linux-kernel - Re: Where is the new timerfd?

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Date:	Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:39:55 +0100
From:	"Michael Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@...glemail.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"Davide Libenzi" <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Where is the new timerfd?

On 11/23/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:35:38 -0800 (PST) Davide Libenzi
> <davidel@...ilserver.org> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 22 Nov 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
[...]
> > > Last I recall, we removed the API for 2.6.23 because we intended to do a
> > > different interface for 2.6.24.
> > >
> > > But I don't recall seeing any timerfd patches in maybe a month.
> >
> > Was sent on Sep 23, Subject: new timerfd API
>
> Half of us weren't born then ;)
>
> > Do you want me to repost?
>
> yes please.

I suppose this means that timerfd will only go in for 2.6.25.  I don't
have a problem with that, but we better make sure that the existing
timerfd in 2.6.24 is still disabled.  (Andrew had a one liner for
that, but I haven't checked if it's in place.)

Cheers,

Michael
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