Messages in this thread | | | From | Segher Boessenkool <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver | Date | Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:56:14 +0200 |
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>> Similar functionality is already available via VDSO on >> platforms that support it (currently PowerPC and AMD64?) -- >> seems like a better way forward. >> > In general I agree, but that only works if you operate on a > platform that > supports virtual syscalls, and has vdso configured.
That's why I said "a better way forward", not "this already works everywhere".
> I'm not overly familiar > with vdso, but I didn't think vdso could be supported on all > platforms/arches.
Oh? Which can not, and why?
Segher
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