John M McIntosh <johnmci at smalltalkconsulting.com> wrote:


> So in
> ioRelinquishProcessorForMicroseconds(int microSeconds)
> 
> I have code similar to this (I thought about sticking this in 
> Interpret but decided we can wait a bit for some more feedback from 
> VM folks).
> 
>      interruptCheckCounter = 0;
>      now = (ioMSecs() & 536870911);
>      if (nextWakeupTick <= now)
>          if (nextWakeupTick == 0)
>              realTimeToWait = 16;
>          else
>              return;

interpret seems the better place for clearing interruptCheckCounter.

Extending the length of the delays is nice, though if we do it, let's
try and get rid of the primitive's now-useless argument.  Sadly, that
means adding a new primitive, but one can one do?

I don't see how any of this will be different on different platforms. 
Go for it.  :)


-Lex