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SubjectRe: [patch 00/21] hrtimer - High-resolution timer subsystem
Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>

>>Maybe it is that timeout is an end result, but timer is a mechanism.
>
>
> hm, i think you are right.
>
>
>>So maybe it should be 'struct interval', 'struct timeout'; or 'struct
>>timer', 'struct timeout_timer'.
>
>
> maybe 'struct timer' and 'struct hrtimer' is the right solution after
> all, and our latest queue doing 'struct timer_list' + 'struct hrtimer'
> is actually quite close to it.
>
> 'struct ptimer' does have a bit of vagueness in it at first sight, do
> you agree with that? (does it mean 'process'? 'posix'? 'precision'?)
>

Yes I would agree that the p doesn't add much, wheras hrtimer at least
*rules out* the obvious process and posix.

I can't see a problem with timer and hrtimer myself.

Thanks,
Nick

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SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.

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