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SubjectRe: [patch 00/21] hrtimer - High-resolution timer subsystem
Hi,

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Ingo Molnar wrote:

> 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'?)
>
> also, hrtimers on low-res clocks do have high internal resolution, but
> they are not precise timing mechanisms in the end, due to the low-res
> clock. So the more generic name would be 'high-resolution timers', not
> 'precision timers'. (also, the name 'precision timers' sounds a bit
> funny too, but i dont really know why.)

My ptimer suggestion was based on your "funny" name "high-precision
timer". Sorry Ingo, that joke is on you. :-)
Anyway, anything else than ktimer is fine with me.

bye, Roman
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