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SubjectRe: RFC: A revised timerfd API
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 14:07 -0700, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> >
> > > So I'm inclined to implement option (b), unless someone has strong
> > > objections. Davide, could I persuade you to help?
> >
> > I guess I better do, otherwise you'll continue to stress me ;)
> >
> > int timerfd_create(int clockid);
> > int timerfd_settime(int ufd, int flags,
> > const struct itimerspec *utmr,
> > struct itimerspec *otmr);
> > int timerfd_gettime(int ufd, struct itimerspec *otmr);
> >
> > Patch below. Builds, not tested yet (you need to remove the "broken"
> > status from CONFIG_TIMERFD in case you want to test - and plug the new
> > syscall to arch/xxx).
> > May that work for you?
> > Thomas-san, hrtimer_try_to_cancel() does not touch ->expires and I assume
> > it'll never do, granted?
>
> Davide-san, I have no intention to change that, but remember there is
> this file "Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt" :)

Heh, I guess that'll work then ;)



- Davide


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