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From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] linux-2.5.44_vsyscall_A1
Date22 Oct 2002 21:08:08 -0700
Followup to:  <3DB60363.8040104@pobox.com>
By author:    Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> In terms of implementation, I think it's way too x86-specific...  some 
> of the vsyscall infrastructure can be more generic, making it easier for 
> other arches to implement the same functionality.  Also use of TSC isn't 
> a terribly good idea...
> 

Sure it is: on the systems which have a working TSC it is extremely
efficient -- cheap and high precision.

	-hpa
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