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From: Werner Almesberger <wa@almesberger.net>
To: Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>
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Corey Minyard wrote:
> Another thought.  If you add a delay with all other processors and 
> interrupts off, the disk devices
> will run out of things to do.

But the network will be there, patiently waiting for its chance to
strike. Likewise, I guess: USB (e.g. move the mouse at the wrong
moment to crash the system).

- Werner

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