Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:17:30 +0100 | From | Rodolfo Giometti <> | Subject | Re: [LinuxPPS] LinuxPPS kernel interface |
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On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 01:09:38AM -0500, George Spelvin wrote: > Udo van den Heuvel <udovdh@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > Interesting ideas, thanks for the input. > > > > I think I must mention that we also must strive for kernel inclusion. > > Kernel inclusion will broaden our exposure. > > This means we have to get rid of the issues blocking inclusion. > > (see a query like http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&w=2&r=1&s=pps&q=b for > > related posts) > > > > What do you think? > > I agree, that's the goal. But it's also important to get the > interface right, preferably before publishing it to world+dog. > > And then there are little things like the fact that an important header > file like timepps.h probably shouldn't live in Documentation/pps... > > For example, here's a patch, on top of the previous series, that > gets rid of the timeout argument to PPS_FETCH:
Please, note that such file is _not_ into kernel proposed patch.
First we should get inclusion of core code, then we can discuss about userland interface and other related stuff.
Ciao,
Rodolfo
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