Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Sep 2017 11:55:21 -0700 | From | Eduardo Valentin <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] enable hires timer to timeout datagram socket |
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Hello,
On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 10:26:45AM -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> > Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:23:22 +0100 > > > I don't know that anyone's ever tried saying "show me the chapter and > > verse of the documentation" > > Do you know why I brought this up? Because the person I am replying > to told me that the syscall documentation should have suggested this > or that. > > That's why.
:-) My intention was for sure not to upset anybody.
Just to reiterate, the point of patch is simple, there was a change in behavior in the system call from one kernel version to the other. As I mentioned, I agree that the userspace could use other means to achieve the same, but still the system call behavior has changed.
> > So let's concentrate on the other aspects of my reply, ok?
I agree. I would prefer to understand here what is the technical reason not to accept these patches other than "use other system calls".
-- All the best, Eduardo Valentin
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