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-rw-r--r--src/core/monojob.c28
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/monojob.c b/src/core/monojob.c
index 817f21b2..d426235d 100644
--- a/src/core/monojob.c
+++ b/src/core/monojob.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct interface monojob = INTF_INIT ( monojob_intf_desc );
*/
int monojob_wait ( const char *string, unsigned long timeout ) {
struct job_progress progress;
- unsigned long last_keycheck;
+ unsigned long last_check;
unsigned long last_progress;
unsigned long last_display;
unsigned long now;
@@ -81,26 +81,28 @@ int monojob_wait ( const char *string, unsigned long timeout ) {
if ( string )
printf ( "%s...", string );
monojob_rc = -EINPROGRESS;
- last_keycheck = last_progress = last_display = currticks();
+ last_check = last_progress = last_display = currticks();
while ( monojob_rc == -EINPROGRESS ) {
/* Allow job to progress */
step();
now = currticks();
- /* Check for keypresses. This can be time-consuming,
- * so check only once per clock tick.
+ /* Continue until a timer tick occurs (to minimise
+ * time wasted checking for progress and keypresses).
*/
- elapsed = ( now - last_keycheck );
- if ( elapsed ) {
- if ( iskey() ) {
- key = getchar();
- if ( key == CTRL_C ) {
- monojob_rc = -ECANCELED;
- break;
- }
+ elapsed = ( now - last_check );
+ if ( ! elapsed )
+ continue;
+ last_check = now;
+
+ /* Check for keypresses */
+ if ( iskey() ) {
+ key = getchar();
+ if ( key == CTRL_C ) {
+ monojob_rc = -ECANCELED;
+ break;
}
- last_keycheck = now;
}
/* Monitor progress */