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SubjectRe: 2.6.11 timeval_to_jiffies() wrong for ms resolution timers
George Anzinger wrote:
> Chris Friesen wrote:

>> What about telling it to wake up a jiffy earlier, then checking
>> whether the scheduling lag was enough to cause it to have waited the
>> full specified time. If not, put it to sleep for another jiffy.

> The user is, of course, free to do what ever they would like.

I actually meant doing this in the kernel.

> For a
> more complete solution you might be interested in HRT (High Res
> Timers). See my signature below.

Yep. One more patch to apply and worry about versions and maintenance.
Not enough of a demand for us to be able to use it, at least at this
point.

Chris

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