linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] include files for kvmclock

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Date:	Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:58:57 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
CC:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glommer@...il.com>,
	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>,
	kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hollisb@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] include files for kvmclock

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
>   
>>> +union kvm_hv_clock {
>>> +       struct {
>>> +               u64 tsc_mult;
>>> +               u64 now_ns;
>>> +               /* That's the wall clock, not the water closet */
>>> +               u64 wc_sec;
>>> +               u64 wc_nsec;
>>>     
>>>       
>
> Do we really need 128-bit time?  you must be planning to live forever.
>   

Well, he's planning on having lots of very small nanoseconds.

    J
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