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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] LinuxPPS (with new syscalls API)
    On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 12:44:20PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
    >
    > It's nice if you can do so, but I wouldn't suggest that you _have_ to.
    > I have to admit that I rarely bother actually wiring new system calls up
    > on anything but PowerPC to start with.
    >
    > The important thing is that you've _considered_ the other architectures,
    > and the 32/64 compatibility implications. As long as the API of your new
    > system call is sensible and takes that kind of thing into account, it
    > should be fine.

    Ok. :)

    > Had you considered changing the API so that you don't need the
    > compatibility wrapper at all? Could you take an integer number of µS or
    > ms instead of a struct timespec?

    Not before now, but I followed the API specified into RFC 2783 who
    specifies struct timespec...

    Thanks for your suggestions! I'll send a new patch ASAP!

    Rodolfo

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