Messages in this thread | | | From | Andrew Lutomirski <> | Date | Mon, 23 May 2011 11:28:07 -0400 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] vDSO time changes for 2.6.40 |
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On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@mit.edu> wrote: >> [Patch 8/8 is brand-new and optional. If anyone objects to it, >> please just drop it for 2.6.40 and I'll fix it for 2.6.41.] > > Hmm. I would just put it into 7/8 immediately, and never have the > stupid read-lock loop in the first place. > > Or I would just say "the time() system call just isn't that critical, > let's not even bother".
I have no particular preference. The only argument I can make is that the change deletes code and it lets us tell the glibc people "not only can you stop using a silly old interface but you can make your code 0.4ns faster."
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