Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:17:57 -0700 | From | "Martin J. Bligh" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] RTC: Add mmap method to rtc character driver |
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>Agreed. How about we take the /dev/rtc patch now (since its an added feature >that doesn't hurt anything if its not used, as far as tickless kernels go), and >I'll start working on doing gettimeofday in vdso for arches other than x86_64. >That will give the X guys what they wanted until such time until all the other >arches have a gettimeofday alternative that doesn't require kernel traps. > >
The timelag involved in rolling X into a distro and releasing it means that we don't really need short term workarounds. Introducing new userspace APIs is not something that should be done casually. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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