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.Dd $Mdocdate: September 14 2007 $
.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.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr timeout 9 ,
.Xr tsleep 9