Date:	Mon, 31 Aug 1998 12:31:55 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT lanet DOT lv>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com, "Alexander S. Aganichev" <asa AT lan DOT eed DOT miee DOT ru>
Subject:	Re: uclock ()
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On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Andris Pavenis wrote:

> There is no other way if one does not want to introduce compatibility 
> problems. If somebody else will try to read PIC timer counter at the same
> time (one process is interrupted in the middle of reading and the second
> is doing the same reading) PIC timer will be messed up.

I think that's why `uclock' keeps reading the timer output until the 
results are consistent.

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