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diff --git a/share/man/man9/delay.9 b/share/man/man9/delay.9 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1efe86bb328 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man9/delay.9 @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: delay.9,v 1.1 2006/01/12 00:17:17 dlg Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2006 David Gwynne <dlg@openbsd.org> +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd January 10, 2006 +.Dt DELAY 9 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm delay +.Nd busy wait for an interval +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In sys/param.h +.Ft void +.Fn delay "int delay" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Fn delay +is called in the kernel to busy wait for a period of time. +The +.Fa delay +argument specifies the period of time to wait for, in microseconds. |