoddl@uncecs.edu writes:
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>Ground rule double.  I don't need the time.  And I can fake the Relinquish()
>call with something like {ULONG i; i=tc_Count; while(i==tc_Count);}
>since tc_Count would be updated by tc_Switch().  So I waste a few cycles.

AACK!!!  I hope that this is strictly educational and not a commercial
product!  I thought that one of the first rules of software on the
Amiga was:   Thou shalt not busy wait.
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From: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS)
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Subject: Re: Task Switching Problem
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Date: 8 Oct 90 19:53:49 GMT
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