Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:40:03 +0200 | From | Rodolfo Giometti <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] LinuxPPS (with new syscalls API) |
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On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 09:31:14AM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 10:15 +0200, Rodolfo Giometti wrote: > > Do you think I should add these functions into my patch, even if I > > cannot test it, or it's enought providing just the > > compat_sys_time_pps_fetch() function? > > Probably best to put them in. That way, you make it easier for people to
Mmm... so I should provide new syscalls for _all_ architectures... gulp! :)
It could be acceptable, just for the first release, to provide the support for x86 only?
In this manner we can have a first release of LinuxPPS in the main line just for x86 and then me, or other people, may add support for the several supported architectures.
> test. Ideally, you should also provide a simple program that other > people can use to test it, preferably without needing hardware (or at > least just a nullmodem cable and another test program at the other end > of it).
I already have a basic testing program... I can add it into Documentation/pps directory, can't I?
Ciao,
Rodolfo
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