From b6def29f2be0d6b2d84085eeff74299a04f99b33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Brown <mcb30@etherboot.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:59:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Keep running the main processing loop while waiting for
 input.

---
 src/core/console.c | 6 ++++++
 src/core/getkey.c  | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/core/console.c b/src/core/console.c
index cd3239d6..830f4539 100644
--- a/src/core/console.c
+++ b/src/core/console.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "stddef.h"
 #include "console.h"
+#include <gpxe/process.h>
 
 /** @file */
 
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ int getchar ( void ) {
 		 * less CPU time in a VMware session.
 		 */
 		cpu_nap();
+
+		/* Keep processing background tasks while we wait for
+		 * input.
+		 */
+		step();
 		
 		console = has_input();
 		if ( console && console->getchar )
diff --git a/src/core/getkey.c b/src/core/getkey.c
index 20528ffc..71ec6cc1 100644
--- a/src/core/getkey.c
+++ b/src/core/getkey.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <console.h>
 #include <latch.h>
+#include <gpxe/process.h>
 #include <gpxe/keys.h>
 
 /** @file
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ static int getchar_timeout ( unsigned long timeout ) {
 	unsigned long expiry = ( currticks() + timeout );
 
 	while ( currticks() < expiry ) {
+		step();
 		if ( iskey() )
 			return getchar();
 	}