From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject: Re: XP delay() again - potential solution
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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 12:38:39 -0600 (CST)
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> I modified the code to try the int 15 and if it failed then use the TOD tick
> time as you indicated if MS fix it down the tack. I added the yields,
> hopefully in the right spots and modified the txh file. I do not know what
> to put in the docs so any help is appreciated even if it is I don't
> understand it.
> 
> Below are the patches, one for delay.c and the other for delay.txh.

I would remove the documentation from RBIL from the code (we don't do
this anyplace else).

It should be noted someplace that the PIT works on Win2K/XP so is a 
source of higher resolution information which we currently aren't
using.  Unfortunately the PIT and timer tic don't seem to be 
coordinated.