* os.texi (Timers): Avoid waiting inside timers.

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diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog
index 12528d35e55..50c945e3b11 100644
--- a/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-08-24  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * os.texi (Timers): Avoid waiting inside timers.
+
 2006-08-21  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>
 
         * Makefile.in: Use ../man/texinfo.tex to build elisp.dvi.
diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi
index d227cf92bcf..b5522dc2a98 100644
--- a/lispref/os.texi
+++ b/lispref/os.texi
@@ -1394,6 +1394,13 @@ both before and after changing the buffer, to separate the timer's
 changes from user commands' changes and prevent a single undo entry
 from growing to be quite large.
 
+  Timer functions should also avoid calling functions that cause Emacs
+to wait, such as @code{sit-for} (@pxref{Waiting}).  This can lead to
+unpredictable effects, since other timers (or even the same timer) can
+run while waiting.  If a timer function needs to perform an action
+after a certain time has elapsed, it can do this by scheduling a new
+timer.
+
   If a timer function calls functions that can change the match data,
 it should save and restore the match data.  @xref{Saving Match Data}.